Oliver McPherson-Smith, Ph.D
@O_McPS
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Will Russia or China fill the $1 billion each year that American taxpayers spend on Somalia?
Somalia has extreme issues; its leadership should focus on helping its citizens, rather than complaining about what's happening somewhere it hasn't controlled for >30 years. Get serious.
🚨BREAKING *SUBTITLED*:
President of failed state Somalia
@HassanSMohamud
delivered a speech tonight in which he threatened the international community he'll:
"knock on doors I dont want to knock on".
Implication here is possibly Russia and/or China.
Desperation is
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Delighted to see my essay with the brilliant
@JendayiFrazer
published by
@HooverInst
, "The Kosovo Conditions and the Case for American Unilateral Recognition of Somaliland"...
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Almost 30 years to the day that
#Somaliland
declared independence, I am very happy to share my article, "Better Off Alone: Somaliland, Institutional Legacy, and Prosperity" in The Journal of the Middle East and Africa
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In one tweet, the State Dept demolishes the illusion that it is serious about engagement with Africa, development, or democracy. "One Somalia" policy has failed for 30 years.
Instead of supporting Somaliland's self determination, Biden backs an unelected and unstable Mogadishu.
We welcome IGAD’s Jan 18 summit on tensions between Somalia and Ethiopia and the situation in Sudan. U.S. supports:
#Somalia
’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and
@AUC_MoussaFaki
’s calls for de-escalation and dialogue; plus ceasefire & resolution of the conflict in Sudan.
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@RAbdiAnalyst
So much wasted time and energy trying to hold SL back. Somalia has real problems that need addressing.
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A nonsensical statement from the State Department re. Ethiopia-
#Somaliland
MOU today:
“we urge all stakeholders to engage in diplomatic dialogue”
They did exactly that, and an MOU supporting economic development, self determination, and security was signed between 2 states.
Watch the Daily Press Briefing from the State Department.
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The Houthi menace in the Red Sea underscores the global interest in peace and stability in the region—including in
#Somaliland
.
Somaliland can and should be a partner for stability and prosperity. The alternative, as we see today, is costly.
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Progressives tried to fact check the outrage over Ilhan Omar's comments on Somalia and Somaliland. They accidentally laid bare just how abhorrent her comments really were 👇
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Link here:
(End of thread)
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We illustrate the applicability of the Kosovo conditions to Somaliland, the most successful democracy on the Horn of Africa today.
Just like in 2008 for Kosovo, there is a clear case for US unilateral recognition of the Republic of Somaliland.
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Of course China—which keeps a million of its citizens in concentration camps—backs Mogadishu.
Democratic Somaliland and Taiwan are the best arguments that autocracy and terror are not inevitable, and that scares Mogadishu and Beijing.
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Here's an excerpt of what Omar "really said":
"So when I heard that people who call themselves Somalis signed an agreement with Ethiopia...Somalia is Somali. Somalia is one...God willing we will seek to return our missing territory..."
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Grateful for the kind words
@AmbMohamedHagi
The differing histories are underappreciated, even among the fmr colonial rulers. UK + Italy ruled for >3 times longer than the evil Barre. In the colonial, Barre, and current eras, SL was/is better off alone.
This essay is well-written, thoroughly researched, and the case study is appropriate. I concur with the novel argument and do not hold any opposition to it. It is truly thought-provoking and should be considered by all.
Nevertheless, while reviewing this, intriguing and
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The bureaucracy at work...
"The State Department’s Bureau of African Affairs’ hostility to
#Somaliland
mirrors the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs’ Arabists’ traditional skepticism toward Israel, and many China hands antagonism toward Taiwan"
@mrubin1971
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The Ethiopia-
#Somaliland
MOU is a wake up call for the U.S. State Dep. The one-Somalia policy is fiction; deluding ourselves puts us on the sidelines of diplomacy and business in Africa.
