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
By Jeremy Beck
With millions of inadmissible aliens remaining in the U.S. from the border crisis alone, it is conceivable that we’ll continue to see negative net migration for the next few years. That could change if interior enforcement or self-deportations decline.
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
There’s already a bill to end the lottery: H.R. 1241 – The SAFE Act (by Mike Collins, GA) would eliminate the visa lottery, which raffles off 55,000 green cards each year without regard to employment skills or family ties. As of this writing, 32 representatives have signed on to H.R. 1241.
By Joe Jenkins
On December 16, 2005 – twenty years ago today – the House of Representatives passed H.R. 4437, the Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005, by a vote of 239-182. The legislation included mandatory use of the E-Verify system (phased in over two years), construction of 700 miles of reinforced border fencing, … Continued
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.
By Jeremy Beck
Decades after the late Democrat Harry Reid argued that “no sane country” would continue the U.S. policy of granting automatic citizenship to the children of illegal aliens, the Supreme Court will decide on whether the president may end the practice by executive order. The high court is expected to rule in the summer of 2026.
