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The 2020 Election Gives Pause to an Immigration Enthusiast

Bob Dane — Wed, 11 Nov 2020 00:37:22 +0000

The former leader of an immigration advocacy group suggested this week that mass migration might not be such a glorious blessing to the U.S. after all. Instead of jumping on Joe Biden’s open-borders bandwagon, Demetrios Papademetriou, president emeritus of the Migration Policy Institute (MPI), cautioned America to “be careful about how much immigration we need.” [...]

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Analyzing FY2021’s H-1B Workers

Preston Huennekens — Thu, 02 Apr 2020 14:20:19 +0000

For the first time in the program’s history, employers registered for the H-1B annual lottery online. Because there is always more interest than there are visas, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) distributes them through a random lottery with results announced on March 31 and April 1. USCIS released information detailing the characteristics of the [...]

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A New Approach is Needed for a Reshaped Economy and Workforce

Jennifer G. Hickey — Tue, 31 Mar 2020 17:48:34 +0000

The Labor Department reported on Thursday that a record-breaking 3.3 million initial unemployment insurance claims had been filed last week, a staggering and sobering statistic which underscored the devastating impact the coronavirus pandemic has already had on the American workforce. In the short-term, it is certain to get worse before it gets better. According to estimates [...]

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With 20 Percent Unemployment a Possibility, the Government Must Consider Immigration Cuts

Preston Huennekens — Thu, 19 Mar 2020 14:58:38 +0000

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 high since the Great Depression, when unemployment approached 25 percent in 1933. Before the [...]

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Economic Circumstances Demand Less Guestworkers

Preston Huennekens — Tue, 17 Mar 2020 17:12:19 +0000

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 authorities cautioned Americans to avoid bars, restaurants, and public places. Consumer spending on goods and [...]

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Paychecks Are Up, But Mass Immigration Drives Prosperity Down

Bob Dane — Wed, 22 Jan 2020 12:57:51 +0000

In the midst of a booming U.S. economy, the debate over wages is revving. And immigration policy is one of the drivers. President Donald Trump on Sunday declared that “wages for the bottom 10 percent are rising faster than for the top 10 percent.” Earlier this month, a FAIR commentary cited the salutatory effect that [...]

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