By Roy Beck
Much of the country’s attention for several months has been focused on the disproportionate joblessness, low incomes, poverty and overall economic inequality that beset Black Americans. Lots of politicians are attempting to at least sound like they want to do something. But very few seem to realize that tight-labor conditions during that time helped all … Continued
Pres. Trump named Amy Coney Barrett as his nominee to the Supreme Court to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg. As a federal judge, Barrett has ruled on a couple immigration-related cases. The Supreme Court’s role on immigration has intensified due to significant changes made to immigration policy through executive action by former Pres. Obama and now … Continued
By Christy Shaw
Jonah Goldberg asks and answers his own question: So why would I enjoy it if Hispanics voted decisively for Trump? Because it would make some people look like idiots and force pretty much everyone to re-think their locked-in positions on not just immigration, but identity politics in general. I agree with him, at least what … Continued
By Roy Beck
Much of the country’s attention this summer has been focused on the disproportionate joblessness, low incomes, poverty and overall economic inequality that besets Black Americans. Lots of politicians are attempting to at least sound like they want to do something. But very few seem to realize that tight-labor conditions during that time helped all Americans … Continued
By Andrew Good
Yesterday, The Associated Press published yet another immigration story with the business lobbyist-preferred “worker shortage” frame for their coverage: “Ahead of Kentucky Derby, worker shortage looms for trainers” (headline by ABC News). As usual, the narrative being serviced is that the American carnage we need to fear is that which results from any lack or … Continued
By Christy Shaw
See any correlation between stronger immigration controls in Latin American and tighter restrictions and enforcement in the United States? I do. Andrew Selee, President of The Migration Policy Institute, writing at migrationpolicy.org, discusses how migration trends are changing in the Caribbean and Latin America. Acknowledging that the United States has long been an overshadowing destination … Continued
The Democratic Party approved its Party Platform during its national convention this week, and while some Democrats complained that it didn’t go far enough in embracing a more open-borders agenda, there’s not much to like for supporters of reduced immigration. THE BAD – Increased legal immigration, mass amnesty, and less enforcement One line on the … Continued
In picking Sen. Kamala Harris of California to complete his ticket, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has made two groups very happy – Wall St. and Silicon Valley. If her voting record on immigration is any indication, Sen. Harris will aggressively advocate for the Biden-Sanders ‘Unity Plan’ – a list of policy recommendations that … Continued
By Jeremy Beck
NumbersUSA’s Jeremy Beck (Media Standards Director), Grant Newman (Government Relations Chief of Staff), and Rob Harding (Sustainability Communications Manager) discuss John Oliver’s segment on legal immigration. JEREMY: So John Oliver dedicated one of his popular monologues to legal immigration. He broke down the legal system for immigrants and non-immigrants. What did you think? GRANT: I … Continued
