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Immigration & Borders, Myths & Misconceptions Cassie 12/13/25 Immigration & Borders, Myths & Misconceptions Cassie 12/13/25

Do Immigrants Depress Wages? How Labor Markets Actually Respond

Decades of research show immigration does not lower wages for most U.S.-born workers. Small, localized effects are limited, while long-term impacts include job growth and higher productivity. Wage suppression is driven by labor market structure, not immigration.

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Immigration & Borders, Myths & Misconceptions Cassie 12/6/25 Immigration & Borders, Myths & Misconceptions Cassie 12/6/25

Immigration: Numbers vs. Narratives

Actual immigration flows, eligibility rules, and economic effects contrasted with political storylines that inflate scale or distort motivation.

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Schools & Learning, Myths & Misconceptions Cassie 12/6/25 Schools & Learning, Myths & Misconceptions Cassie 12/6/25

School Funding Myths

How schools are funded, why gaps persist, and which assumptions about “waste” or “fairness” don’t match the underlying formulas.

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Public Safety & Justice, Myths & Misconceptions Cassie 12/6/25 Public Safety & Justice, Myths & Misconceptions Cassie 12/6/25

Crime Trends vs. Crime Stories

Long-term crime data compared to the narratives headlines create. What’s actually rising, what’s falling, and why perception diverges.

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Housing, Myths & Misconceptions Cassie 12/6/25 Housing, Myths & Misconceptions Cassie 12/6/25

Homelessness: What Data Actually Shows

What’s driving visible homelessness—housing costs, exit bottlenecks, local capacity—and why common explanations miss the underlying system.

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