Category Archives: News

BLS Report Reflects Lower Average Wages: An Explanation

As the classic Johnny Mercer/ Harold Arlen tune goes, let’s “Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive.” The White [...]

Finally! U.S. Tech Workers’ Prospects Improving

In 2007, the Pittsburgh-based law firm Cohen & Grigsby hosted an immigration seminar in which [...]

Still Reeling from Maria, Puerto Rico Braces for Hurricane Season

Back in February, I returned to Puerto Rico, my home for many years, and the birthplace [...]

After Amnesty Defeat, Paul Ryan Prepares His Exit

In a fitting boot out the door, lame duck House Speaker Paul Ryan’s amnesty bill, [...]

California Gov. Brown Faces Reality Check

A few weeks ago, I turned down an all-expenses-paid invitation to attend a late summer [...]

California Gubernatorial Hopefuls Share Same Platform of Building More Housing

California’s six gubernatorial candidates – four Democrats and two Republicans – have one common platform: build [...]

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AP Orders Reporters: Stop Using ‘Chain Migration’

The establishment media has dramatically moved away from using precise language in its reporting of [...]

NAFTA 2.0 Poses Major Threats to U.S. Workers

The Mexican and Canadian governments are pushing the White House to step up the North [...]

All Eyes on Supreme Court, Trump v. Hawaii

Observing the Swamp during the last few weeks, one trend is clear: federal courts are [...]

Dismal March Labor Report Deflates Jobs Recovery Hype

The March Bureau of Labor Statistics report was a disappointment with the economy adding only 103,000 [...]

Alarming Environmental Report Disingenuously Dodges Overpopulation Link

“Disappearing Rivers,” a Center for American Progress-commissioned report, was introduced to a Washington, D.C. audience [...]

Dizzying Days in DC as DACA Talks Dominate

Takeaways from President Trump’s January 9 meeting with Congress on deferred action for childhood arrivals [...]

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Gutierrez Duplicitous on DACA

There is a joke that goes, “how can you tell when a politician is lying?  [...]

Al Franken Agrees – Social Media Companies are Utilities!

For a long time I lamented on the inability of government regulators to state the [...]

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E-Verify Bill Finds Victory in Committee

On October 25th, 2017 the House Judiciary Committee approved Rep. Lamar Smith’s (TX) Legal Workforce Act. [...]

Harvey in Houston Shows Climate Change Will Rock Us Like a Hurricane

The United States is facing one of the worst hurricane seasons it has had in [...]

General Motors CEO calls for more American STEM workers, coders

The city of Detroit, Michigan was once seen as a beacon of American industry for [...]

Living in L.A. and Homeless

An article was recently published in the Los Angeles Times titled “L.A. County Homelessness Soars.” [...]

How Can DC Mayor Think Sanctuary Behavior Is Not Hurting Citizen Safety?

Confusion reigns in DC starting at the top with the mayor as evidenced by the [...]

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Donald Trump: Here He Comes, Good And Bad!!??

Can there be any doubt that the most surprising event of 2016 was the election [...]

Los Angeles County’s Education Catch – 22

I read with little to no amusement an article in Monday’s Los Angeles Times entitled, [...]