Mogadishu should not have a veto over American foreign policy.
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It's obscene that a member of Congress peddles ethno-nationalism. Imagine if, instead of Somalia, a member of Congress spoke about Germany or Russia this way. There would be justified uproar. It is incompatible with the multi-ethnic democracy that America practices & supports.
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The 'Kosovo Conditions' for unilateral recognition are: 1) that recognition advances the US’ interests, 2) existence of de facto territorial control, 3) little chance of peaceful reintegration, 4) and the demonstrated feasibility of a local democratic regime.
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We argue that the 2008 recognition of Kosovo, in the absence of congressional or international consensus, provided a blueprint for the successful unilateral recognition of sovereignty.
*Successful = Kosovo is a more stable & prosperous US ally today.
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Drawing from British and Italian colonial-era sources, I argue that the difference in colonial strategies (extremely frugal protectorate vs interventionist plantation colony) has played a part in fostering a security and development dichotomy across Somaliland/Somalia
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@Somaalilanders
A great message. The video is of Prof. Irene Victoria Massimino, co-founder of
@LemkinInstitute
.
I think the clip is part of Prof. Irene's pre-recorded message for the Dec '22 Isaaq Genocide commemoration conference in Hargeisa:
The first commemorative conference of the
#IsaaqGenocide
was held on Dec. 9th in Hargeisa,
#Somaliland
. The
@LemkinInstitute
participated & expressed its support for accountability and justice.
Read the press release here:
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Proud to be a member of ASMEA, which remains committed to open and rigorous scholarship despite the fad of self-righteous illiberalism and discrimination.
Statement on Today's BDS Resolution: "By passing this resolution... the membership of MESA has abandoned any pretext of being an academic association in favor of an organization with a singular political cause: to delegitimize Israel."
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If there's any doubt of this Administration's disengagement, look at how Sudan is clearly an afterthought, tacked onto the end of the tweet.
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My latest report for
@A1Policy
: "Re-Energizing American Diplomacy with Africa & Countering the Left’s Climate Colonialism"
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🙏🙏
In a great new
@HooverInst
study, fellows
@O_McPS
& Amb.
@JendayiFrazer
review the
#Kosovo
🇽🇰 precedent as it could apply to future
#USA
🇺🇸 unilateral recognition of the de facto Republic of
#Somaliland
, especially in the absence of international consensus.
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Hampering the natural gas industry, without providing a viable cleaner alternative, is a recipe for higher emissions. Biden's botched energy transition will earn him coal for Christmas. My piece in
@RealClearEnergy
for
@consumerpal
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Very happy to see my latest article online via
@Global_Policy
+
@GP_NextGen
, entitled "Diversification, Khashoggi, and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund”. A quick summary 🧵... (1/x)
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Thanks very much to
@Politics_Oxford
/
@UniofOxford
+
@ASMEA_2020
for making the article open access (3/3)
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The challenge of the AU is, in part, mathematical. For any organization, more members = harder to coordinate on substance.
ASEAN = 10
OPEC (core) = 12
EU = 27
AU = 55 (ignoring suspensions)
"African heads of state have apparently abandoned the idea of a powerful AU Commission and adopted attitudes that precipitated the OAU’s fall." A good look at the AU's increasing irrelevancy and how that can be reversed.
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The Houthi menace is not just a threat to European or Middle Eastern trade.African businesses and consumers should not have to shoulder the costs of this instability.
Peace pays dividends.
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Glad to see the Natural Asset Companies proposal at the SEC withdrawn.
@A1Policy
worked with governors' offices, members of the House + Senate, and fellow conservatives in DC to educate on this disastrous rule.
Our federal lands belong to all Americans.
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"The IRA’s [EV] tax credit scheme will thus privilege minerals coming from Nicaragua, whose government is under U.S. sanctions, over a treaty ally such as Germany."
