How important were social policy issues in the presidential election?
Social policy issues contributed to President-elect Trump’s victory, as his margin on immigration more than offset Vice President Harris’s margin on abortion Most important issue for voters Exit polls asked voters to choose which of five issues was most important to them. Two of those five issues were social policy issues: abortion and immigration. Of […]
Read MoreDo Americans prefer Harris’s or Trump’s immigration policy?
Comparing the candidates’ immigration policies Americans have long considered immigration to be one of the most important policy issues. Unprecedented surges in illegal border crossings during the first half of the Biden administration have raised immigration to an even higher priority than usual with U.S. voters. An August 2024 Economist/You Gov poll found that 87 percent […]
Read MoreMexican border wall standoff in the debt ceiling negotiations
It is unsurprising that the Biden administration and the Democratic-majority Senate, on the one hand, and the Republican-majority House of Representatives, on the other hand, are having trouble agreeing on appropriations bills for fiscal year 2024. If they cannot agree by October 1, they will need to pass a short-term continuing resolution or there will be […]
Read MorePresident Biden’s proposal to offer public health insurance to DACA recipients
The Biden administration’s proposal to allow DACA recipients to obtain public health insurance would help reduce insurance and health disparities among Latinx Americans at a relatively reasonable cost, but would be politically divisive and would share the DACA program’s uncertain future in the courts, although it should not add to that uncertainty. The Biden administration […]
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