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Where is Vice President Kamala Harris? Eleven weeks since being named border czar, Harris still hasn’t visited the U.S. southern border. Instead of visiting the border, where illegal crossing and apprehensions have reached a 21-year high, Harris is visiting Guatemala and Mexico.

The truth is, she hasn’t made time to visit the border or seriously address the humanitarian, public health, and national security threats that the surge has caused. Learn more.

CHAMPION MESSAGE

“The unions aren’t trying to attract more workers. They’re instead trying to attract politicians who will vote for whatever legislation they want that will give them more power and control and that will force workers into unions instead of giving them the choice.”

— Rachel Greszler, Heritage Foundation

HURTING NOT HELPING

Welfare Where We Wanted a Recovery

Democrats blocked economic stimulus bills 40 times last year, when Americans desperately needed the help. But in March, they celebrated the delayed passage of the American Rescue Plan Act, a nearly $2 trillion stimulus package that contains a boatload of policies that, unfortunately, have not all worked to trigger a great American comeback. Turns out paying people to not work while businesses are desperately trying to hire doesn’t inspire economic recovery.

DID YOU KNOW

Americans Say 2020 Racial Justice Protests Changed Nothing

Americans are waking up to the recognition that the social justice movement of the past year has failed to deliver positive change for the country. According to a new IPSOS poll, almost three in five (59%) Americans say the country needs to continue making changes to give Black Americans equal rights with white Americans.

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WHAT CAN YOU DO?

#IWFReads Book Club

The youngest of 21 children, Sarah Frey knows what it means to struggle both professionally and personally. And because of her hard work, courage, and entrepreneurial spirit, she also knows what it means to succeed as the head of a multi-state farming phenomenon. Join us as we read and discuss Sarah’s memoir, The Growing Season: How I Built a New Life – and Saved an American Farm, for this month’s #IWFReads Book Club on June 24 at 1:00 pm ET. Sign up.

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TWO TRUTHS & A LIE

Public Policy Should Incentivize Work, Not Compete With It

Throughout the pandemic, many people benefited from the government’s financial assistance. Now that the U.S. is opening up again, what are current public policies doing to revitalize the economy, get people back to work, and lift people out of poverty?

Can you identify which of the following statements is not true?

A. Minimum wage hikes for entry-level jobs hurt the poor.
B. Greater unemployment benefits increase the unemployment rate.
C. Workers are rejecting jobs due to COVID-19 school and daycare closures.

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Spotlight

She Thinks Podcast

New Episode: Last Friday, Rachel Greszler, research fellow in economics, budget and entitlements at the Heritage Foundation, joined She Thinks to discuss her recent work related to women, minimum wage, and child care. Listen to it here.

Or catch the episode on your favorite podcast app:

Next Episode: This Friday (6/11), Katie McAuliffe, federal affairs manager at Americans for Tax Reform and executive director of Digital Liberty, joins the podcast to discuss broadband expansion in the U.S. Hear it here.