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History of the Border Surge

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  by  Jeremy Beck
Many of Biden's promises suggest he's ready to take us back to 2014. If the debate over legalization spurred the initial surge before the legal loopholes were well-known, what will happen now that the cat is out of the bag as far as how to game the system? I'm afraid we're going to find out.

Wouldn't it be something, though, if Biden shocked the world and charted a brand new course?

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Vanishing Elbow Room and Breathing Space: Crowds Flee to Northern Rockies from Packed, "Pandemicked" Cities

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  by  Leon Kolankiewicz
Life imitates art in in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, as U.S. population growth driven by immigration fuels rapid in-migration to the region. More people seek to escape densely settled urban areas, threatening vital wildlife habitats.

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Limiting Immigration is About Jobs and Opportunity, Something All Americans Care About

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  by  Christy Shaw

Before the election we mentioned polling data that showed Hispanic voters strongly favor (54%) immigration reductions. President Trump's strong showing with Hispanic voters seems to bear this out. Maybe D.C. talking heads will begin to understand voters across the board support immigration policies that put the interest of the American people first.

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Camarota: A 'Trump Effect' Has Slowed Immigration to the U.S.

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  by  Eric Ruark
Dr. Steven Camarota of the Center for Immigration Studies published a couple of articles this week at National Review. One on his findings that the growth of the foreign-born population in the U.S. has slowed, in large measure due to out-migration. The other on the improving employment situation for American workers.

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Encouraging Agency Action to Protect American Workers

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  by  Jared Culver

While unemployment in the United States remains high, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Department of Labor (DOL) have taken the novel step of actually moving to protect American jobs for American workers. It is novel because a review of past agency actions in prior Administrations will offer scant evidence that American workers and their interests were ever a consideration in policy making.

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A Debate Worth Having

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  by  Jeremy Beck
Short of industry titans suddenly deciding to put the interests of wage-earning Americans above the investment class, American workers have the right to appeal their government for an immigration policy that better serves their interests. But might there be something in there for industry as well? Micah Meadowcroft thinks so. A well-paid America, he argues, will be a more innovative America.

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For best times of Black economic advancement, look for periods of tight labor markets & low immigration

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  by  Roy Beck

Few politicians seem to realize that U.S. history -- especially from the 1940s and 1950s -- provides exhilarating evidence of how reducing immigration may be one of the most effective tools for advancing racial equality.

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