Need to Nurture

February 1, 2020

The Texas Public Policy Foundation conducted survey research to understand the views of certain groups on the key policy issues of immigration, health care, and the economy.

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The Long Game and the Lessons We Forgot

Taylor Sheridan’s hit CIA thriller Lioness has never shied away from America’s enemies. The show explores threats from the Middle East to cartel-CCP infiltration, but season three is looking a little different. This season centers on something quieter and potentially more consequential: the “long game” being played inside the United States. The premise is chillingly...

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STATE IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT ISN’T A POLICY PREFERENCE: It’s a Core Function of Sovereignty, Public Safety, and National Security

Protects Citizenship: Citizenship is the covenant that binds a political community, defining rights, duties, and the consent to self-government. Immigration enforcement maintains the legal boundary between members and non-members. When unlawful entry and presence are left unregulated at scale, that boundary erodes. Membership is no longer determined by law and allegiance, but by physical access...

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UT Austin’s New Civic Leadership School Takes Aim at “Anti-Civic Education”

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