By Joe Jenkins
Three recent pieces of writing – a New York Times column by Binyamin Appelbaum, a New York Times guest essay by Johns Hopkins economist Jonas Nahm, and a newsletter from American Compass by Oren Cass and Daniel Kishi – converge on a conclusion that should reshape how Americans think about immigration policy: mass immigration is … Continued
By Jeremy Beck
“There has not been the same intensity of recruiting young African and young Latino Americans to be in the pipeline. . .We know that there is no talent deficit. There is an opportunity deficit.”
By Joe Jenkins
The H-1B Wage Gap THE H-1B WAGE GAP How the H-1B Program Undercuts American Workers Source: George J. Borjas, NBER Working Paper No. 34793 (February 2026) KEY FINDING H-1B workers earn 16% less than comparable American workers – a gap of nearly $30,900 per year – generating approximately $100,000 in payroll savings per hire over … Continued
A pronounced slowdown in net immigration (legal and illegal) has slowed population growth, eased housing demand, and made rents more affordable in several markets.
By Joe Jenkins
More than a million Americans may be victims of identity theft by an illegal worker. That is one of the startling findings from a December 2025 RealClearInvestigations exposé that documented the staggering scale of identity theft connected to illegal employment – and the devastating consequences for the American citizens whose identities are stolen. The investigation, … Continued
By Joe Jenkins
How Biden-Era Border Policies Priced American Families Out of Their Own Communities A landmark federal report has confirmed what struggling American families already knew: record-breaking immigration has driven housing costs through the roof, pricing millions out of their own communities. The HUD Report: Immigration and “Worst Case Housing Needs” In December 2025, the U.S. Department … Continued
By Jeremy Beck
Many more people want to come to a rich country like the United States than an orderly immigration system can allow.
By Jeremy Beck
The Laken Riley Act became the first bill to address enforcement failures to be passed by Congress on a bipartisan basis since the 2006 Secure Fence Act. Twenty years ago, the bipartisan support came from the likes of Senators Jeff Sessions (R-AL), John McCain (R-AZ), Joe Biden (D-DE), Hilary Clinton (D-NY) Barack Obama (D-IL), and Charles “Chuck” Schumer (D-NY).
By Jeremy Beck
Gallego is not questioning the value of skilled immigrants; he is questioning a system that appears to sideline young Americans even as companies claim no domestic talent exists.
