Worker power, loose borders: pick one (hat tip, Oren Cass) WORKER POWER LOOSE BORDERS Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich (on Substack): “Here’s the truth: There is no labor shortage. There is, however, a shortage of jobs paying sufficient wages to attract workers to fill job openings.” Current U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh (in Davos): “One … Continued

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Last August, I wrote about Democratic Mayors Eric Adams of New York City and Muriel Bowser of Washington, DC publicly stating how migrant influxes are straining their cities’ resources and overburdening homeless shelters. Now five months later, Adams is at a breaking point, declaring that there is “no more room” for migrants in New York … Continued

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Welcome back to the song that doesn’t end. Yes it goes on and on, my friends. Larsen & Toubro Infotech Ltd (LTI) agreed to a settlement in a case that alleged they had policies to maximize their visa-holding workers while bypassing American workers. The company claimed in the settlement that they were simply trying to … Continued

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NumbersUSA exists to push credible immigration enforcement along with less legal immigration to bring our policies in line with what is truly in our national interest. Are we headed more towards that goal, or away from it? One of my favorite exchanges in Alice In Wonderland features the Cheshire Cat: Yes. So, what do we … Continued

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After entering via legal and illegal means, people around the world come to the United States and tend to adopt the consumer habits typical of most Americans. Immigration policy drives almost all U.S. population growth. Illegal immigration now outpaces legal immigration by roughly 2-to-1. The credibility of the legal limits set by Congress has long … Continued

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Hope for the 6.5 million more Americans who would be working today if the Labor Force Participation Rate was as high as it was in the year 2000. Hope for the homeless, 40 percent of whom are Black, whose resources have been diverted to accommodate the record wave of illegal immigration. Hope for the world’s … Continued

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While the D.C. press was preoccupied (obsessed really) with the House Speaker’s race, the White House decided it was time to roll out a new immigration policy ahead of a scheduled visit by President Biden to the border at El Paso. The plan is called New Border Enforcement Actions. As one might guess at this … Continued

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The Media Standards Project team analyzes and reviews media that elevate discussions on how immigration policy and limits should serve our national interest. As the year winds down, we review some of the most noteworthy immigration coverage reported in 2022. Immigration Limits Are Not Hatred To begin our review, we highlight that NumbersUSA denounces hostility … Continued

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Earlier this month, Department of Labor Secretary Marty Walsh declared that the November Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) report (which showed that the U.S. added 263,000 jobs with unemployment at 3.7 percent) was good news for working families.” However, as media analyses outline, November jobs and unemployment data show in many ways how the economic … Continued

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