Trump’s immigration reset is lifting wages and forcing real economic reform

Politicians seek migrants for political power while new data reveals native-born Americans experiencing wage growth and employment gains under current immigration policies.

Chuck DeVore is a vice president with the Texas Public Policy Foundation, was elected to the California legislature, is a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel, and the author of the new book, "Crisis of the House Never United."

Ironically, Rep. Clarke’s desire for noncitizens to bolster Democrats’ political power echoes arguments made during the 1787 Constitutional Convention, when Southern delegates wanted slaves to count as a full person for purposes of representation in the U.S. House, while delegates from the North argued for slaves to not count at all. They compromised on three-fifths.