Immigration and the “expanding bullseye”

By Jeremy Beck

What Hurricane Ian tells us about immigration policy and resiliency Hurricane Ian will likely go down as the most expensive storm in Florida history: $66 billion in property damage and a record number of homes and properties destroyed. The damage is still being calculated. By one measure, Ian is tied for the fifth strongest storm … Continued

D.C. Circuit Requires American Workers to Suffer in Silence

By Chris Chmielenski

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the appeal of U.S. tech workers desperate for a fighting chance for a job today in the latest chapter of a 14-year lawsuit. The workers challenged the power of the Federal government to allow foreign students in the United States to work, while being exempt from Social Security … Continued

Manchin is correct: The border is not secure. Here is what he can, and should do to fix immigration

By Christy Shaw

Senator Manchin was right to call out Vice President Harris’s delusional claim that the border is secure. His firm reproach of her false claim, saying she is “dead wrong,” is also timely given that just in this year alone the Department of Homeland Security has so far recorded an unprecedented 2.2 million southern border apprehensions. … Continued

El Paso Officials Steer Clear of the Obvious

By Lisa Irving

Since this past spring, thousands of migrants have been sent by Republican governors from the southern border to several sanctuary cities via buses and planes. The mayors of these targeted cities, along with other Democratic leaders and many media outlets, have been denouncing the buses and flights using stark terms, declaring that Republicans are playing … Continued

More Forced Labor in H-2A as Congress Works to Expand the Program

By Chris Chmielenski

The owner of Los Villatoros Harvesting (LVH) pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit forced labor on Tuesday in the latest example of slavery in the H-2A agricultural temporary worker program. The Department of Justice (DOJ) said after the plea, “The scheme these defendants employed trapped the victims through fear of serious harm if they did … Continued

Immigration and Conservation

By Jeremy Beck

A 2019 Senate resolution set a goal for “conserving at least 30 percent of the land and ocean of the United States by 2030.” The resolution cited the “rapid loss of natural areas and wildlife in the United States,” including: — 30% decline in birds in the U.S. and Canada since 1970;— Loss of half … Continued

Immigration Is No “Fix” for Social Security

By Eric Ruark

The argument that ongoing mass immigration to the United States is necessary to keep the Social Security program solvent is not based on any credible evidence or analysis. While immigration is not the fundamental problem facing Social Security, it is not going to “save” it, either. And, if immigration continues apace, it will only exacerbate … Continued

Americans tell pollsters they want to slow immigration-driven growth

By Jeremy Beck

Elected officials are at odds with voters. Americans are tired of the downstream effects of unsustainable population growth, and support reducing immigration to ease congestion, crowding, and development over America’s open spaces. This is true across the nation but one state in particular is waking up to just how out of step its leaders are … Continued

A Society that Rejects its own Workers will Fall Apart

By Jeremy Beck

An employer may argue – and many do – that his or her business would be better off by bringing a foreign worker into the country rather than hiring an American with little work history and few signs of a good work ethic. The foreign worker, the employer argues, will be more productive and reliable. … Continued