Work Visa Programs Diminish Black Labor Prospects

By Lisa Irving

As Black unemployment persists at high rates, data mounts on how visa programs work to keep Americans, and Blacks in particular, un- and under-employed. Pamela Denise Long and Miriam Jordan took on this troubling reality in recently published articles. Long asks “Should Black Americans Champion Immigration?” for her October Newsweek opinion piece 一 then probes … Continued

This Washington Post Asparagus Op-Ed Stinks

By Andrew Good

The Washington Post recently published an op-ed piece from the American Business Immigration Coalition’s top onion magnate, Shay Myers. I’ve been meaning to write about this sooner, but House Democrats kept us busy in the lead-up to the passage of the “Build Back Better” bill with its amnesty and green card blowout that makes this … Continued

This Washington Post Asparagus Op-Ed Stinks

By Andrew Good

The Washington Post recently published an op-ed piece from the American Business Immigration Coalition’s top onion magnate, Shay Myers. I’ve been meaning to write about this sooner, but House Democrats kept us busy in the lead-up to the passage of the “Build Back Better” bill with its amnesty and green card blowout that makes this … Continued

Black American Agriculture Workers Being Displaced in the Mississippi Delta

By Admins

New York Times correspondent Miriam Jordan wrote “Black Farmworkers Say They Lost Jobs to Foreigners Who Were Paid More,” about longtime field laborer Richard Strong and five other displaced black farmworkers in the Mississippi Delta {text} against Pitts Farm Partnership (PFP) claiming “that the new foreign workers (mostly white South African farmers on H-2A visas) … Continued

Black American Agriculture Workers Being Displaced in the Mississippi Delta

By Admins

New York Times correspondent Miriam Jordan wrote “Black Farmworkers Say They Lost Jobs to Foreigners Who Were Paid More,” about longtime field laborer Richard Strong and five other displaced black farmworkers in the Mississippi Delta {text} against Pitts Farm Partnership (PFP) claiming “that the new foreign workers (mostly white South African farmers on H-2A visas) … Continued

Unraveling the Not So Rosy October Jobs Report

By Lisa Irving

Analysts across the board lauded the better than expected “Bureau of Labor Statistics” October jobs report that was released last week. That report, showing 531,000 job additions (when 450,000 job gains were predicted) also included some upward revisions to prior months, after very disappointing August and September job numbers. According to many, this upswing in … Continued

Unraveling the Not So Rosy October Jobs Report

By Lisa Irving

Analysts across the board lauded the better than expected “Bureau of Labor Statistics” October jobs report that was released last week. That report, showing 531,000 job additions (when 450,000 job gains were predicted) also included some upward revisions to prior months, after very disappointing August and September job numbers. According to many, this upswing in … Continued

How Many Shipping Containers Does it Take to Make America Great?

By Jeremy Beck

A friend sent me this video from The Wall Street Journal with a note: “The scale is staggering … gives one a sense of what having a population of 330 million consumers implies.” The often-mesmerizing video does bring to mind questions about domestic production, trade policy, and personal consumption (is all of my stuff really … Continued

How Many Shipping Containers Does it Take to Make America Great?

By Jeremy Beck

A friend sent me this video from The Wall Street Journal with a note: “The scale is staggering … gives one a sense of what having a population of 330 million consumers implies.” The often-mesmerizing video does bring to mind questions about domestic production, trade policy, and personal consumption (is all of my stuff really … Continued