Economy

The 2020 Election Gives Pause to an Immigration Enthusiast

The former leader of an immigration advocacy group suggested this week that mass migration might not be such a glorious…

Remittances to Mexico Spike as Migration Slows

Despite a flattening immigration curve, Mexican immigrants in the United States are sending record amounts of money south of the…

Unemployment Rate Continues to Drop, But We Have a Long Way to Go

The United States economy is continuing to recover from massive job losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the…

The Scam of Federal Workforce Training Programs

An article headline in the tech industry magazine Dice Insights sounds like great news for unemployed or underemployed Americans –…

Foreign Work Visas Are Coming Back. But Why?

After months of being quashed by the coronavirus pandemic, “high-skilled” temporary work visas are creeping up again. From a low…

No Need To Look Abroad For Solutions to Real Labor Shortages

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) last week signed legislation which will clear the way for inmate firefighters to have their…

August Unemployment Numbers: The Guestworker Pause is Still Necessary

The Department of Labor released the unemployment report for the month of August, finding that the economy continues to improve,…

Report Urges U.S. to Cut Foreign Work Authorizations by 1.2 Million

Ahead of this week’s deadline for a federal review of work permit/visa programs, a new study calls for cutting the…

From Its Ivory Tower, Cato Throws More Fuel on the COVID Fire

Oddly oblivious to the burgeoning legions of unemployed Americans, the libertarian Cato Institute is touting a dozen proposals to accelerate…

As COVID-19 Exposes the Defects of Globalism, America Must Rediscover National Self-Reliance

The global COVID-19 pandemic – which originated in the Wuhan region of China, and which initially spread in large part…