"...a compelling, albeit likely unintended, argument in favor of reducing immigration."

Catherine Rampell of The Washington Post, a reliable member of team "open borders" (vs. "worker power"), acknowledges that with the advancement of technology and automation (robots!), the U.S. is unlikely to create a lot of good, middle-class jobs for the two-thirds of American workers with less than a college degree:

"...it is risky to count on a supposed manufacturing comeback to power a jobs boom in the years ahead. Building more physical "things" in this country does not guarantee huge job growth, much less "bottom-up" job growth.

"That's true even if we invest in manufacturing the technologies of "the future," as Biden frames it. In fact, as the country transitions to electric vehicles, employment in the U.S. auto manufacturing industry is likely to shrink -- even if that EV manufacturing happens here in the United States. That's because electric cars, having fewer parts than conventional vehicles, will ultimately require less labor to produce."

In her blog for our website, Christy Shaw says Rampell makes "a compelling, albeit likely unintended, argument in favor of reducing immigration."

"The passing of mandatory E-Verify and reductions in legal immigration could have a positive impact to alleviate the saturation point of total workers (foreign and domestic) seeking the same jobs," Christy writes.

"And for those who still drink the Kool-Aid that Americans won't do those jobs, let's see how that holds up to the offer of higher wages and benefits reflective of a labor market that truly values the fruits of an American labor market tight enough to restore equilibrium to the employer-employee bargaining table."

Visit your action board to find new messages you can send to Congress, including a brand new message to Democrats, to bring us closer to the equilibrium Christy describes. You'll also find messages for Republicans, whom you can judge based on their support for one of these six immigration bills.

The ongoing sustained wave of immigration (averaging over a million new, permanent work permits every year; plus another roughly one million guest workers; plus more than one million more illegal workers) impacts job opportunities and wages up and down the economic ladder. Christy writes:

"Regardless of one's views on how to address the challenges of college degree surpluses and skills gaps, the question is, will employers invest first in hiring American workers? Or will they rush to fill these positions with foreign workers whose visas the employer controls and whose wages and benefits they can either set below market value or deny through the loophole of contractual work?"

Read the full blog here. And don't forget to keep the pressure on Congress.

Thank you for all that you do,

Jeremy