By Jeremy Beck
The markup of Rep. Lamar Smith’s Legal Workforce Act (H.R. 2885) in the House Judiciary coincided with news from around the country that emphasized the need for his national E-Verify bill. While President Obama and other officials around the country are shielding more than 7 million illegal workers, more than 22 million citizens and legal … Continued
By Jeremy Beck
This is the second of four blogs concerning immigration-sustainability questions policy makers should address. Part One: American Workers Part Two: The Middle Class In 1924, encouraged by labor leaders, Congress reduced immigration numbers back toward the historical average of 250,000 per year. After decades of massive population growth, tight labor markets eventually returned and paved … Continued
By Jeremy Beck
The Obama administration quietly dropped a bombshell late last week when it announced that it would be granting work permits to as many as 300,000 illegal workers currently in deportation proceedings. The mainstream media has marginalized this very important story, especially overlooking the adverse impact the work permits will have on 22 million Americans who … Continued
By Jeremy Beck
In his August 14 column, “The Texas Unmiracle,” Nobel-Prize-winning economist and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman arrives at similar conclusions about immigration and employment as NumbersUSA. First, Krugman acknowledges that immigration, in part, drove Texas job growth (more people = bigger economy) during the recession. Second, Krugman notes that job growth hasn’t kept up … Continued
By Jeremy Beck
This is the first of four blogs concerning immigration-sustainability questions policy makers should address. Since 1990, immigration numbers have been higher than in any other period in U.S. history. Over the last two decades, immigration has averaged about 1 million people per year, or three times our traditional average. Today’s immigration policies will profoundly impact … Continued
By Jeremy Beck
The “labor shortage” claim is an old lobbying gambit that reporters still haven’t caught onto. Mass-immigration activists learned decades ago that the press loves a scary story about shortages, whether it is true or not. In 2007, just before the recession Michael S. Teitelbaum, Vice President of the Sloan Foundation testified before Congress and noted … Continued
By Jeremy Beck
More than any other issue, immigration causes amnesia to mainstream media journalists. For years, we have known three facts about E-Verify: (1) it’s accurate; (2) it’s effective; and (3) it’s free. As these basic truths have become widely known, E-Verify has grown in popularity with the public and the employers that use the system. Yet … Continued
By Jeremy Beck
The media gave Education Secretary Arne Duncan a free pass last week, when he testified before Congress that a DREAM Act amnesty was necessary because there aren’t enough U.S. workers to fill available jobs. According to McClatchy Newspapers, “Duncan said it’s contrary to the national interest to keep these young people in legal limbo, as … Continued
By Jeremy Beck
CBS News recently reported some devastating statistics for Black Americans who are living with depression-era unemployment rates, including this: “34 percent of New York’s young black men age 19 to 24 are not working.” The Department of Labor confirms that Blacks continue to be disadvantaged by the recession and jobless recovery, but they are not … Continued
