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Date September 1, 2023

With Labor Day Upon Us, August Jobs Numbers Disappoint

The August jobs numbers are out as we look forward to Labor Day. The main takeaway is that unemployment numbers surged “unexpectedly.” It seems the “experts” are constantly surprised about the underperformance of the U.S. economy. A perfect example is that the jobs figures have been revised downward for every month in 2023. Economic predications … Continued

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Date August 22, 2023

Industries Crying About Labor Shortages Keep Getting Busted Suppressing Wages

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: The United States is suffering through a labor shortage. Our nation’s captains of industry simply cannot find Americans with the grit and determination necessary to complete an honest day’s work. Because of this alleged deficiency in the American workforce, our government must open the floodgates and import … Continued

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Date August 21, 2023

Department of Labor Details Surge in Child Labor

After The New York Times documented extensive child labor trafficking and exposed that Biden Administration officials both knew about it and tried to cover it up, the Department of Labor (DOL) started a task force to clean up the mess they made. The DOL has now released an update on their work one day after … Continued

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Date August 18, 2023

Couple Indicted for Forced Labor as Slavery Crisis Continues

Harmanpreet Singh, 30, and Kulbir Kaur, 42, were indicted for conspiracy to commit forced labor, forced labor, alien harboring for financial gain, and document servitude. The acts were in connection with their gas station and convenience store where, from March 2018 to May 2021, they allegedly forced Singh’s cousin to work. The indictment has all … Continued

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Date August 14, 2023

Mauritson Farms Settles for $328,000 in Lost Wages to H-2A Workers

Mauritson Farms, a winery, settled with the California Agricultural Labor Relations Board (ALRB) and 21 alien farmworkers for retaliation. The aliens had the audacity to complain to their boss about unfair wages and unsafe working conditions. After working for three years at the winery, the aliens met with Cameron Mauritson, manager at the winery, and … Continued

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Date August 10, 2023

Scars of Stagnant Wages and Misplaced Priorities

Immigration By the Numbers: Catch and Release 40% of migrants released by the Biden Administration never checked in; Another 40% never received a “notice to appear” at all; 82% of migrants released have not been entered into the court docket. Of the 18% who have been entered into the court docket, most will wait years … Continued

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Date August 9, 2023

Media Terrified of…Canada

Canada has created a visa program specifically catering to American H-1B visa holders. The program allows H-1B holders in the United States to apply for up to 10,000 Canadian visas to work for any employer that will hire them. The visa only lasts for three years with no extension possible. This small-scale, temporary policy has … Continued

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Date August 8, 2023

Secretary Mayorkas Oversight Testimony Leaves Out American Workers

On Wednesday, July 26th, 2023, Secretary Mayorkas, head of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), testified before the House Judiciary Committee. The 24-page written testimony he submitted for the record says a great deal about his vision for the future of the immigration policy landscape. He wrote about backlogs blocking alien benefit applications, so-called DREAMers … Continued

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Date July 28, 2023

Wherefore Art Thou, Labor Shortage?

According to the Wall Street Journal, there were 171,000 fewer Information Technology (IT)-related jobs across companies in the United States in June. This caused a .3% increase in the IT unemployment rate in just one month. IT job postings on employment site Indeed are down 61 percent from the same time last year. This follows … Continued

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