Acosta Promises Crackdown on Visa Fraud

Department of Labor Alexander Acosta has promised a a crackdown on fraud in the H programs for visas. These include H-1B (skilled visas), H-2A (farm workers), and H-2B (non-farm, non-skilled workers). In a press release he stated, "We will enforce vigorously those laws, including heightened use of criminal referrals."

CEOs Support Amnesty

More than 100 CEOs of U.S. companies have urged Congress to pass an amnesty for illegal aliens in the DACA category. In a letter to House and Senate leaders, the CEOs stated that failure to legislate this amnesty would "[create] an impending crisis for workforces across the country." Critics charge that the "crisis" they far is less access to cheap labor.  

One in Five U.S. Births to Immigrant Mothers

The Center for Immigration Studies recently did a report on the birth rates of legal and illegal immigrants. Below are some of the findings of the report. In 2014, one in five births (791,000) in the United States was to an immigrant mother (legal or illegal). Our best estimate is that legal immigrants accounted for 12.4 percent (494,000) of all births, and illegal immigrants accounted for 7.5 percent (297,000). The 297,000 births per year to illegal immigrants is larger than the total number of births in any state other than California and Texas. It is also larger than the total number of births in 16 states plus the District of Columbia, combined. The estimated 28,000 births to illegal immigrants in just the Los Angeles metro area is larger than the total number of births in 14 states and the District of Columbia. Among the native-born, a large share of new mothers (42 percent) are either uninsured or on Medicaid. The rate is even higher among new mothers who are legal immigrants (47 percent) and higher still for new mothers who are in the United States illegally (67 percent). Almost all of these births are likely paid for by taxpayers. Read more at cis.org

Trump Sends Mixed Message

In his State of the Union Address President Trump made a powerful case for the need to stop illegal immigration. He stated that this a "moral duty" and added that “no issue better illustrates the divide between America’s working class and America’s political class. Wealthy politicians and donors push for open borders while living their lives behind walls and gates and guards.” Unfortunately, the president undercut his message for immigration reform by departing from his prepared text and stating that he would like to admit legal immigrants in "the largest numbers ever." Currently we have the highest sustained level of legal immigration in our history. Previously Trump had called for cuts in legal immigration. He rightly noted that illegal immigration depresses wages and imposes a fiscal burden on taxpayers. Excessive legal immigration does the same thing. Read more at latimes.com

1.5 Million More Illegal Aliens Projected

At the current rate of illegal border crossings and visa overstays, the current population of illegal aliens in the U.S.--now estimated at 11 million--will grow by 1.5 million by the end of the year. This projection suggests that illegal immigration is headed back toward its high levels of twenty years ago, Read more at breitbart.com  

Abrams: Demography Shifts Red to Blue

Failed candidate for governor of Georgia Stacey Abrams says that the changing demographics brought about by mass immigration will change conservative red sates, like Georgia, to liberal blue states. Other prominent Democrats such as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Hillary Clinton have expressed similar hopes. Read more at breitbart.com 

Immigration Harms Unskilled Workers

The Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) published a report showing that mass immigration harms Americans at the lower end of the social and economic...

New York Outlaws ‘Illegal Alien’

New York City has passed a law making it illegal for New Yorkers to refer to illegal aliens as "illegal aliens"--if the person expressing...

Ag Bill Moving in House

The House is now considering Rep. Zoe Lofgren’s (D-CA) “Farm Workforce Modernization Act.” The bill provide amnesty to categories of illegal aliens now working...

Diversity Kills Democracy

Columnist Ilana Mercer affirms that excessive diversity brought about mass immigration is a threat to democracy and nationhood. Diversity is not a strength, she...