Shortly after taking office, the Biden administration declared the integrity of America's critical minerals supply chains an important issue for "economic prosperity and national security."
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I'm humbled to have won the 'Best Student Paper Prize' at
@ASMEA_2020
for my paper, "Better Off Alone:
#Somaliland
, Institutional Legacy, and Prosperity". Grateful for the feedback, questions, new connections, and interest in my work.
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By punishing America’s oil and gas producers and fueling inflation, the IRA's methane tax is a victory for the world’s dirtiest energy producers and a loss for American consumers and businesses.
My latest in
@TheHillOpinion
@A1Policy
America's first federal emissions tax will only increase emissions
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@TiborPNagyJr
It's hypocritical to call for elections and then refuse to recognize their outcome or sovereign legitimacy. Recognition is overdue.
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Excited to join
@HooverInst
as a Research Fellow. Grateful for the support of my mentors. Looking forward to continuing my research on the politics of business and energy in Africa + Middle East!
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Prof.
@kopalo
:
"Unfortunately for Mogadishu, this crisis comes at a time when it has a weak hand. Time being on
#Somaliland
’s side, anything that reifies its status as a de facto state — like hosting the Ethiopian navy — will make it harder to reabsorb the region." (1/2)
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It was great to pre-record the presentation of my working paper "Better Off Alone:
#Somaliland
, Institutional Legacy, and Prosperity" earlier today. Tune into the upcoming
@ASMEA_2020
annual conference to watch the presentations and join the Q+A:
2020 Annual ASMEA Conference ~ REGISTER NOW: Latest Research, Keynote Address, Virtual Networking! -
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Without strict deadlines and efficiency targets to break the government’s permitting bottleneck, bureaucratic delays risk eroding the economic and national-security benefits of our strong natural-gas industry.
My latest for
@consumerpal
in
@NRO
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Very happy to share my essay for
@HooverInst
's Working Group on the Mid East and Islamic World, entitled, "The Gulf New Deal: Power, Competition, and the Renewable-Energy Transition in the Arab Monarchies”.
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My testimony covered by
@EpochTimes
👇
Robust evidence shows that a transition from
#FossilFuels
risks strengthening US dependence on
#China
.
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Today's federal interim rule against procuring
#Huawei
and
#ZTE
equipment protects both national security and consumers. Via
@InsideSourcesDC
@consumerpal
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When the US government's sanctions on Russia don't go far enough, what can citizens do? A few takeaways from my research on the fallout from the killing of Jamal
#Khashoggi
printed last year in
@Global_Policy
@GP_NextGen
🧵…
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"For underserved communities, both urban and rural, these green charging stations are white elephants. For wealthy road-trippers, however, they’ll offer a convenient place to charge up on their way through"
Unplug the proposed Tesla tax on the poor! An excellent piece by
@O_McPS
on how "supposed" well-intentioned policies come back to hurt consumers and taxpayers. End the subsidies.
@RealClearEnergy
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Starting the new year with a new publication, 'A Theory of Professional Interest Groups in Nigerian Politics' in the Journal of the Middle East and Africa:
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Excited to be back at
@consumerpal
as the Director of Energy, Trade, and Environmental Policy.
We're scrutinizing state and federal policy to make American families and communities wealthier, while protecting the environment.
Check out our work:
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Thanks for your insightful remarks, Congressman!
I was honored to deliver a keynote speech today about the future of the American energy industry. There is no debate -- energy independence is tied directly with our national security. Thank you,
@consumerpal
, for having me join you for this very important conversation.
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Quoted in
@WashTimes
👇
“President Reagan used to joke about how long Soviet consumers would have to wait to acquire basic goods and services. For American consumers, however, there is nothing normal about this 'new normal'”
cc:
@consumerpal
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Great to give a lecture on intl climate law+policy for
@JuergenBraunst1
's class today
@Harvard
. What are the pros/cons of Paris+Glasgow? What does it mean for LDCs in Africa? Excellent discussions.
