Immigration, Bake Sales and Snow Removal
The Wall Street Journal reports that E-Verify, the federal database intended to track undocumented workers, actually fails 54% of the time.
The New York City Department of Education has effectively banned bake sales in the interest of students’ health.
After struggling with snow removal, the District of Columbia Department of Transportation (DDOT) has left the streets of D.C. with car-crippling potholes.
1. IMMIGRATION
The Wall Street Journal reports that E-Verify, the federal database intended to track undocumented workers, actually fails 54% of the time.
CEI Expert Available to Comment: Policy Analyst Alex Nowrasteh on why these latest findings should kill the movement to make E-Verify a universal program.
“While it cannot identify illegal/undocumented immigrants 54%, E-Verify could accomplish one thing: ossification of U.S. labor markets. With the official unemployment rate hovering around 10%, burdening employers and employees with additional workplace regulations like E-Verify will make matters worse.”
2. REGULATION
The New York City Department of Education has effectively banned bake sales in the interest of students’ health.
CEI Expert Available to Comment: Warren Brookes Fellow Ryan Young on the absurdity of this new regulatory campaign.
“Bake sales are technically still legal. But only approved foods can be sold. And only at approved times. And never before the end of lunch hour. And you have to keep detailed records. And so on. Complying with all the rules is just too difficult for a school basketball team raising money for a new scoreboard, or to cover the cost of traveling to a tournament.”
3. TRANSPORTATION
After struggling with snow removal, the District of Columbia Department of Transportation (DDOT) has left the streets of D.C. with car-crippling potholes.
CEI Expert Available to Comment: Policy Analyst Michelle Minton on why a private organization would be more efficient than the public agency.
“If DDOT operated like a private organization it would have to worry about pleasing customers and being sued for damages by the owners of the roads their snow plows dig up. They would also have a greater incentive to invent new or improve old methods of snow removal.”