EarthX 2019: Having Necessary Conversations about Population Growth, Sprawl, and Vanishing Open Spaces

By Christy Shaw

It was my first year joining the NumbersUSA team at Fair Park in Dallas, TX for the annual EarthX event! In general, it was fun and rewarding to be able to share important information with our booth visitors about the impacts of urban sprawl and population growth, both locally and nationally. Most passersby agreed that … Continued

Breaking the population-environment taboo at EarthX

By Jeremy Beck

Last month, we did our small part to break what David Attenborough calls the “bizarre taboo” that prevents an open discussion about the connection between population size and the environment from taking place. Obviously, the number of people in any given space has an impact on the environment of that space. When the first Earth … Continued

Employer ‘Demand’ for More Foreign Workers Doesn’t Mean Americans in Short Supply

By Eric Ruark

The headlines on May 3 blared the news that 263,000 new jobs were created in April. This figure comes from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey of employers. Based on the results of this survey, the Bureau of Labor Statistics puts out a monthly report that includes the number of people added or subtracted from … Continued

NPR’s Chain Migration Error

By Jeremy Beck

In her interview with Jose Antonio Vargas this week, NPR’s Rachel Martin mischaracterized separate proposals from David Frum and President Trump to reduce immigration. MARTIN: David Frum, who is a vocal Trump critic, agrees with President Trump on this idea of getting rid of a rule that says one member of the family who immigrates … Continued

OUR NEW AD — Real Wages Still Below 1970s Wages

By Roy Beck

Don’t let immigration slow down the momentum for U.S. wage increases. That’s the key message and purpose of our latest cable TV ad campaign. You can view the ad here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5-e1oUXALE. Or click on the image below. A lot of people are celebrating that the recent strong economy of jobs growth has tightened the labor … Continued

When Not to Heed Warnings – ACLU on Florida’s Anti-Sanctuary Legislation

By Admins

Most who travel abroad are well aware of State Department travel warnings, which inform citizens about dangers related to crime and terrorism in other countries. But have you ever seen an advisory designed to warn criminals not to travel to rule-of-law states in our own country? That’s essentially what the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) … Continued

David Frum, Jose Antonio Vargas and the state of the immigration debate

By Jeremy Beck

“How much immigration should we allow into the United States? And who should be allowed in?” Those are the questions NPR/WAMU’s “1A” poised in it’s April 11 episode featuring David Frum (The Atlantic) and Jose Antonio Vargas (Define American). Along with “how should they be enforced?” they are also the fundamental questions of immigration policy. … Continued

La La Land

By Andrew Good

Last week, Bloomberg’s Matthew Winkler wrote warmly of an “Economic Boom” happening in Los Angeles, California. The Big Orange should be thrilled: Measured by the growth of personal income, gross domestic product per capita, jobs, home prices, global trade and transportation, corporate equity and municipal debt, Los Angeles has become the most productive of the … Continued

RAISE Act would continue momentum of U.S. workers finally getting raises

By Roy Beck

The RAISE Act is exactly what a Congress would pass if it were committed to the idea of helping tens of millions of struggling Americans in stagnant jobs or outside the labor market altogether. It is the job of us who work at NumbersUSA – and, I hope, the mission of the 8 million members … Continued