In immigration votes this week, we began to see which Senators feel their constituents want protections for American workers, and which ones are on the fence voting for American workers some of the time and against them others.
Human trafficking continues because the U.S. government refuses to take adequate steps to combat illegal immigration. Amnesty will only encourage more of the same. Border security and interior enforcement -- not lip service to the "rule of law" -- are necessary to end this scourge.
A Houston, Texas woman pleaded guilty to arranging at least 40 sham marriages so that foreign nationals could obtain U.S. green cards. Almost 100 others were charged in the scheme.
Andrew R. Arthur, Resident Fellow in Law and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies, has looked at Joe Biden's immigration agenda and estimates that Biden's promise of amnesty and non-enforcement of immigration law could result in "millions — if not tens of millions — of aliens [who] will remain in and/or enter the United States illegally and stay forever."
Celebrity Vox journalist Matthew Yglesias released his book One Billion Americans: The Case for Thinking Bigger today. While few expected meticulous research and cogent arguments from Yglesias on this topic, he outdoes himself here. His book may turn out to be the best case anyone on the left has made for immigration reduction in years.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement this week announced the results of an operation targeting criminal aliens. More than 2,000 at-large foreign nationals were arrested, many for serious crimes.
The Center for Immigration Studies analyzed July 2020 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It found an improved employment situation for both U.S.-born and immigrant workers. It did not find any need to admit more foreign workers into the U.S. as unemployment rates remain well above pre-COVID-19 levels.
Americans are constantly hearing that there is a shortage of doctors in the U.S. There's a bi-partisan push in Congress to bring in even more foreign doctors because COVID-19 has made it worse, so the argument goes. None of this is true. The reality is there are not enough opportunities for American doctors, too many of who are unable to practice in their own country.