The Heritage Foundation recently highlighted President Donald J Trump's executive order limiting recommended childhood vaccines and its own call for increased immigration enforcement, alongside outlining its core conservative principles. The organization also provided analysis on economic data and Chinese military activities.
President Trump signed an executive order to reduce the number of recommended vaccines for children, a move supported by The Heritage Foundation as a win for parental rights. Research Fellow Corey DeAngelis said, "None of this prevents families from vaccinating their children. Parents who want the full schedule remain free to choose it. The question is whether the state should force that choice on everyone else as the price of attending school." States still determine vaccine requirements for public school entry.
In a separate call to action, Heritage President Dr. Kevin Roberts advocated for stronger immigration enforcement, including hiring more ICE agents, to address issues like law and order, the affordability crisis, and election system protection. Dr. Roberts said on "The Kevin Roberts Show," "There’s a snowball affect here. If in fact you get more serious sanctuary city and county enforcement, if you hire more ICE agents, if the President and the administration continue to talk about these things happening, you’re going to see a lot more people self-deport."
These policy discussions are framed by the 15 core principles that guide The Heritage Foundation's work, which Vice President of Social and Domestic Policy Dr. Jay Richards described as adaptable in application but unchanging in their underlying tenets. The foundation also released analyses on the July jobs report and the strategic implications of Chinese research vessel operations near Taiwan.