Immigration Policy
Geopolitics
Macro
Congress Ends 75-Day Shutdown With Unprecedented Bifurcated DHS Funding
For the first time in history, lawmakers selectively funded agencies within a single department, weaponizing appropriations to zero out immigration enforcement while preserving airport security and disaster response.
Macro
Technology
Trump’s $100,000 H-1B Fee Survives First Court Test as Tech Giants Face Material Cost Shock
Federal judge upholds presidential authority to impose 50-fold visa fee increase affecting Amazon, Microsoft, and Google while business groups mount appeals ahead of March lottery.
Geopolitics
Macro
Blair Institute Calls for Labour Market Flexibility to Reverse UK Growth Stagnation
Think tank warns government's Employment Rights Act risks undermining competitive advantage as productivity lags Europe by widest margin in decades.