Project for Immigration Reform
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- What the Laken Riley Act Does Against Illegal and Legal Immigration
The Laken Riley Act represents a bold step toward accountability in immigration enforcement of both illegal and legal U.S. entrants.
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Salesforce Betrays America – The Dark Side of the “Indian Era”
Salesforce disinvested in the U.S. workforce that built it into a global powerhouse and enabled it to soar above its competition.
How President Trump Can Carryout His Mass Deportation Agenda
[This is a synopsis of a two hour podcast. To see the podcast, click on this link.] With Donald Trump’s inauguration a little over two months away, the time is nigh to discuss the practical measures that will need to be taken to implement his mass deportation agenda. [...]
Class of 2024 Computer Science Grads Face Trouble? Why?
Today’s story deals with the tough job market for American computer science graduates. One recent graduate from the Catholic University of America, Ben Riesett told the Wall Street Journal, that the “the truth is, when you start looking right now, it’s impossible to get hired.” The story points [...]
Legal Immmigration
- Will The Ballot Box Save American Workers from The Globalists?
Founder’s Corner Dear First Name: From time to time I enjoy indulging in a rant about the cult of neoliberalism. Specifically, I like to point out it’s an extreme libertarian ideology that leads to the impoverishment of the productive classes — wage ... - Wish List: Pro-U.S. Tech Worker H-1B Visa
Polling shows that 72 percent of likely voters think the country is headed in the wrong direction. No other conclusion could possibly be reached. Inflation is up 8.5 percent since March 2021. At the pump, AAA calculates that the average ... - America Last Rolls on; New Batch of H-1B Workers Arriving Soon
On April 1, employers will learn which among them will gain access to H-1B visas, and also the total number of visas each will be awarded. Now entering its fourth decade of aggressively displacing qualified U.S. tech workers, and often ... - Why Won’t The Senate Discuss Restricting Immigration?
Founder’s Corner Dear All, On Tuesday, Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA), chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and Border Safety, held a hearing to “examine the challenges immigrants face in seeking lawful permanent resident status, and the need to overhaul and ... - New Legislation Has Familiar Goal: Displacing U.S. Tech Workers
Like all America, Capitol Hill is focused on Russia’s invasion of the Ukraine and watching the continuous updates with apprehension. But even though Congress’ attention is diverted, its dreary business which often includes American worker displacement continues. Last week, Iowa Republican ...
Labor
- 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 public policy at Howard University, author and expert on the H-1B visa program. His recent book, Outsourcing America, examines the economic and policy implications of ... - Don’t Wall Us In
Ever since Donald Trump announced his presidential run in 2015, he has promised his supporters a “big, beautiful wall” stretching the border of the United States and Mexico, as a means to stop illegal immigrants from entering the country. He ... - Will The RAISE Act Raise Employment Prospects
Over the weekend the employment numbers for August were released; 156,000 jobs added might be okay if we are grading on a curve, but we are not. Despite the hyperbole that accompanied the release, 156,000 jobs (a number that will ... - Mall Sprawl Paves Away Wildlife
It has become a more common sight every year. Husks of retail giants, the likes of Sears, Kmart, JC Penney, and Macy’s appear scattered across the landscape like Elephant Graveyards. Yet with every retail store shuttered, it seems that another comes ... - Coffee House Clash Boils Over Into Underlying Immigration Issues
Last week the Los Angeles Times covered a story on a neighborhood known as Boyle Heights in Los Angeles that is as alarming as it is ironic. The crux of the story entitled Vandal Targets Coffee Shop at Center of ...
Illegal Immigration
- Who Needs Congress? DC’s New Normal
In a late Friday afternoon announcement, the Department of Homeland Security expanded the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, STEM, Optional Practical Training, STEM OPT. Now, F-1 student visa OPT candidates can have degrees in bioenergy, general forestry, forest resources production ... - Immigration Policy is Forcing Us To Ask, What Are People For?
Executive Director’s Corner Dear All: This is our first newsletter of the new year, so, I wish you all a very happy and prosperous one! For those concerned about unbridled immigration and its impact on population growth, and our ability to care for ... - Mayorkas: From Border Calamity to Subverting U.S. Labor Market
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas isn’t content with criminally and unconstitutionally throwing open the Southwest border to all comers, disrupting the lives of border state residents and putting Americans at risk of hostile enemy attacks. Doubling down on ... - Wage Theft – The Usual Suspects
Founder’s Corner Dear All: Last week, the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) released a damning report that HCL Technologies, one of the largest Indian IT outsourcing firms, “appears to be stealing at least $95 million per year in wages from its H-1B employees.” HCL Technologies ... - Caught! Wage Thieves Abusing Employment Visa Holders
Economic Policy Institute analysts Ron Hira, a Howard University associate professor, and his colleague Daniel Costa, EPI’s director of U.S. immigration law, international labor migration, farm labor and a forced migration specialist, recently published their research study titled “New Evidence ...
