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Why the single-family rental merger won’t hurt homebuyers or renters In a $4.3 billion deal announced last week, two of the country’s largest landlords of single-family rentals agreed to merge.Immigrants feed America, but lack legal protections Undocumented immigrants account for 47 percent of the country's farmworkers, and play a key role in maintaining food prices.Six myths about criminal justice reform Discussions on criminal justice reform include varied messages about what really improves outcomes for communities.The 3-2-1 on economic growth: Hope for 3, plan for 2, pray it isn’t 1 OMB director Mick Mulvaney estimated that 3 percent growth could add $3 trillion in federal revenue. But can our economy grow that fast?The demise of myRA raises the stakes for state retirement initiatives With the recent termination of myRA, state retirement initiatives may now offer the best hope to boost retirement savings.Locked up and left out: Returning citizens struggle to find work in Washington, DC In Washington, DC, 71 percent of returning citizens who entered community supervision in 2015 reported being unemployed.