The argument that ongoing mass immigration to the United States is necessary to keep the Social Security program solvent is not based on any credible evidence or analysis. While immigration is not the fundamental problem facing Social Security, it is not going to “save” it, either. And, if immigration continues apace, it will only exacerbate … Continued

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An employer may argue – and many do – that his or her business would be better off by bringing a foreign worker into the country rather than hiring an American with little work history and few signs of a good work ethic. The foreign worker, the employer argues, will be more productive and reliable. … Continued

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Sensible immigration reform can pave the way for aligning economic “Made in America” production goals with assurances that those newly-created U.S.-based jobs would also prioritize a domestic American workforce. Now is a golden opportunity for Congress to reform immigration policy that would enhance the potential “boon” to workers predicted by several analysts who are cautiously … Continued

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In her review of Roy Beck’s Back of the Hiring Line for American Affairs, Pamela Denise Long urges her readers to look at the history of great waves of immigration through the eyes of “one of our nation’s oldest citizen groups, American Freedmen.” Writing in the same journal that gave us the great article, “The … Continued

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A scathing new report from the DHS Inspector General concluded that “DHS may have admitted or paroled individuals into the United States who pose a risk to national security and the safety of local communities.” The report’s findings and timing are significant considering that there’s a bipartisan group of lawmakers in Congress who are looking … Continued

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Americans have just celebrated Labor Day, and while their President has talked much about unions during his tenure, his Administration is still fighting against workers at every turn. The latest example is in a perpetually expanded H-2B visa program. Louisiana employees in the crawfish industry are challenging the program’s implementation because it drives down their … Continued

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The story of Japan’s puzzling lower inflation rate, compared to that of the U.S., deposits a fly in the middle of an otherwise well-oiled U.S. corporate and mass media narrative to insist that fighting inflation, like every other issue facing our country, is solved by increasing immigration. But Japan seems so far uninterested in loosening … Continued

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The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) is one of the best resources for information about the struggle of American workers. In particular, EPI has conducted studies that prove the exploitation of alien workers in the United States. It was EPI that released a story showing that the Top 30 H-1B employers had laid off 85,000 workers … Continued

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There is a great deal of discussion these days about how desperately America needs more immigration to supplement our workforce. In fact, this canard is one of the few areas of steady bipartisan consensus in an increasingly polarized time. It has so enthralled our political and thought leaders that mass immigration has been sold as … Continued

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