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News Release | April 15, 2025

AFPI Names Norm Champ as Chair of Financial Freedom Initiative

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) named Norm Champ, a prominent regulatory lawyer, author, and former Director of Investment Management at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), as the new Chair of AFPI’s Financial Freedom Initiative.
Op-Ed | April 8, 2025

Auto tariffs are steering jobs back to the US

For decades, American autoworkers have borne the brunt of plant closures, wage cuts, and offshoring — all in the name of “free trade.” Corporations, enabled by broken trade deals, hollowed out industrial communities and shipped good-paying jobs overseas. That chapter has closed. President Donald Trump’s bold move to impose a 25% tariff on imported automobiles and key auto parts signals a major shift, one that the United Auto Workers union is calling a victory for American laborers.
Statement | April 2, 2025

Ambassador Robert Lighthizer Applauds “Liberation Day”

Washington, D.C. – Today, the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) released the following statement from Ambassador Robert Lighthizer, Chair of the Center for American Trade regarding President Trump’s “Liberation Day” announcement of fair and reciprocal trade policies:
Litigation | March 28, 2025

Supreme Court Must Rein in DHS’s Unauthorized Alien Work Programs

The Supreme Court has a critical opportunity to defend American workers.

At issue: whether the Department of Homeland Security can hand out work permits to illegal aliens without any approval from Congress. The D.C. Circuit shockingly upheld this power grab, giving DHS sweeping authority to create de facto immigration policy — bypassing lawmakers and hurting hardworking Americans in the process.
Fact Sheet | March 27, 2025

Opportunity Zones Plus: Critical Industries in Underserved Areas

The enactment of Opportunity Zones (OZs) was a cornerstone of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 that has brought $84 billion of equity investment to distressed communities across America. A higher tier of OZ incentives, OZ+, would build upon OZ’s positive legacy to deliver needed solutions in critical industries.

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