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.

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Congress should reintroduce and pass H.R. 2 from the previous Congress to secure the border - and the workplace - forever. Without E-Verify, the crushing burden of reversing the worst border crisis in history falls on ICE alone. With E-Verify, the jobs magnet disappears, and people who came illegally lose their biggest reason to remain here.

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Even better would be for Congress to pass legislation to replace the H-1B lottery with a system where visas are awarded based on employers' willingness to pay the highest wages. NumbersUSA's Great Solutions bill S. 2821, the American Tech Workforce Act, would do just that. Visit our Action Board to ask your Senators and Congressional Representative to co-sponsor this pro-worker legislation.

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Two thirds of Arizona’s population growth between 1982 and 2017 was due to immigration into the state, both internationally and from Californians fleeing crowding and the high the cost of living.

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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.

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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:

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With human demands on nature continuing to increase, the future looks grim for America's butterflies, and for our nation's biodiversity in general. According to the Census Bureau, the U.S. population is on track to soar to 385 million by 2060, with immigration accounting for almost 90% of that growth. Increased human numbers will drive more and more species off the landscape and toward extinction. The United States is still home to a rich heritage of biodiversity, including a stunning array of unique and beautiful butterflies. If we hope to bequeath this legacy to our children and grandchildren, Congressional leaders will need to reduce America's primary, yet discretionary, source of population growth -- mass immigration.

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Will Colorado politicians continue to support open borders and sanctuary policies, and will Colorado voters support them? Or will the pendulum swing back toward enforcement of our immigration laws and reasonable immigration numbers? Let's hope it's the latter

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It seems reasonable to evaluate the environmental impacts of substantial projects like Alligator Alcatraz -- and it's the law. But a glaring question remains. Why require EIS review of a single immigration holding facility, even a really big one, but not the immigration policies that bring tens of millions of people into our country every decade?

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