E-Verify. Hire Legal Workers. Stop Illegal Immigration.

By Jeremy Beck

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has a new campaign with a message to business owners: “You know you’re not supposed to hire illegal aliens. We’re enforcing the law across the board — all businesses in all industries.”

A humane immigration policy would consider these people

By Roy Beck

With Pope Leo XIV’s views on U.S. immigration policy subject to recent public interest, we are reposting these in hope that they will contribute to the public understanding of different approaches to a humane policy.

Rep. Elijah Crane and Sen. Jim Banks introduce bill to end chain migration

By Jeremy Beck

The Nuclear Family Priority Act to end extended-family chain migration has been introduced in both the House (H.R. 2705) and Senate (S. 1328) by Rep. Elijah Crane and Sen. Jim Banks, respectively. This is the first time since 2020 that the Senate has introduced a bill to end chain migration. The Nuclear Family Priority Act … Continued

What Is Unsustainable Population Growth?

By Eric Ruark

by Henry Barbaro One of the four pillars upon which NumbersUSA was built is the recommendations of the President’s Council on Sustainable Development, established by President Bill Clinton in 1993. In the executive summary of its final report, the Council stated that “reducing immigration levels is a necessary part of population stabilization and the drive … Continued

Sen. Grassley’s new E-Verify bill is a GREAT SOLUTION to our enforcement challenges

By Jeremy Beck

On Thursday, Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) introduced S. 1151, the Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act, to identify unauthorized workers and illegal aliens engaged in identity fraud and theft. The bill is one of NumbersUSA’s “Great Solutions” for fixing immigration policies in the 119th Congress.

Rep. Gosar introduces “Great Solutions” bill to stop government discounts on hiring foreign workers

By Jeremy Beck

On Tuesday, March 25, Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) introduced the Fairness for High-Skilled Americans Act (H.R. 2315) that would end the Optional Practical Training program (OPT) that gives U.S. employers a discount for NOT hiring American workers. The bill is one of NumbersUSA’s “Great Solutions” for fixing immigration policies in the 119th Congress.

Rusty Remedies and Sour Solutions  

By Eric Ruark

by Karen Shragg Dedicated to the living memory of the ever-wise Dr. Al Bartlett, physics professor University of Colorado Boulder. Math is exactly what the late great physics professor Al Bartlett tried to warn us about. From a laundry list of things he could have chosen, including our propensity for war, he said that the … Continued

Lower wages: a feature of immigration, not a bug (March 2025 edition)

By Jeremy Beck

National Public Radio’s annotated “fact check” of Trump’s address to Congress last week included this gem: “Increased immigration — both legal and illegal — has helped to grow the labor force in recent years. It has allowed employers to keep adding jobs at a rapid clip without putting much upward pressure on prices”.

E-Verify: the ultimate force multiplier

By Jeremy Beck

In his article for UnHeard, “The progressive case for Trump’s deportations,” Juan David Rojas says Democrats should follow the advice of the late Democratic icon Barbara Jordan, who said “For the [immigration] system to be credible, people actually have to be deported at the end of the process”.  But Rojas also offers another approach that is necessary … Continued