Without immigrants, US government public debt at all levels would be at least 205 percent of gross domestic product (GDP)—nearly twice its 2023 level.
Source: Immigrants’ Recent Effects oh Government Budgets: 1994 – 2023
Category: News and Events
Wednesday Links – 4 February 2026
- Issue causing a sharp divide among Catholics: how to take communion.
- “Thomas joins a growing number of people who say their casual A.I. use turned excessive and addictive, and led them to a state of psychosis that almost cost them their lives.”
- 53 percent of traditional Medicare beneficiaries receive care through an accountable care organization.
- Hard to believe: Democrats are objecting to TrumpRx.
- Male birth control is on the horizon. (Statnews)
- More than one-quarter of physicians enrolled In Medicaid delivered no care to beneficiaries.
- KFF poll: other than cost, authorizations rank as public’s biggest burden when getting health care.
Is immigration reform now possible?
The last major immigration reform legislation passed under President Ronald Reagan in 1986 — 40 years ago. Democrats have been pushing for comprehensive reform for years. Republicans have persistently responded that the border had to be closed first. Well, President Trump has now done that. So, is comprehensive immigration legislation now possible?
Tuesday Links – 3 February 2026
- Virginia Democrats are planning to raise every conceivable tax.
- Modern medicine saves more lives than ever. So why do patients feel less cared for?
- Does a direct-to-consumer (DTC) drug sale risk a pharmaceutical manufacturer violating the federal anti-kickback statute.
- How much of the government fraud problem results from the role of NGOs?