By Eric Ruark
A March 7 story from Bloomberg Businessweek reported on a new poll that surveyed Americans on immigration. The Bloomberg lede was that 61 percent of Americans believe that “continued immigration into the country jeopardizes the United States.” The full survey, commissioned by “global management consulting firm” A.T. Kearney and a market research company The NPD Group, … Continued
By Roy Beck
NumbersUSA has announced to the media that we have downgraded Donald Trump on our Worker-Protection Immigration Grade Cards based on his statements in the last two debates that suggest the country has a labor shortage in a couple of categories that he indicates need foreign workers. Since we began issuing the grades last spring, we … Continued
One of the top headlines on the front page of this morning’s New York Times reads “Foreign Labor Fills Vacancies at Trump Club.” The story details the Mar-a-Lago resort’s preference for hiring foreign workers through the H-2B visa program over hundreds of American workers who were referred to the club for jobs. It’s interesting to … Continued
By Eric Ruark
CNN’s self-proclaimed Reality Check Team took several statements made by candidates in the Republican Presidential Primary debate on February 13 and declared them either “true” or “false,” with varying degrees of in-between. Tami Luhby, a CNNMoney correspondent took up Ted Cruz’s claim that the United States has “the lowest percentage of Americans working today in … Continued
There are few areas where Democratic Presidential Hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders differ on immigration, but Thursday night’s debate put two of them on display. Both Clinton and Sanders embraced lifetime work permits for 11 million illegal aliens and a massive expansion of legal immigration through their united support of “comprehensive immigration reform.” But … Continued
By Roy Beck
This was my statement to the national media tonight:.. Today Republican voters again expressed their feelings of betrayal by the Republican Party establishment. Trump was elevated with his promises to defy the party leaders on immigration expansionism in which the concerns of workers are a low priority. The Iowa and New Hampshire contests have been … Continued
By Eric Ruark
The jobs report for January was just released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Fewer jobs were created than anticipated, wage growth was better but still sluggish (perplexing some economists because of the “tightening labor market”), and it was revealed that exports fell 4.8% in 2015. However, unemployment is at 4.9! No need to worry. … Continued
By Jeremy Beck
Fact Check’s Robert Farley looked into Ted Cruz’s claim that Marco Rubio’s immigration bill would have granted legal status (and work permits) to criminal aliens. Farley’s piece, “Cruz Distorts Rubio’s Immigration Stance,” was picked up by USA Today and The Huffington Post among others. Farley concluded that, “one could argue that Rubio’s plan would allow those … Continued
By Roy Beck
Iowa Republicans tonight voted 2-to-1 for candidates who want less immigrant labor competition over candidates who continue to think American workers need MORE immigrant competition for jobs. Here was my statement to the national media as soon as the results were in: Beleaguered American workers scored a victory in the GOP race as two-thirds of … Continued
