Michael Smith

5 days ago | hutchnews.com | Michael Smith

A Catalist study suggests that Democrats are becoming more reliant on frequent voters, while Republican support is surging among infrequent voters. Frequent voters are generally self-sufficient and less influenced by campaigns, while infrequent voters are more likely to be targeted by get-out-the-vote efforts. Restrictive election laws, previously favored by Republicans, may now disproportionately impact their own voters, particularly infrequent ones. Are Republicans the new infrequent voters?

2 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Steven Levitt |Jeffrey Severts |Michael Smith

The Trump administration’s attacks on higher education are wrong, mean-spirited, and counterproductive to any sense of “making America great.”A weekly SCOTUS explainer newsletter by columnist Kimberly Atkins Stohr. That strikes us as both unfair and inefficient, and we think it’s time to do something about it — not by using Trump’s tactics of bullying and intimidation but by creating a viable alternative to university degrees for the many students unfairly left behind.

4 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Dylan Sloan |Michael Smith

Protesters demonstrate against Immigration and Customs Enforcement outside Delaney Hall on May 7. (Bloomberg) -- Not far from Ellis Island, “Golden Door” for 12 million immigrants, things are looking up for a growth opportunity in today’s America: deportation. Just west of the historic landmark in New York Harbor, the nation’s largest for-profit prison company, GEO Group Inc., is reopening a controversial outpost.

1 month ago | bloomberg.com | Augusta Saraiva |Michael Smith |Anna Jean Kaiser

Las medidas migratorias del presidente Donald Trump están afectando el mercado inmobiliario de Miami, dificultando la compra y el alquiler de viviendas para extranjeros. Esto representa una amenaza para uno de los pilares del crecimiento económico de la ciudad en los últimos cinco años. Al igual que en otras zonas de EE.UU., Miami ya enfrentaba una desaceleración inmobiliaria provocada por tasas hipotecarias altas, precios récord, mayores costos de seguros y gastos de mantenimiento.

1 month ago | bloomberg.com | Augusta Saraiva |Michael Smith |Anna Jean Kaiser

Home sales are down more than 18% from a year earlier in Miami, six times the national decline. (Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown is making it harder for foreigners to buy and rent homes, threatening a key pillar of Miami’s half-decade-long economic boom. Miami, like much of the US, had already been seeing a real estate slowdown driven by higher mortgage rates and record prices.