By Lisa Irving
Wages Are Still Not to Blame for Inflation Earlier this year, I wrote a blog based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics February reports explaining how stagnant wages were not causing inflation, as some Democratic leaders were alleging in order to promote their immigration-increasing policies. BLS September reports further show how inflation is outpacing wages. … Continued
By Jeremy Beck
Many scientists believe we are living through the sixth mass extinction — the largest loss of life on Earth since the time of the dinosaurs — and that it is being driven by humans. The 2022 Living Planet Report, compiled by World Wildlife Fund International and the Zoological Society of London, assessed the abundance of … Continued
By Jeremy Beck
Americans are living more densely and consuming more efficiently, but on the downside, you have probably noticed that traffic is getting worse, crowds are becoming more ubiquitous, resources are more strained, wildlife is more at risk, and our collective consumption of most resources continues to climb. Why? Simple: there are more of us. Most people … Continued
By Andrew Good
The amount of housing under construction is at an all-time high. But don’t call your Millennial or Zoomer family and friends to congratulate them on their opportunity to start a new life quite yet. Because in spite of all the building being done, it seems that massive immigration flows (legal and illegal) will completely swamp … Continued
By Jeremy Beck
Every nation has a right and a responsibility to the international community to conserve nature within its own boundaries. Immigration policy should reflect that responsibility. Two reviews of publications outside our borders help clarify the work we have to do inside our borders. “A Bud of Truth Peeps Through a Crack in the Corporate Media … Continued
By Jeremy Beck
During the loose-labor period after the Civil War, European immigrants banded together in unions to stifle competition from Freedmen. But during the tight-labor market of the mid-20th century, unions played an important role in securing the success of the Great Wave and the Great Leveling. Federal immigration policy was an important factor during both periods … Continued
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced an additional 64,716 nonagricultural H-2B visas in 2023. This is a drastic near-doubling of H-2B visas for temporary foreign workers for the year. It, sadly, only marks the latest blow against struggling American workers who are already battling against raging inflation and an influx of foreign competition, both … Continued
By Jeremy Beck
The executive branch caused this border crisis. The legislative branch can end it. President Biden pledged that we wouldn’t see “2 million people on our border” on his watch. He was wrong. How we got here (hat tip, The Washington Post): Biden’s Border Promise (video) At the time he made his pledge, President Biden probably … Continued
By Lisa Irving
Last week, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was asked if she discouraged Democratic members of Congress from expressing concern over the historic crisis at the border. Pelosi answered by bringing up a presumed “shortage of workers in our country,” and, as an example, said Florida agriculture needs illegal workers to “pick the crops.” Pelosi’s comments were … Continued