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A great opportunity to work with great people and make a difference!
Jump on board for an opportunity to join a growing organization and lead its communications and press activities. Follow the link below...
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💡Congress should regularize, mandate, and make dependent offshore renewable + fossil fuel lease scheduling💡
Check out the coalition letter to
@HouseCommerce
and
@NatResources
, spearheaded by
@consumerpal
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When American companies acquiesce to crackdowns on basic rights of privacy and communication abroad, their actions create tangible negative effects for American consumers. It's time to hang up on Beijing's bullying.
via
@consumerpal
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The federal government’s renewable tax scheme is now older than the majority of Americans. It's time to refocus support on truly start-up renewable industries, rather than fuelling corporate welfare.
Check out my piece for
@consumerpal
in
@RealClearEnergy
:
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China’s annual GHG emissions have soared over the past 20 years, dwarfing those of the U.S. But according to our progressive federal bureaucrats, America’s cumulative historical emissions are the problem and Beijing now deserves a free pass.
My latest in
@_RCEnergy
@A1Policy
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Nice to see my
@HooverInst
report on China's Sharp Power in Africa w/ Glenn Tiffert cited in
@TheEconomist
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Capping Rx price increases will reduce consumer access to cheaper generic alternatives. Competition is the cure for high prescription drug prices -- Check out my op-ed with Steve Pociask in
@TheHill
@consumerpal
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The many shipwrecks on Lighthouse Beach, Lagos, Nigeria
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"It seems that the climate is in enough of a crisis to merit punishing American consumers in their own homes, but not enough of a crisis to mandate action from the world’s most prolific environmental vandal."
@consumerpal
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Three years ago today, with the help of American leadership, three Middle Eastern leaders began a new chapter of peace.
Time has proven the doubters and naysayers wrong.
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">40% of Iranians" self define themselves as not fluent in Persian. Wow.
a new monograph and event by fdd explores iran’s demographic composition, how the iran regime treats its minority populations, and why understanding this landscape should matter to the west. watch the latest below👇🏼
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Taxpayer dollars should not be used to fund the side hustles of slave drivers or their accomplices.
Biden’s ‘Build Back Better’ has a Chinese slave labor problem.
My op-ed in
@WashTimes
for
@consumerpal
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By driving up demand for
#CriticalMinerals
without facilitating their domestic extraction and procurement, the Build Back Better bill risks supercharging greenflation.
My op-ed in
@townhallcom
for
@consumerpal
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Great to see my article "Leveraging Low State Capacity for Economic Development: A Case Study of Tajik–Afghan Cross-Border Markets" available now in
@CA_Survey
(Open Access!) ...🧵
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Good riddance. I once got substituted a rental EV in FL...range anxiety and it handled like a go kart.
OIL MARKET: Hertz plans to sell a 1/3 of its US electric vehicle fleet and reinvest in gasoline-powered cars due to weak demand and high repair costs for its battery-powered options |
#OOTT
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Iranian regime for 40 years: Death to America! Death to Israel!
Western academics/analysts: But what are they *really* trying to say?
Disinfo,naivety & selective hearing led to misreading
#Putin
on
#Ukraine
. Is the
#West
risking the same with Khamenei on
#Israel
? If
#Khamenei
acts on what he’s been saying for years—like Putin—will we just say he’s gone mad?
@SaeidGolkar
+me
@FikraForum
👇
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Fewer jobs, higher prices, and for no tangible benefit—Occupational Licensing costs
#CA
billions
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Human trafficking thrives when it is left in the shadows. Grateful for anyone and everyone who tackles this evil by shedding light 🙏
On this
#HumanTraffickingAwarenessDay
I am especially grateful for my precious friend, true patriot, and
@A1Policy
Board member
@BobGOYA1
and his efforts to fight for the world’s most vulnerable. We love you, Bob!
