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Pittsburgh Named America’s Top City for Affordable Housing

By Henry Barbaro

An important reason for this affordability has been Pittsburgh’s low rate of international immigration, which has helped stabilize the area’s population and moderated pressure on the housing market. Housing affordability in American cities is strongly correlated with immigration rates and population growth. In New York, San Francisco and Boston, population increases have fueled soaring housing costs, putting homeownership out of reach for most younger residents.

H.R. 2 would prevent unaccompanied child crises.

By Jeremy Beck

The previous Congress had an opportunity to stop the crisis in its tracks and prevent it from happening again. They missed their shot. This Congress must not make the same mistake.

Finally, a bill to abolish OPT and cut H-1B

By Jeremy Beck

The Optional Practical Training (OPT) and H-1B programs are designed to DISPLACE Americans and EXPLOIT foreign guest workers. Prominent voices across the political spectrum have acknowledged this, from Vice President Vance and Gov. DeSantis to Sen. Bernie Sanders, who wrote this in January:

What’s Driving Massachusetts’ Bad Immigration Policies?

By Chris Pierce

Guest article by John Thompson Democrats and progressives across the country are divided about how to react to the voters’ apparent repudiation of open borders last November. Establishment Democrats prefer comparatively measured opposition, calculating that President Trump will eventually be incapacitated by political scandals, fragmentation of the MAGA coalition, and/or failures in the economy or … Continued

Two ugly truths behind the Glenn Valley meatpacking raid

By Jeremy Beck

The Trump Administration raided Glenn Valley Foods meatpacking plant in June and arrested 70 people working illegally under stolen identities. The story the owners want to tell (via the New York Times) goes like this: We followed the law; E-Verify doesn’t work; we pay market wages; and the meatpacking industry can’t survive without illegal labor.

Summer Heats Up with Immigration Enforcement State Policies

By Chris Pierce

Across the country, state legislatures are demonstrating that real, credible immigration enforcement is not only possible but also popular, lawful, and urgently needed. While Washington often dominates the national conversation, it is the states that are emerging as key players in restoring the rule of law and protecting American communities from the consequences of mass … Continued

Mass Immigration Makes Housing Prices Soar

By Henry Barbaro

In an ironic twist, July 4th saw anti-immigration protests in Mexico City, where local residents rioted and defaced buildings over the weekend. As described in a New York Times article titled “As a Tourist Influx Makes Prices Soar, Hundreds Protest in Mexico City,” this public outrage reflects the growing difficulty of affording housing in a … Continued

Most in Congress score a D or F on Great Solutions

By Roy Beck

257 of the 268 Representatives and Senators who voted YES last week for the massive funding to clean up the open-borders mess of the last four years have done little or nothing to advance 6 other bills that are essential GREAT SOLUTIONS to major immigration problems that remain.

World Population Day

By Henry Barbaro

Here in the United States, our population has grown by more than 90 million people since the first World Population Day, from 250 million to 342 million. This growth has been driven primarily by immigration, which reached record levels under the Biden administration and continues at historically high levels today.