Maine looks to migrant surge to remedy worker shortage
Maine Gov. Janet Mills and a state lawmaker from Somalia unveiled a proposal Friday that seeks to solve the state's severe labor shortage by tapping into its rapidly growing immigrant community. Maine has traditionally had one of the lowest immigrant populations in the country. According to the 2020 U.S. Census, only about 4% of the […]
Impeachment witnesses eviscerate Mayorkas for surge of crime, fentanyl deaths due to border crisis: ‘My family is broken’
On Thursday, a mother of two appeared before the House committee conducting an impeachment inquiry into Alejandro Mayorkas, eviscerating the Secretary of Homeland Security for failings in U.S. border security, brought on by a surge in crime and fentanyl trafficking. They shared personal tragedies. “On July 27, 2022, I heard the worst news any parent […]
Retail Sales Surge Higher Than Expected, Threatening to Ignite Inflation
U.S. shoppers eagerly reached for their wallets and credit cards in December, spending far more than expected, according to Commerce Department statistics on Wednesday. U.S. retail sales rose 0.6% from the previous month, well above expectations for a 0.2% increase. Compared to the previous year, sales increased by 4.8%. Sales of cars and trucks drove […]
Immigration Doesn’t ‘Really’ Impact People, Trump Caused Venezuelan Migrant Surge by Wrecking Venezuela
During Monday's broadcast of the Iowa caucuses on CBS, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) blamed former President Donald Trump, the 2024 Republican presidential candidate, for the surge in Venezuelan immigration, and said that “The reason is because it caused the chaos that happened in Venezuela and it caused so many people,” he said. Leave the […]