The Obama Administration continues to work towards reaching its goal of accepting 10,000 Syrian refugees before the end of the fiscal year, but a top U.N official said last week that most of those fleeing Syria are not refugees at all. Michael Møller, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, said most Syrians are fleeing to pursue educational opportunities.
Earlier this month, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review's editorial board said the surge of Central American children across the southern border and the Obama Administration's efforts to classify the illegal border crossers as "refugees" amounts to nothing more than an amnesty for illegal aliens.
The American middle class shrunk in 90% of 229 metros across the nation between 2000 and 2014, according to a report released this week by the Pew Research Center. In half of the metros, more Americans moved from the middle-income tier to the lower-income tier than from the middle-income tier to the upper-income tier.
H.R. 5224, the Criminal Alien Deportation Enforcement Act, would prohibit the issuance of visas to countries that refuse to repatriate deported aliens. Approximately 384,000 foreign nationals enter the country each year, across multiple visa categories, from recalcitrant countries.
The McClatchy Company, which owns around 30 newspapers in the U.S., has signed a contract with Wipro, an India-based IT provider, and will be following the trend of laying off around 150 American IT employees, after they have completed training their foreign replacements.
Margo Walsh, CEO of MaineWorks, has found a way to fill jobs with unemployed Americans instead of relying on foreign workers. Walsh’s firm promotes the hiring of convicted felons into jobs in construction, landscaping, and property maintenance; jobs that many companies would like to fill with H-2B visa holders and other foreign workers.
The Center for Immigration Studies released a new study showing that households headed by an immigrant uses on average around $6,234 in welfare benefits, a 41% increase compared to households headed by a native. The study used information from the Census Bureau's 2012 Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP), which is a survey used by the government that provides the most accurate picture of welfare utilization.
The American Action Forum, an organization closely aligned with the Republican National Committee, on May 5 released a “study” authored by Ben Gitis and Jacqueline Varas.
Pres. Obama’s 2017 proposed budget includes $1.3 billion in benefits for unaccompanied children who illegally cross the U.S. border. Around 75,000 minors are expected to cross this year, meaning $17, 613 would be set aside for each UAC while the average Social Security benefit is only $14,772.
