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This Washington Post Asparagus Op-Ed Stinks
American Business Immigration Coalition's top onion magnate, Shay Myers complains about labor shortages while automated options exist.
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Best of 2020: Immigration Reads You May Have Missed
As the curtain closes on 2020, the NumbersUSA staff who work as part of the Media Standards Project have each pulled together a list of 10 noteworthy media items* from the year that advanced a healthy, civil, productive conversation on immigration-related issues.
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Riding The Nag
A close reading of a recent story by The Associated Press reveals a an unsympathetic, underpaying horse trainer pitted against the interests of U.S. workers. But the AP resolved to force it into the tired narrative that any immigration limit harms us - even ones on programs that are bad for all but the most advantaged and unscrupulous.
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Charles Blow: 'stained with economic elitism' (but our future doesn't have to be)
Wages for middle and lower-income workers have stagnated for decades. Now, they potentially risk their lives to remain employed. Something's got to give.
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'Tough Times Call For Tough Measures': Hostility towards immigration law is hurting the fight for elites' credibility
These are tough times indeed. Yet in these times, The New York Times doesn't think President Trump should secure the U.S. border or enforce immigration laws. Some of the Time's reasonable readers disagree.
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Best of 2019: Immigration Reads You May Have Missed
The members of NumbersUSA's Media Standards Project have compiled a year-end list of what each of them consider to be noteworthy items that were valuable contributions to the immigration debate. Some of these you may have missed; and some you will want to re-read. Enjoy, and Happy New Year!
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Philip Ruckers Create Suckers
Beltway-gossip isn't the concern to NumbersUSA, but our Media Standards Program continues to fret over the ongoing transformation of journalism from a gritty pursuit of fact-gathering to the promotion of preferred narratives. This devolution has resulted in a loss of the public trust.
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43's 44% in 2004 - Zombie Exit Polling
Now that we are entering another presidential election cycle, the unfortunate recycling of dubious narratives is also beginning anew. The latest example is the Lazarushian claim that George W. Bush received 44% of the Hispanic vote in the 2004 election.
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La La Land
Immigration policy drives virtually all U.S. population growth, and has helped ensure housing prices have been rising faster than wages for some time now. Despite GDP growth, more and more people will find themselves unable to afford to become part of the ownership class in Los Angeles – merely a continuation of a long-cementing trend.
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'Too Damn High' (population growth driving rent & housing out of reach)
America has a population growth policy. Immigration laws are responsible for between 88% and 95% of U.S. population growth. America has a housing appreciation policy. Population growth results in higher housing costs. There's nothing more fundamental than housing, and every single American has a stake in this.