A House Democrats’ bill aimed at relieving the economic devastation of coronavirus is named the “Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act.” An appropriately short subtitle would be the “Take Foreign Workers First Act.” Embedded in the 1,119-pag…
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The U.S. economy is harmed by substantial amounts of money sent abroad in the form of remittances: Money that is earned but not spent in the United States. There are about 45 million foreign-born individuals currently living in the U.S. and roughly $1…
The White House announced that as we cope with the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic Americans should prepare for a scenario in which the country’s unemployment rate reaches 20 percent. The United States has not seen an unemployment rate that…
On March 16, the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged over 3,000 points – the worst drop in the index’s history aside from 1987’s Black Monday. The White House warned that the economy was inching dangerously close to recession as government autho…
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced last week that it will allot an additional 35,000 low- and semi-skilled work visas this year. The move was authorized by Congress, but that doesn’t make it good policy. H-2B visas — which grant …
Echoing a year-old story line, National Public Radio (NPR) announced over the weekend that Canada is “winning the war for global tech talent,” and that U.S. immigration policy is to blame. According to NPR, Canada’s streamlined visa program attracted s…
While some Americans focused on Tuesday night’s Democratic debate – during which immigration, along with numerous other issues, was not discussed at any length – Dr. Jill Biden’s remarks in Boone, Iowa, are no less noteworthy. On Tuesday, the wife of J…
The carnival industry, among others, is upset that Nancy Pelosi & Co. didn’t adopt a requirement doubling the number of low-skill work visas in 2020. But the show will most certainly go on. Dodging a straight-up vote to increase, Congress retained …
President Trump recently tweeted his disbelief that “@ATT keeps the management after yet another @CNN ratings dive. Nobody watching, NO CREDIBILITY! Maybe they should make changes at AT&T?” Presidential animus toward the cable news channel is nothi…