Category Archives: Labor
As Illegal Immigration Declines, Employers Forced to Raise Wages
A new Center for Migration Studies (CMS) report showed that between 2010 and 2016, illegal immigration [...]
Despite Wall Street Applause, January BLS Reflects Lingering Wage Woes
Wall Street hailed the January 2018 Bureau of Labor Statistics report as a big winner. [...]
Senate Introduces Bill Intended to Displace U.S. Tech Workers
In one of his final official acts before retiring, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) introduced the [...]
Trump, Congress Ignore Unsustainable Population Growth, Environmental Consequences
In the State of the Union address, President Trump proposed a four-pillar immigration plan that [...]
Interview with Tech Worker and Congressional Candidate Craig DiAngelo
Craig DiAngelo caught the nation’s attention when he was interviewed last year on 60 Minutes [...]
Overpopulation Driving California’s Affordable Housing Crisis
For months, Sacramento has wrung its hands over California’s affordable housing shortage. Print media has [...]
Both Parties May Prove Open Border Advocates as DACA Debate Looms
In October of 2013, House Republicans refused to compromise on raising the debt ceiling which [...]
MLK Day and the State of the Promise
It is important to reflect on our history as we enter times of great turmoil. [...]
Dizzying Days in DC as DACA Talks Dominate
Takeaways from President Trump’s January 9 meeting with Congress on deferred action for childhood arrivals [...]
John Michael Greer Gives His Take On The State of Our Union
Join us for a riveting podcast where we discuss a broad range of topics [...]
Record Immigration Means More Job Competition for Americans
A new report that drew from Census Bureau and Department of Homeland Security data found [...]
Gutierrez Duplicitous on DACA
There is a joke that goes, “how can you tell when a politician is lying? [...]
Long Haul Trucker Describes America’s Decline: Excess Development and Immigration
Finn Murphy offers us a striking example of a unique person cutting his own deal [...]
Physicians, Residents and Foreigners Oh My!
I was catching up on reading a stack of newspapers that had piled up while [...]
Economic Growth Fueled By Continued Massive Immigration Equals Certain Eventual Disaster
As Kevin Lynn’s 11/7 op ed entitled “Citizenship for Sale with EB5 Visa” tells us, [...]
Citizenship For Sale with EB-5 Visa
The American visa system is a complex beast, built seemingly to confuse American and immigrant [...]
A Tale of Two Californias, and Our Immigration System
In a recent conference on the economic state of California, historian and commentator Victor Davis [...]
Immigration Deja Vu
In 1990, a bipartisan commission was formed in Congress in order to critically address our [...]
On Immigration & Citizenship
I read with great interest an article in the October Harper’s entitled A Sport And [...]
It’s Time to R.A.I.S.E. The Stakes With DACA
Immigration in the United States is a difficult issue to address both politically and emotionally. [...]
Automation is a Grim Reminder of America’s Looming Labor Crisis
Someone I met recently told me about his recent conversations with some senior McDonald’s Corporation officials [...]
Interview: Dr. Ron Hira on the H1-B Visa Program
I had the distinct pleasure of sitting down with Dr. Ron Hira, associate professor of [...]
Don’t Wall Us In
Ever since Donald Trump announced his presidential run in 2015, he has promised his supporters [...]
Will The RAISE Act Raise Employment Prospects
Over the weekend the employment numbers for August were released; 156,000 jobs added might be [...]
Mall Sprawl Paves Away Wildlife
It has become a more common sight every year. Husks of retail giants, the likes [...]
Coffee House Clash Boils Over Into Underlying Immigration Issues
Last week the Los Angeles Times covered a story on a neighborhood known as Boyle [...]
General Motors CEO calls for more American STEM workers, coders
The city of Detroit, Michigan was once seen as a beacon of American industry for [...]
IT Workers Stage “You’re Fired” Protest Outside the Whitehouse
This Monday we attended the “You’re Fired!” protest outside of the White House in Washington [...]
Living in L.A. and Homeless
An article was recently published in the Los Angeles Times titled “L.A. County Homelessness Soars.” [...]