American Thinker – With millions of Americans un- or underemployed, it’s difficult to see how any political party that’s looking out for the folks would want to import more people. America doesn’t seem to be able to provide jobs for the people already here. Yet, importing more people to compete for jobs in a stagnant […]
Senate Immigration Bill Would Remake America’s Workforce At All Levels
July 12, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Seattle Times – Under current law, around 1 million people get green cards granting permanent U.S. residence each year. That would rise to between 1.5 million to 1.7 million annually under the Senate bill within about five years of enactment, the Migration Policy Institute estimates. But those figures don’t count people coming to the U.S. […]
Immigration Reform and Your Wages
July 8, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Intelligencer Journal – A large, sustained new influx of low-wage workers may put downward pressure on wages across the board. And the outlook may be particularly grim for low-skilled workers, who have already been hammered the hardest by our recent economic troubles. “It is no secret that the employment picture for low-skilled workers is abysmal,” […]
Immigrants Account For All Job Gains Since 2000: Native-Born Workers’ Employment Has Fallen
July 5, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Washington Times – Immigrants — both legal and illegal — have accounted for all of the job gains in the U.S. labor market since 2000, according to a report that highlights the stiff competition for jobs in a tight economy as Congress debates adding more workers to the mix. The Center for Immigration Studies report […]
CBO Figures Show American Wages Will Drop Under Senate Immigration Bill
June 20, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Fox News – Analysis by the Congressional Budget Office projects that, if the Senate immigration reform bill passes, the influx of new immigrants would have the effect of bringing down the average wage. “The wages of U.S. workers — which should be growing — will instead decline,” said Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL). “It would be […]
Feds Seize 7-Eleven Stores in Immigration Raids
June 18, 2013 By Leave a Comment
New York Times – Federal authorities seized 14 7-Eleven stores on Long Island and in Virginia early Monday, arresting nine owners and managers and charging them with harboring and hiring illegal immigrants and paying them using sham Social Security numbers. ICE agents and federal prosecutors in Brooklyn are also investigating 40 other 7-Eleven franchises in […]
