By Jeremy Beck
The exchange made international news. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent quickly clarified that the president was talking about a limited program to train Americans in niche fields. Still, the moment put the spotlight back on a visa program the Trump Administration itself has been critical of.
By Jeremy Beck
Our publication is titled Emancipation Reclamation because the decades of low immigration reclaimed the promise of economic emancipation for former slaves, freedmen, and their descendants. But as Vance explained – and we document – the slow down in immigration produced broad benefits for Americans workers of every background.
By Jeremy Beck
So far, U.S. employers have announced 1.1 million layoffs, hitting both white-collar and blue-collar industries. Unless Congress changes the law, immigration will add roughly 1.1 million new permanent foreign workers to compete with laid off Americans.
By Jeremy Beck
“This program was created by bureaucrats to evade immigration limits set by law, and it offers employers a tax break to replace American workers with foreign labor,” Banks writes. “The OPT system incentivizes employers to pass over American graduates and hire foreign guest workers, especially in STEM fields — and that’s exactly what has happened.”
By Jeremy Beck
We’ve displayed Barbara Jordan’s quote on our homepage for years as a reminder of this simple but profound truth: every democratic nation has both the right and the responsibility to craft an immigration policy that serves its own national community.
By Jeremy Beck
At a Turning Point USA event last week on October 29th, Vice President J.D. Vance stated his firm belief that lower immigration levels would benefit the country.
By Jeremy Beck
These programs bypass domestic workers and exploit foreigners who work for less. As the headlines make clear, there is no shortage of American STEM talent. So why is our government filling hundreds of thousands of jobs with guest workers?
By Jeremy Beck
Most Americans would probably prefer a stable system that prevents illegal immigration in the first place and limits these wild fluctuations. To this point, however, Congress has not acted to provide that stability.
By Jeremy Beck
These 13 Representatives and one Senator are the true leaders in Congress when it comes to dialing down mass legal immigration.
