The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) has a new report examining the free-fall in Department of Labor (DOL) investigations into farmworker abuse, which dropped to a record low of 879. 879 closed cases when hundreds of thousands of H-2A employees are working every year. This continues the trend of “see no evil, hear no evil” of the Trump Administration, when only 1,036 cases were closed annually.
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 vast numbers of foreign workers to fill the gaps.
The Democratic Party platform proclaims promises to "protect wildlife habitats and biodiversity...by conserving 30 percent of our lands and waters by 2030." But anyone familiar with NumbersUSA's sprawl studies understands that promise is undercut by immigration-driven population growth.
The New York Times is really digging deep to slap a sunny narrative on the state of emergency in New York City due to the border crisis. What they have come up with is the “great development” that migrant women desperate for work are joining the dangerous construction industry.
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine is tweeting openly about how important it is to hire foreign workers to take Ohio jobs. He’s doing so while hailing a think tank’s report pitching state-based visa programs.
Habitat loss, despite mitigation efforts, is an inevitable result of adding more than 3 million people per year.
A weekend of civil discourse and engagement in the state that has arguably experienced the impact of immigration-driven population growth more than any other.
NumbersUSA, a single-issue organization, has no position on Biden's climate plan, but adding 20-30 million more consumers over the next decade won't reduce emissions. His policies are at odds with one another.
Environmental language guides may be well-meaning, but they won't stop habitat destruction. A moderated immigration policy, however, would be a necessary (if insufficient) step towards protecting wildlife habitat and corridors.
According to a new analysis of Census Bureau data compiled by the Center for Immigration Studies, immigration has been the leading factor in U.S. population growth in recent years due to astronomically high levels of illegal immigration and a slight decline in native birthrates.