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Happy Labor Day From NumbersUSA!
by Eric Ruark
On this Labor Day, let us consider how much work there is to do to achieve a sustainable immigration system. One that considers the well-being of the American people and the environment.
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Seasonal Businesses Use Exchange Visitor Program as Labor Pool
by Van Esser
When the Exchange Visitor Program was created in 1961, it was designed to "increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries by means of educational and cultural exchange." Participants are allowed to work so, for many years, the program enabled young adults to serve as au pairs, camp counselors and teachers in the U.S. But businesses are now using the program to secure seasonal workers, much like under the H-2B visa program, in ways not anticipated under the original program.
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Judge Hanen Says DACA Likely Illegal
Federal District Judge Andrew Hanen issued a ruling on Friday that denies a request from eight states, led by Texas, to temporarily halt the Obama-era DACA executive amnesty. But Judge Hanen did indicate in his decision that he will likely rule that the program is illegal.
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Washington Growers Using Record Number of H-2A Foreign Workers
H-2A visa applications from Washington State growers have increased more than 1,000 percent since 2009, according to the state Employment Security Department. Washington employers sought 2,092 foreign guest workers in 2009. This year, they requested 24,658 H-2A visas. This reflects a national trend, with employers requesting a record 200,000 H-2A visas last year.
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ICE Conducts Criminal Investigation at North Texas Company
ICE Agents questioned employees and seized employment documents today as part of an ongoing investigation at Load Trail, a Sumner, Texas-based manufacturer of vehicle trailers. As potential repeat offenders, owners and managers could face criminal charges and steep fines. In 2014 paid, the company paid a $445,000 fine for employing 179 illegal aliens.
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More H-1B visas are going to U.S. tech companies. That is bad news.
The tendency in the media to primarily blame foreign companies for using H-1B visas to displace American workers is inaccurate and harmful. Big U.S. tech firms that have histories of displacing American workers received significantly more H-1B visas In fiscal year 2017 than they did the year before.
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CIS Report Dispels Myth of 'Jobs Americans Won't Do'
Many occupations often thought to be worked overwhelmingly by immigrants (legal and illegal) are in fact majority native-born, according to a new study from the Center for Immigration Studies. After analyzing government data, CIS found that native-born Americans make up a majority of workers among maids and housekeepers (51%), taxi drivers and chauffeurs (54%), butchers and meat processors (64%), grounds maintenance workers (66%), construction (65%), and janitors (73%).
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California Water Wars and the I Word
In California, the diminishing Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta is just one of many concerns. The Department of the Interior projects that by mid century, the Colorado River will [link:https://www.sfchronicle.com/science/article/Population-growth-increases-climate-fear-4781833.php?t=850704c7df47b02379]no longer be able to support California[/link] and the six other states that rely on it for water. "The main reason," according to the [i]San Francisco Chronicle[/i]'s story, is California's "expected population growth from 40 million to as many as 76 million people."
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DHS Rule Rescinding Work Permits for H-1B Spouses Expected Soon
The Department of Homeland Security is expected to introduce a rule that would rescind work authorizations for the spouses and under-21 children of H-1B visa holders. The news comes from a court filing in a lawsuit challenging a 2015 Obama rule allowing spouses and children, who hold H-4 visas, to apply for employment authorization documents (EADs). Researchers estimate 100,000 H-4 visa holders will lose EADs under the rule.
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E-Verify Still the Most Effective Way to Deter Illegal Immigration
When news first broke of the arrest of illegal alien Cristhian Rivera, it was reported that his employer, Yarrabee Farms in Brooklyn, Iowa, had used E-Verify to check if he was eligible to work in the United States. The farm's owner has since backtracked and said the company did not run Rivera through E-Verify. But that initial claim called into question the effectiveness of E-Verify and its ability to deter illegal immigration.
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Support for Immigration Reduction at a Forty-Year Peak in Canada
http://angusreid.org/canadian-immigration-trend-data/The Angus Reid Institute, a respected Canadian non-partisan, non-profit organization that analyzes public opinion on societal issues, found growing support among Canadians for lower annual immigrant admissions. According to their recent poll, 49% of Canadians want a decrease in immigration, the highest number since the question was first asked in 1975.
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ICE Union Endorses Senate Resolution Supporting ICE
The National ICE Council endorsed a resolution introduced by Senators Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and David Perdue (R-Ga.) that would express that Senate opposition to the targeted harassment of ICE officers and employees.