In October, Population Increases Outpaced Job Creation
President-elect Donald Trump’s repeated promises to create jobs, and bring unemployed and under-employed Americans back into the fold resonated strongly with disenfranchised... Read More
Good June Bureau of Labor Statistics Report – Except for the Fine Print
At first blush, the June Bureau of Labor Statistics report looked decent. Last month, the economy created 287,000 jobs. But analysts’ excitement... Read More
On Tax Day, IRS Commissioner Insults Unemployed American Workers
If there’s one thing a journalist on the immigration beat should never say it’s: “I’ve seen it all.” The very next day,... Read More
The Myth of Sustainable Growth
You hear about “sustainable growth” at city council meetings all over America. You hear how community leaders hire developers to create romantic... Read More
Calif. Wall of Debt Comes Tumbling Down
Reality Check: California is drowning in debt. As critics have long suspected, California’s rosy surplus budget reports were wishful thinking. Because they... Read More
Apparently in Some Parallel Universe L.A. Air is Too Clean, California’s Coast Too Undeveloped
Recent staff firings by the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) and the California Coastal Commission (CCC) suggest that the never-ending... Read More
Israel Worries about the Long-Term; U.S., Not so Much
Once again, Israel is showing that it has its citizens’ best interests at heart, and is willing to take action to prove... Read More
November BLS: Another Ho-Hummer
The November Bureau of Labor Statistics report is the latest in a seemingly never-ending series of ho-hummers that included some marginally good... Read More
A 20-Year Personal Perspective on Immigration in California
My first involvement in the illegal and legal immigration battle began in 1993 when I served as Chairman of the Santa Barbara... Read More
Morgan Stanley's Head of Emerging Markets Doesn’t Understand Numbers, Reality
The Wall Street Journal just can’t get enough of the ‘birth dearth’ …Or of immigrants…or of denouncing ‘anti-immigrant hysteria’ Last year, in... Read More