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November 3, 2024	My Apology to LogansportThe city is well known as an immigration success story in the Midwest.
March 24, 2024	The Lasting Effect of the KKK in IndianaIndiana had the highest share of residents in the Klan at any time in history.
April 28, 2019	Immigration Was the Bright Spot in the 2018 Indiana Population DataOnly 15 of Indiana’s 92 counties grew faster than the nation as a whole.
March 26, 2017	A Tale of Two Immigration ImpactsSixty-eight percent of recent economics doctorates in the US were earned by immigrants.
August 23, 2015	More Deportation FolliesBecause of our strict legal immigration policies, poorer folks have little choice but to come here illegally.
June 23, 2013	We Need a Better Immigration PolicyAs a practical matter, our immigration policy is broken.
May 19, 2013	The Heritage Foundation, Immigration and Moral CourageGood research should illuminate, not merely support an opinion.
September 30, 2012	Immigration and Hope in the MidwestIt is markets, not urban theorists, who set value.
July 4, 2011	Immigration and the Declaration of IndependenceThe Declaration of Independence has some key tenets that bear mentioning in these times.
April 4, 2011	April Fool’s Legislative Round-upThe land of Governor Blago and the 75 percent income tax hike could hardly have been more poorly chosen to represent thoughtful progressive governance.
May 10, 2010	Fear Drives the Immigration DebateFears of job losses are misplaced. This debate isn't about economics.

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