Some of us took time over Thanksgiving to invoke our ancestors who came to these shores generations ago. For many, our relatives established themselves here during The Great Wave of Immigration. We honor their struggles. We celebrate their perseverance through adversity. We give thanks – for them and for their migration to the land we … Continued

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Some Congressional Leaders Still Want Cheap Labor Amid Slowing Economy Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer this week called for amnesty for at least 11 million illegal immigrants in the U.S., stating that “Now more than ever, we’re short of workers…“ Schumer’s claim of a workers shortage is particularly dubious as economists point to a slowed-down … Continued

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We now know that Republicans will have control of the House of Representatives, and Democrats will have the edge in the Senate. And “Whoa, Nellie“… We know immigration was one of the top issues this year. Poll after poll before the election indicated it. Exit polls were even clearer. In the end, immigration just couldn’t … Continued

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“Are you earning too much money?” Briahna Joy Gray asks on a recent episode of Rising. Real wages have been stagnant since the 1970s, but Gray notes (as we have) that the conventional wisdom among the policy elite is that “the real problem here is that workers aren’t working enough and that wages are just … Continued

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Wages Are Still Not to Blame for Inflation Earlier this year, I wrote a blog based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics February reports explaining how stagnant wages were not causing inflation, as some Democratic leaders were alleging in order to promote their immigration-increasing policies. BLS September reports further show how inflation is outpacing wages. … Continued

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The amount of housing under construction is at an all-time high. But don’t call your Millennial or Zoomer family and friends to congratulate them on their opportunity to start a new life quite yet. Because in spite of all the building being done, it seems that massive immigration flows (legal and illegal) will completely swamp … Continued

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During the loose-labor period after the Civil War, European immigrants banded together in unions to stifle competition from Freedmen. But during the tight-labor market of the mid-20th century, unions played an important role in securing the success of the Great Wave and the Great Leveling. Federal immigration policy was an important factor during both periods … Continued

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced an additional 64,716 nonagricultural H-2B visas in 2023. This is a drastic near-doubling of H-2B visas for temporary foreign workers for the year. It, sadly, only marks the latest blow against struggling American workers who are already battling against raging inflation and an influx of foreign competition, both … Continued

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Last week, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was asked if she discouraged Democratic members of Congress from expressing concern over the historic crisis at the border. Pelosi answered by bringing up a presumed “shortage of workers in our country,” and, as an example, said Florida agriculture needs illegal workers to “pick the crops.” Pelosi’s comments were … Continued

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