NR Daily: Leaked Refugee Report Suffers Significant Flaws

The New York Times has posted an unfinished report by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that examines the fiscal impact of post-1980 refugees. Its preliminary finding is that refugees who have arrived since 1980 created a net fiscal benefit of $63 billion (taxes paid minus costs created) over the decade from 2005 to 2014. Of course, the study was never formally released, so we do not know what its conclusion would have been had it been fully vetted and completed. Its methodology seems to indicate that it was conducted by researchers (or a single researcher) who understand the data and the complexities of doing a study of this kind ...

September 21 2017

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Leaked Refugee Report Suffers Significant Flaws Steven Camarota The New York Times has posted an unfinished report by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that examines the fiscal impact of post-1980 refugees. Its preliminary finding is that refugees who have arrived since 1980 created a net fiscal benefit of $63 billion (taxes paid minus costs created) over the decade from... READ MORE Michigan Tolerates Faith-Based Adoption Agencies, the ACLU Sues Margot Cleveland Yesterday the American Civil Liberties Union filed suit in federal court against the State of Michigan on behalf of two homosexual couples, challenging Michigan's law that allows child-placement... Generation Free Lunch? Heather Wilhelm Last week, an eleven-year-old hero meticulously pushed his way into the national spotlight, intending to inspire America and "show the nation what young people like me are ready for." I'm... ADVERTISEMENT Black Critics Shake Their Heads at Ta-Nehisi Coates Kyle Smith When it comes to essays about Ta-Nehisi Coates, you can almost guess the race of the writer from the tone of the piece. If the words ring with a sort of rapturous adulation, as though the writer... When It Comes to American Health, Culture Trumps Politics David French There are times when our partisan political debate feels like the modern, social-media-fueled version of Nero fiddling while Rome burns. Or perhaps the better analogy is to the proverbial "bread... Washington Wealth and the American Desert? Not Yet, But It's on the Horizon Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry Editor's Note: In a series of columns, Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry, a Paris-based conservative and fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, writes on an alarming trend that he calls the... Playing for Freedom Jay Nordlinger A man comes up to me and says, "I see these signs that say 'Oslo Freedom Forum.' What is it? I'm from Oslo." The man is a tourist, 3,500 miles from home, and seeing signs that refer to his... ADVERTISEMENT The Enemy at the Gate: Habsburgs, Ottomans, and the Battle for Europe Andrew Wheatcroft "Offers a riveting account of the slow, methodical Ottoman approach to Vienna….[A] masterful account of the siege and battle.." - Victor Davis Hanson, First Things LEARN MORE Top Shots Hurricane Maria's Path ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 215 Lexington Ave., New York, NY, 10016, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.