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

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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

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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

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“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

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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

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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

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President Trump’s hyperbolic comments about the country being “full” were followed by numerous media responses, like The New York Times article by The Upshot’s Neil Irwin and Emily Badger, as if it needed to be explained to anyone that the country isn’t actually “bursting at the seams” with people. Regardless of the scope or intent … Continued

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Last week, the American physicist Steven Chu spoke at the University of Chicago about the need to develop new economic systems that don’t rely on perpetual population growth. “The world needs a new model of how to generate a rising standard of living that’s not dependent on a pyramid scheme.” – Steven Chu at a … Continued

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The government jobs report today estimated that {text}new ones were created in the U.S. during March. Over the last three months, the average has been above 180,000 a month. That sounds pretty good . . . until you consider that our federal government seems to be much more intent on adding more foreign workers monthly … Continued

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