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Vance amplifies immigration-housing cost link

By Jeremy Beck

“If you allow 20 million people to compete with American citizens for the cost of homes, you are going to have a large and, frankly, completely preventable spike in the demand for housing. And that is what we, of course, have seen. Because while we made it a little bit hard to build homes in this country over the last four years, we’ve also, unfortunately, made it way too easy for people to compete against American citizens for the precious homes that are in our country to begin with.”

H-1B, “one of the best con jobs,” chugs along as Americans lose jobs

By Jeremy Beck

In his tour-de-force article for Compact Magazine, H-1B watchdog Professor Norman Matloff rips the cover story off of the sorded H-1B narrative history, stating plainly: “The H-1B program was deliberately set up to hire younger, cheaper foreign workers in lieu of older, more expensive Americans.”

Lower wages: a feature of immigration, not a bug (March 2025 edition)

By Jeremy Beck

National Public Radio’s annotated “fact check” of Trump’s address to Congress last week included this gem: “Increased immigration — both legal and illegal — has helped to grow the labor force in recent years. It has allowed employers to keep adding jobs at a rapid clip without putting much upward pressure on prices”.

Nine out of ten new jobs have gone to immigrants since 2020

By Jeremy Beck

According to a new Center for Immigration Studies analysis of the January 2025 household survey, released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics: “The long-term increase in men not in the labor force is linked to profound social problems,” writes Dr. Steven A. Camarota, “such as crime and overdose deaths. Addressing this deterioration is challenging, but … Continued

A post-election progressive argument for immigration limits

By Jeremy Beck

Note: NumbersUSA is a nonpartisan organization. We are moderates, conservatives & liberals working together to empower voters to achieve a sensible immigration policy. Immigration cost the Democratic Party dearly this year. Alexander Bolton of The Hill reports: “The final New York Times/Siena College poll of likely voters in the seven battleground states found immigration ranked nearly as … Continued

34 years of the Immigration Act of 1990

By Jeremy Beck

President George H. Bush signed the Immigration Act of 1990 into law 34 years ago. The anniversary fell on “Black Friday” this year. The legislation certainly was a steal of a deal for anyone in the market for discount labor. The bill opened up access to the global workforce to an extent not seen since … Continued

Excess labor is the only necessary condition for exploitation.

By Jeremy Beck

The next time someone says “immigrants do the jobs ‘Americans won’t do,” please remember this story from The Wall Street Journal‘s Patrick Thomas about the living conditions of Haitian immigrants working for the global food company JBS in Greeley, Colorado: “They slept on the floor, as many as eight to a room, and cooked meals on hot plates … Continued

VP Debate (Re)Actions!

By Jeremy Beck

Adapted from a 10/02/2024 newsletter Sen. J.D. Vance and Gov. Tim Walz spent less time debating immigration last night than their running mates at the top of the tickets did in theirs, but there was much more substance. Worker Power or Loose Borders, Pick One (hat tip, Oren Cass) Immigration policy – like any other – produces … Continued

100th Anniversary of the Immigration Act of 1924

By Jeremy Beck

This Saturday marks the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Immigration Act of 1924, arguably the most overlooked and misunderstood immigration legislation in American history. As NumbersUSA’s CEO James Massa says, the 1924 Act “made the American middle class.” The Immigration Act of 1965, on the other hand, has resulted in greater inequality. Both bills had pros and cons. A better immigration policy in 2024 requires a better understanding of the Immigration Act of 1924.