Labor Market
Trump’s $100,000 H1-B visa fee could push jobs to other countries
In December 2024, a battle erupted between the tech right and the nativist right over the H-1B visa program, which allows American employers to hire foreign workers in specialty fields. When President-elect Donald Trump…
AI art in ‘Call of Duty’ leads Ro Khanna to call for more regulation
Rep. Ro Khanna (D–Calif.) called for regulation that would stop companies from replacing workers with AI on Friday, following denunciations of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 for featuring AI-generated art. The constituency of…
California’s $20 fast food minimum wage eliminated jobs
In 2023, California passed a law requiring a $20 per hour minimum wage for all fast-food restaurants with more than 60 locations nationwide. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom portrayed the union-supported law as pro-worker, saying…
Trump’s immigration crackdown is causing labor shortage
The Trump administration's immigration crackdown is making it harder for American farms to find seasonal workers and putting the nation's food supply chain at risk. But don't take my word for it. Ask the Trump…
Bureau of Labor Statistics data is not needed for the U.S. economy to function
The government shutdown has thus far had no effect on 74 percent of federal spending, but it has led to the furloughing of more than 2,000 of the 2,321 employees working at the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and delayed the…
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