By Jeremy Beck
“Ponzi demography also turns to immigration for additional population growth in order to boost companies’ profits. The standard slogan in this instance is “the country urgently needs increased immigration,” even when immigration may already be at record levels…” – Joseph Chamie, demographer In arguing for increased immigration because “the U.S. isn’t growing as fast as … Continued
By Jeremy Beck
As Lisa Venus covers in her blog about President Biden’s pledge to resettle 100,000 Ukrainian refugees in the United States, our famous “gumballs” video demonstrates that our immigration policy is not, and can never be, a solution for the millions of displaced people around the world, or for the billions of people living in poverty. … Continued
By Jeremy Beck
[W]hat is the point of a left party that cannot command the loyalty of the working class and therefore plausibly claim to represent its interests?”- Ruy Teixeira DHS Secretary Mayorkas will expand the H-2B visa program by 35,000. “This preemptive move by Mayorkas lets seasonal employers off the hook from recruiting Americans by offering better … Continued
By Jeremy Beck
Should we magically manage to employ all existing residents and then all those extra babies and extra immigrants many politicians tell us we should have, what happens when they, too, reach retirement age? We then have the same problem we were trying to solve, except now it is even bigger. This is how Ponzi schemes … Continued
By Jeremy Beck
A few days after the Twitter Spaces event “How Does Immigration Benefit Black Americans” trended #1 on the social media site, Pamela Denise Long hosted Roy Beck for two sessions to discuss his book Back of the Hiring Line: A 200-year history of immigration surges, employer bias, and the depression of Black wealth. The two … Continued
By Jeremy Beck
A few days after the Twitter Spaces event “How Does Immigration Benefit Black Americans” trended #1 on the social media site, Pamela Denise Long hosted Roy Beck for two sessions to discuss his book Back of the Hiring Line: A 200-year history of immigration surges, employer bias, and the depression of Black wealth. The two … Continued
By Jeremy Beck
Who Said It? “Slower population growth, including less legal immigration and stopping illegal immigration, would reduce pressures on the environment and the depletion of resources as well as gain time to find solutions to the nation’s problems.” A) Former director of the U.N. Population Division Joseph Chamie? OrB) Fox News host Tucker Carlson? The … Continued
By Jeremy Beck
Who Said It? “Slower population growth, including less legal immigration and stopping illegal immigration, would reduce pressures on the environment and the depletion of resources as well as gain time to find solutions to the nation’s problems.” A) Former director of the U.N. Population Division Joseph Chamie? OrB) Fox News host Tucker Carlson? The … Continued
By Jeremy Beck
Stop me if you’ve heard that immigration has no effect (or minimal effect) on wages. Yes, the last half century of mass immigration coincides with the stagnation of real wages for most workers, but you’ve no doubt read or heard that the two aren’t related. Increasing the supply of labor, we’re told, just doesn’t lower … Continued
