The Democratic Party approved its Party Platform during its national convention this week, and while some Democrats complained that it didn’t go far enough in embracing a more open-borders agenda, there’s not much to like for supporters of reduced immigration. THE BAD – Increased legal immigration, mass amnesty, and less enforcement One line on the … Continued
By Lisa Irving
Discussions on class divisions often center on the highly disproportionate wealth and power concentrated in the hands of a few. Analysts use a myriad of terms to define this group. For author Michael Lind the term is the “managerial elite,” who he describes in his latest book The New Class War published this past January. … Continued
By Jeremy Beck
“Let heaven and men and devils, let them all, All, all, cry shame against me, yet I’ll speak”–Othello, Vii It’s not the current fashion to acknowledge that the post-1965 wave of immigration has had lasting and deleterious effects on Black Americans, but John Wood, Jr. of Braver Angels goes there on The Darkhorse Podcast from … Continued
In picking Sen. Kamala Harris of California to complete his ticket, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has made two groups very happy – Wall St. and Silicon Valley. If her voting record on immigration is any indication, Sen. Harris will aggressively advocate for the Biden-Sanders ‘Unity Plan’ – a list of policy recommendations that … Continued
By Admins
Pollution is typically thought of as a visual, chemical, or physical substance that causes environmental harm. Often overlooked is noise pollution, which of course is a staple in densely populated cities, but it’s becoming increasingly problematic as a growing din infiltrates nature and our protected areas such as national parks. And while multiple studies have … Continued
By Eric Ruark
President Trump has taken significant steps to protect American workers. In June, he extended the immigration pause to include several categories of temporary work visas. This week he signed another executive order to ensure that federal agencies do not layoff American contract workers in order to outsource those jobs to foreign guest workers, as was … Continued
By Jeremy Beck
The New York Times reports that CO2 emissions from traffic – the leading source of emissions in the United States – have remained “stubbornly high,” and per capita increases are certainly part of the problem. “ven as vehicles have become more efficient,” Nadja Popovich and Denise Lu report, “Americans, buoyed by a strong economy and … Continued
By Jeremy Beck
NumbersUSA’s Jeremy Beck (Media Standards Director), Grant Newman (Government Relations Chief of Staff), and Rob Harding (Sustainability Communications Manager) discuss John Oliver’s segment on legal immigration. JEREMY: So John Oliver dedicated one of his popular monologues to legal immigration. He broke down the legal system for immigrants and non-immigrants. What did you think? GRANT: I … Continued
By Christy Shaw
You could say that the impact hit me head on as soon as I read the first line. The average American commute grew to just over 27 minutes one way in 2018, a record high, according to data released in September by the U.S. Census Bureau. This was reported in The Washington Post‘s October 7th, … Continued
