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National Academy of Sciences report: Stats, Summaries, and Takes
The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) released an exhaustive report that finds immigration redistributes income and costs government billions of dollars every year.
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Fact Checking NPR Fact Check of Trump Immigration Speech
National Public Radio has a useful but flawed fact check of Donald Trump's immigration speech in Arizona last night. Here are five areas where the NPR fact checks and clarifications could use some of their own:
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Fact Checking AP Fact Check of Trump Speech
The Associated Press has a useful but flawed fact check of Donald Trump's immigration speech in Arizona last night. Here are four areas where the AP's fact checks or clarifications could use some of their own:
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New York Times: No H-2B expansion (expand H-2B!)
The New York Times' July 1 editorial, "Why Guest Workers Are Easily Exploited," was a belated but welcome criticism of the H-2B visa program from the Gray Lady (See NumbersUSA's H-2B coverage here).
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Another scathing report as the H-2B lobby pushes for expansion
Mother Jones details another scathing report about the H-2B guest worker program, this time from the National Guestworker Alliance.
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Big Biz & Big Ed Cash In On Student Visas
BuzzFeed News has another investigative triumph with "Making The Grades - How one California university faked students' scores, skated by immigration authorities -- and made a fortune in the process." by Molly Hensley-Clancy.
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Don't Alert the Press: Bipartisan agreement on immigration
Who says the age of bipartisanship is dead? Politico reports that Republican and Democrat lawmakers are coming together on an issue they can agree on: the critical shortage of low-wage workers in the United States.
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Yes, Rubio's immigration bill provided legal status and work permits for criminals
The debate over Marco Rubio's and Ted Cruz's immigration positions continued this week when Cruz accused Rubio of granting legal status to criminal illegal aliens through his Gang of 8 amnesty bill. Fact Check's Robert Farley looked into Cruz's claim, and his analysis has been picked up by several national media outlets.
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New Reporting on Size and Scope of Displacement and Exploitation in NonImmigrant Programs
The left-leaning BuzzFeed News and right-leaning Breitbart News are producing essential reporting about the little-known world of nonimmigrant guest worker programs.
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Different Guest Worker Programs, Same Outcome for American Workers: No Jobs
An investigative report on H-2 visa programs shows that the displacement of U.S. workers isn't limited to the tech industry but is a feature of guest worker programs for both high and low-wage workers.