House resolves: Harris’ “root causes” border strategy is a failure
By Jeremy Beck
Six House Democrats joined 214 Republicans to pass a non-binding resolution declaring Vice President Harris’ “root causes” policy a failure.
Author: Jeremy Beck
Trump doubles down on Immigration and “Black Jobs”
By Jeremy Beck
Given the economics of the migrant crisis, Jackson says Black males perceive that “that illegal mass immigration of illegal immigrants in their community is so that they can swap out Black people for brown. They believe that they’re put there deliberately to take those jobs – low-industry, low-skill jobs that are historically held by African-American males.”
J.D. Vance gets an “A” from NumbersUSA; echoes Barbara Jordan in convention speech
By Jeremy Beck
In his acceptance speech Wednesday night at the Republican National Convention, Vance sounded a whole lot like the late Democrat Barbara Jordan.
Harris’ Immigration Grade: 1% (F-minus); lower than Biden’s
By Jeremy Beck
Kamala Harris’ NumbersUSA grade during her time in Congress was 1 percent. By comparison, Joe Biden’s Congressional Grade Card was 27% and J.D. Vance’s is 90% (Trump did not serve in Congress). Click on the links to view their full Grade Cards. NumbersUSA issues a grade for every member of Congress based on their support … Continued
Texas needs E-Verify to curb illegal immigration; protect habitat
By Jeremy Beck
The following are excerpts from Leon Kolankiewicz’s oped, “Texas needn’t choose between protecting the environment and securing the border,” in the Austin American-Statesman, July 9, 2024:
Three bad ideas: the political class strikes out
By Jeremy Beck
Trump’s proposal would transform universities into visa mills whose business model would be selling not education but green cards. American students would face higher tuition and fewer slots as the American higher education system transforms itself into a global marketplace for U.S. citizenship. Instead, Congress should be ending policies like the Optional Practical Training Program that gives employers discounts for hiring foreign grads over Americans.
Schools overwhelmed by border crisis
By Jeremy Beck
The huge spike in inadmissible children entering the U.S. unaccompanied (UC) or as part of a family unit (FMUA) is overwhelming school systems in receiving communities.
“Love Hurts,” a NumbersUSA report about the loss of rural land and habitat in North Carolina
By Jeremy Beck
Our North Carolina report continues the secondary-migration theme of our Idaho study. Americans are leaving states with high immigration-driven population growth.
Amnesty and Indifference
By Jeremy Beck
If Mayor Adams took a tour of U.S. communities with low levels of immigration, he’d find American teenagers working as lifeguards. Employers who offer competitive wages and flexible hours to teens find a willing workforce. Increases in low-wage immigrant employment, on the other hand, has been found to decrease work for teens.