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New Lawsuit Alleges "Permanent Indentured Servitude" in Immigration Program

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  by  Jared Culver

A lawsuit was filed in Nevada this week alleging what is effectively a racket by ranchers conspiring to artificially deflate wages for both foreign and domestic shepherds. It is clear to anyone paying attention that the current framework for the agricultural guest worker program, H-2A, is not helping foreign or domestic workers, and at scale our temporary work programs are in fact suppressing wages and working conditions for workers to the sole benefit of employers.

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RSC Budget Advocates Immigration Policies that Put Americans First

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This year's RSC Budget champions truly common-sense reforms that could transform a failing immigration system designed to favor big business and the investor class into a national policy that defends working American citizens' and already present immigrants' safety and economic opportunity.

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Mich. Business Leaders Release 'Michigan Compact' in Support of Depressed Wages and More Jobless Americans

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Concerned about what they see as "divisive rhetoric" during an election year, business leaders across Michigan issued a statement last week stressing their support for the immigration policies which have stagnated wages and lead to more and more jobless Americans.

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Harvard/Tufts Study Makes Unsubstantiated Claims About Immigration and U.S. Health Care Costs

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  by  Eric Ruark

How to provide health care and how to pay for it is a contentious political issue in the United States. Immigration adds another dimension to the debate, especially when it comes to using tax payer money to fund health care services for illegal aliens. A recent article in a health journal says not to worry, immigration, even illegal immigration, provides a net benefit to the health care system. We take a look at how the article's authors came to this conclusion.

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Panel: Refugee Resettlement Program Burdens States, Leaves Little Recourse

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The Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) hosted a panel discussion this week focusing on the Refugee Resettlement Program and its impact on states and localities. Participants said that even if states withdraw from the program, the federal government pays private organizations to settle refugees in those states, generating the same costs for state taxpayers. The panel concluded refugee resettlement laws require thorough reform, especially since only a miniscule percentage of the refugees the United Nations wants to resettle face threats requiring their immediate removal.

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Major County Sheriffs Push for Stronger Immigration Enforcement

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The Major County Sheriffs' Association, representing counties with populations of 500,000 or more and 100 million Americans, sent a letter to DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson calling for better immigration enforcement. The letter, signed by the association's president Donny Youngblood, urges Johnson to enforce immigration laws, secure the border, and work with local law enforcement in enforcement efforts. The group met with Johnson via telephone earlier this month.

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Tenn. State Senator Drops In-State Tuition Bill for Illegal Aliens

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Tennessee state senator Todd Gardenhire, a first-term Republican from Chattanooga, withdrew legislation he sponsored that would have extended taxpayer subsidized in-state tuition to illegal aliens. Gardenshire said he doesn’t have enough support to get his bill through the Senate or House this year.

Taxpayer Burden

Most illegal aliens are unskilled or low-skilled. The Nobel Prize-winning, liberal economist Paul Krugman has written, "Unfortunately, low-skill immigrants don't pay enough taxes to cover the cost of the benefits they receive.” That means American taxpayers must heavily subsidize the costs of services to newcomers. The financial burden on taxpayers occurs in many ways, including those noted below.

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