Author: The Opportunity Agenda

This week’s roundup features mayors’ reactions to Arizona’s immigration law, a Supreme Court ruling on deportation laws, and more… On Tuesday, the U.S. Conference of Mayors approved a resolution...

In May, 431,000 new jobs were added to the economy.  On the surface, this seems like good news.  However, 411,000 of those jobs were temporary Census workers.  Private employers added 41,000 new jobs to the...

By and large, mayors are pragmatists.  They’ve got snow to remove and potholes to fill, schools to run and crime to fight.  Literally and figuratively, they must keep the trains running on time, or hear loudly...

Since the passage of S.B. 1070, Arizona’s new immigration law, polling has consistently shown that a majority of Americans—not just Arizona residents—support the law. An April 28 Gallup poll found 51% of...

A major part of the reasoning for Arizona’s alarming new law, S.B. 1070, is a presumed uptick in crime from undocumented immigrants. Politicians, including a flip-flopping John McCain, have called for border security....