Expert Insights
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March 30, 2026
Real Food, Real Recovery: Putting America’s Patients First
Fact Sheet
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March 30, 2026
Education Freedom Tax Credit: What States Lose by Opting Out
The education freedom tax credit (EFTC) allows taxpayers to claim up to $1,700 in dollar-for-dollar federal tax credits for contributions to Scholarship Granting Organizations (SGOs). These SGOs can then fund scholarships to students, which can be used for a range of K-12 educational expenses, including private school tuition and homeschooling. However, SGOs can only provide scholarships to students in states that opt in. Declining to opt in means that donations will flow to students in other participating states. As of this writing, 22 states and the District of Columbia have not opted in, shown in red below.
Statement
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March 27, 2026
Put the American People First - Fund the Entire Department of Homeland Security
Thank you, Speaker Johnson, for putting the interests of the American people first while the open borders caucus of Congress continue jeopardizing innocent people and using our national security as a political pawn.
Statement
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March 27, 2026
Olympic-Sized Win for Women, But the Fight’s Not Over
The Athletes for America Coalition at the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) celebrates the decision by the International Olympic Committee to no longer allow biological men to compete in women’s sporting events. This decision was made in order to comply with an executive order signed by President Trump in February of 2025 ahead of the 2028 Olympic Games, which will be hosted in Los Angeles.
Public Comment
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March 26, 2026
Public Comment on Proposed Amendments to §2L1.1 (Human Smuggling) Regarding Criminal Sexual Contact Enhancements
The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) appreciates the opportunity to submit comments regarding the proposed amendments to the sentencing guideline at U.S.S.G. §2L1.1 addressing sexual abuse and criminal sexual contact during human smuggling offenses. The Commission’s request for comment on whether offenses involving criminal sexual contact under 18 U.S.C. § 2241-18 U.S.C. § 2244 should receive a sentencing enhancement, and what level that enhancement should be, raises a critically important issue involving the protection of vulnerable victims.