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A nice write up of my recent op-ed on the parallels between Carter's disastrous election year grain embargo and Biden's foolish election year LNG permit pause.
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Biden's blanket EV subsidies are neither the most cost-efficient nor the most environmentally-beneficial use of taxpayer money to address emissions.
This is great piece for the upcoming Congressional
#infrastructure
hearing
#ElectricVehicles
Subsidies are a Renewable Waste"
@O_McPS
@Medium
@econstandard
@KrisPusok
#EVs
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The abandoned Federal Secretariat building in Lagos is probably the saddest waste of resources among them.
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Given our greater reliance on online communication and transactions due to
#COVID19
, internet privacy and
#encryption
are increasingly valuable for consumers and businesses alike.
Internet privacy and the need for encryption has become even more important during COVID-19 lockdown. See
@O_McPS
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Check out my op-ed on
#Biden
's clean
#energy
plan in
@RealClearEnergy
. It's 2020—environmental sweet nothings don't cut it anymore.
@O_McPS
writes: "Biden’s clean
#energy
plan will fix everything and nothing. He explains why --
@RealClearEnergy
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@michaelsobolik
@petersuderman
Followed for the policy discussions, stayed for the drink recipes 💯
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Consumers deserve to know the fiscal, economic, and climate implications of what they're voting on. Our statement on El Paso's Climate Charter proposal 👇
Our statement on El Paso’s Climate Charter proposal:
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The
#solarpower
industry has taken a hit from
#COVID19
, but cutting red tape will add more jobs, lower emissions, and reduce prices for consumers. Read more at
@consumerpal
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My piece on
@townhallcom
: "If the 2020 Dem Candidates Really Want to End the Housing Crisis, This Is How They Could Do It"
@consumerpal
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Check out the latest issue of the Journal of the Middle East and Africa, which includes my article, "Better Off Alone:
#Somaliland
, Institutional Legacy, and Prosperity"
Have you read the latest issue of our flagship publication, the Journal of the Middle East and Africa?
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A nice article. "...if long-term growth is to be sustained, the Ruto administration must make headway against corruption"
Reducing the burden of state intervention reduces opportunity for corruption. It's a win for citizens, fiscal sustainability, and economic growth.
Kenya 🇰🇪 has a new government.
Here's why its priority should be economic freedom in 2023!
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By ignoring the costs of his 'clean energy revolution' on American consumers, esp. low income families, Joe Biden is the Robespierre of renewables.
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@jholz__
Where have all the cowboys gone?
Via
*Who* left usually matters. Junior/new hires are probably going to be less-good stand-ins for the near future. More flexibility to offer higher pay at the top end might help to get the band back together?
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An increasing number of
#H1B
visa holders have at least a Master's degree from a US institution. Hauling the best and brightest foreign professionals out of the country isn't a recipe for economic success.
Restricting H-1B visas won’t help fight COVID-19, but it will delay our economic recovery. In his new piece
@econstandard
,
@O_McPS
argues against a push in the Senate to ban foreign professionals from working in the United States.
@Consumerpal
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Despite a bipartisan history of utilizing the Defense Production Act only in cases of emergency or immediate threats to human life, the Biden Administration is abusing these powers to advance its environmental agenda.
Read our
@A1Policy
fact sheet here👇
Manufacturing a Crisis: The Biden Administration’s Abuse of the Defense Production Act by
@O_McPS
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Instead of recycling the usual list of pie in the sky spending targets, House lawmakers need to demonstrate to businesses, workers, and their consumers how this $1.5 trillion wish list helps them survive the crisis.
This week,
#Congress
unveiled a $1.5T
#infrastructure
bill. Its mile-long shopping list draws attention away from businesses, workers and consumers still reeling from the
#COVID
-19 downturn. Lawmakers need to put the economic revival and consumers first:
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"Federal government loses taxpayer billions coddling coastal elites" in
@wacotrib
for
@consumerpal
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