The real labor crisis? Too many visas, not too few workers

The real labor crisis? Too many visas, not too few workers

After two generations of record-breaking immigration, we’re still flooding the labor market with millions of foreign students and visa workers — gutting entire industries and boxing Americans out of their own economy. On what planet does this country need more foreign labor? Last week, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced it had selected 120,141 H-1B visa applicants in its random annual lottery for fiscal year 2026. While the num…

India's 'partnership' leads to quiet displacement of U.S. professionals * WorldNetDaily * by Amanda Bartolotta

For years, the United States has been told of a critical labor shortage, particularly in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, which necessitated expanded foreign hiring. U.S. policymakers, corporations and academic institutions have promoted the narrative that India possessed a surplus of skilled talent essential to meet projected labor shortages in the United States. This claim, that America lacked sufficient STEM professionals and…

Solving your farm labor woes remains a work in progress

Finding good, reliable and legal workers that you can trust with your cows or driving your sophisticated farm equipment remains a challenge from coast to coast and all parts in between. The Trump administration and farm state Republicans and Democrats who serve in Congress realize it’s a problem, but why is it taking so long to solve? In short, it’s complicated. Decades ago, there were plenty of rural and even city kids eager to tackle jobs on f…