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Immigration Reality Check

The tax cut and the realignment of our tax policy for international business, including the repatriation of overseas earning, is quickly resulting in domestic investment and capital spending. There is also a willingness to support a weaker dollar and impose tariffs on competitive imports, which could stimulate more production short term.  This is a lot of stimulus at once at a time when unemployment is at a record low. This could impede the productivity growth that should be a priority. We need productive immigrants even more.

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The Stain on the GOP

Bret Stephen tries to interject some reason and facts into the campaign but this seems about as welcome as wisdom and experience. Those of us who thought that such ignorance and prejudice were minor if loud elements of the Republicans

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Reaping and Sowing

  I am still undecided if the Republican’s problem is standing for everything and anything or standing for nothing.  The GOP loses Hispanic voters and pro choice voters yet abortion is illegal in Mexico.  And Blacks largely oppose gay marriage.

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