Robert Rector, a leading authority on poverty, welfare programs and immigration in America for three decades, is The Heritage Foundation’s senior research fellow in domestic policy.
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President Donald Trump this week signed an executive order calling for reforms in the welfare system to promote work and strengthen marriage. The president is… Read More
SocietyCommentary
President Donald Trump on Wednesday reversed an Obama administration policy that undermined one of the most successful domestic policy reforms in the last half-century. In… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Earlier this month, President Donald Trump endorsed the RAISE (Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment) Act introduced by Sens. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., and David Perdue,… Read More
EconomyCommentary
President Donald Trump’s newly released budget contains a proposed food stamp reform, which the left has denounced as a “horror” that arbitrarily cuts food stamp… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Recent reports indicate that the Trump administration and House Republicans are considering “work requirements” in Medicaid as part of their overall health care reform package…. Read More
SocietyCommentary
Does current immigration economically benefit ordinary non-immigrants? A recent major report indicates that most immigration does not. In September, the National Academy of Sciences (NAS)… Read More
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The long-term costs to taxpayers of immigrants and their descendants are detailed in a new report from the National Academy of Sciences. The findings in… Read More
SocietyCommentary
On Thursday, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will release its report on “The Economic and Fiscal Consequences of Immigration.” According to the… Read More
SocietyCommentary
On Tuesday, the Census Bureau released its annual poverty report declaring that 43.1 million Americans lived in poverty in 2015. We should be concerned about… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Today is the 20th anniversary of welfare reform. Two decades ago, President Bill Clinton signed the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act, known as… Read More
