Sensible U.S. immigration policy should support U.S. workers during challenging economic times

By Lisa Irving

Earlier this month, Department of Labor Secretary Marty Walsh declared that the November Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) report (which showed that the U.S. added 263,000 jobs with unemployment at 3.7 percent) was good news for working families.” However, as media analyses outline, November jobs and unemployment data show in many ways how the economic … Continued

This Isn’t Working: Immigration and Worker Productivity

By Andrew Good

We are constantly bombarded by (elite-money-backed) economic messaging pimping demands for “more innovation,” “more growth,” and “more productivity” in neatly-packaged pleas for more immigration (e.g. Marketwatch, Cato, Brookings, CFR, Forbes). In fact, there seems to be an ongoing campaign of “more immigration!” op-eds. So what’s Congress doing during their “lame duck” session while the rest … Continued

Lame Duck Congress Chanting War EAGLE

By Chris Chmielenski

With the Southwest Border under the control of cartels and American workers struggling to make ends meet, the House of Representatives is spending this week considering a bill to eliminate limits on legal immigration to the United States. The bill is H.R. 3648, the Equal Access to Green Cards for Legal Employment Act of 2022, … Continued

Loury: “Is Immigration Good for African Americans?”

By Jeremy Beck

Some of us took time over Thanksgiving to invoke our ancestors who came to these shores generations ago. For many, our relatives established themselves here during The Great Wave of Immigration. We honor their struggles. We celebrate their perseverance through adversity. We give thanks – for them and for their migration to the land we … Continued

H-1Bs, Hiring Freezes and Hurricanes

By Lisa Irving

Some Congressional Leaders Still Want Cheap Labor Amid Slowing Economy Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer this week called for amnesty for at least 11 million illegal immigrants in the U.S., stating that “Now more than ever, we’re short of workers…“ Schumer’s claim of a workers shortage is particularly dubious as economists point to a slowed-down … Continued

The Covid Regime Collapse Comes for Title 42

By Chris Chmielenski

Winter has been coming for many executive actions that occurred during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic and the cruel cold winds of judicial review have reached Title 42, the vehicle used to quickly expel migrants from Canada and Mexico due to risk of Covid spread. Senior District Judge Emmet Sullivan rejected government claims of … Continued

More Immigration = More Americans = Less Wilderness

By Jeremy Beck

The human population of the world has reached 8 billion people. Due to our affluence, population growth in the United States has a far greater impact than growth in other nations, and we are already running an ecological deficit. The biosphere was not on the ballot on November 8th. Calls to increase immigration in the … Continued

NumbersUSA bids farewell to friend and fearless wilderness warrior Dave Foreman (1946-2022)

By Leon Kolankiewicz

Legendary wilderness warrior, rewilding pioneer, and NumbersUSA friend Dave Foreman died this past September 19 at the age of 75 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, succumbing to an illness called interstitial lung disease. With his death, Mother Earth lost a diehard defender and the United States a formidable fighter for rational population and immigration policies cognizant … Continued

The Warning Light Is On

By Andrew Good

We now know that Republicans will have control of the House of Representatives, and Democrats will have the edge in the Senate. And “Whoa, Nellie“… We know immigration was one of the top issues this year. Poll after poll before the election indicated it. Exit polls were even clearer. In the end, immigration just couldn’t … Continued