U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims Fall to 2.4 Million
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New claims for unemployment benefits fell to 2.438 million last week, data from the Department of Labor showed Thursday.
That brings new unemployment claims, a proxy for layoffs, since the coronavirus pandemic began to claim jobs nine weeks ago to around 38.6 million.
Economists had been expecting around 2.4 million for weekly claims. The prior week was initially reported at just below 3 million and was revised down to 2.69 down.
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending May 9 were in Florida’s 48,222 and Georgia’s 14,420. The largest decrease in claims was in California, where claims dropped by 103,590. This was followed by Texas’ 102,382, Oklahoma’s 54,806, North Carolina’s 28,602, and Missouri’s 21,382.
Claims hit a record 6.87 million for the week of March 28. Each subsequent week has seen claims decline.
Continuing claims, those made after an initial application, rose for the week ended May 9 to just over 25 million, a new record high. Those are reported with a one-week lag. The week prior was 22.548. The jump is an indication that most of those who lost jobs in recent weeks have remained out of work.
The federal government has been shipping in an extra $600 a week to state unemployment benefits, making the program much more generous. Many workers can now earn more on unemployment than they did when they had a job. These super-sized benefits, however, are set to run out in July.
The government said the U.S. unemployment rate soared to 14.7 percent in April, the highest since the Great Depression.
The new claims numbers may be undercounting the toll the coronavirus and lockdowns have exacted on the U.S. labor market. Many states have ha problems processing the large amount of claims.
Report: Coronavirus crisis could leave tens of thousands of
Californians homeless
Homeless population
could grow by 19%
Boxer, Jerry Brown, Gavin Newsom – have effectively
destroyed California and they did it on purpose. They strive
to import as many illegal migrants as possible; they've
created and fostered the homelessness and let it fester.
California is now a socialist disaster and the further
destruction of the economy is just what they've
wanted. PATRICIA McCARTHY
"They will destroy America from within. The leftist
billionaires who orchestrate these plans are wealthy. Those tasked with
representing us in Congress will never be exposed to the cost of the invasion.
They have nothing but contempt for us who must endure the consequences of our
communities being intruded upon by gangs, drug dealers and human
traffickers. These people have no intention of becoming Americans;
like the Democrats who welcome them, they have contempt for us." PATRICIA
McCARTHY
"When we hear stories about the
homelessness in California and elsewhere, why don't we hear how illegal aliens
contribute to the problem? They take jobs and affordable housing,
yet instead of discouraging illegal aliens from breaking the law, politicians
encourage them to come by lavishing free stuff on them with confiscated dollars
from this and future generations." JACK HELLNER
Report: Coronavirus crisis could leave tens of thousands of
Californians homeless
Homeless population
could grow by 19%
It's a potentially
catastrophic spike for a state already grappling with massive numbers of people
living on the streets. Read on.
Pelosi is a ghastly creature. She
and her ilk – Feinstein,
Boxer, Jerry Brown, Gavin Newsom – have effectively
destroyed California and they did it on purpose. They strive
to import as many illegal migrants as possible; they've
created and fostered the homelessness and let it fester.
California is now a socialist disaster and the further
destruction of the economy is just what they've
wanted. PATRICIA McCARTHY
He
added, “Illegal immigration, in particular, drives down wages and inhibits
job opportunities for legal residents, while bringing more low-skilled,
low-wage workers to these states. In turn, this increases costs to state
and local governments, and discourages investment by businesses seeking a
skilled labor force and lower overhead.”
PAUL
BEDARD
"They will destroy America from within. The leftist
billionaires who orchestrate these plans are wealthy. Those tasked with
representing us in Congress will never be exposed to the cost of the invasion.
They have nothing but contempt for us who must endure the consequences of our
communities being intruded upon by gangs, drug dealers and human
traffickers. These people have no intention of becoming Americans;
like the Democrats who welcome them, they have contempt for us." PATRICIA
McCARTHY
San Francisco is a disaster about
which Nancy Pelosi she cares nothing. It is a city ravaged
by drug abuse, homelessness, rampant crime and all the other scourges
of leftism. She lives extravagantly in her gated
mansion. She lives a life of wealth and privilege in city
suffering a civilizational collapse created and orchestrated by
her own party. She revels
in it. She has become a near-billionairess by way of
politics of the most corrupt variety. She is indeed a cancer on
the body politic. PATRICIA McCARTHY
"When we hear stories about the
homelessness in California and elsewhere, why don't we hear how illegal aliens
contribute to the problem? They take jobs and affordable housing,
yet instead of discouraging illegal aliens from breaking the law, politicians
encourage them to come by lavishing free stuff on them with confiscated dollars
from this and future generations." JACK HELLNER
If, for the sake of argument,
25 million illegal aliens were given lawful status- and that number could be
much, much larger, we could wind up with more than 75 million minor children
being brought legally to the United States by this ill-conceived program, along
with their other parent.
Homeless rates soar as the
cost of housing increases as more foreigners come to the United States and seek
housing. The increased demand for apartments drives up the price of
housing even as jobs are lost and wages fail to keep up with increased costs of
housing.
For Dems to Succeed, Americans Must Fail
Inside the Left's morbid agenda
to destroy America's middle class.
May 19, 2020
Michael
Cutler
Many claim that the Democrats
want open borders to import millions of new voters who will likely vote for
Democrats.
Undeniably this is an
accurate statement but only partially addresses the strategy behind the
Democrats’ push for open borders and an end to immigration law enforcement as
optimized by the creation of “Sanctuary Cities” and Sanctuary States and
immigration mayhem that ensues.
Today’s Democrats bear no resemblance to the Democrats of the
past. Today’s Radical Democrats are hell-bent on seizing permanent
political power at the expense of America and Americans.
Traditional Democrats supported American workers and addressed
their concerns while Republicans backed up business owners’ goals of fewer
regulations and greater profits. This balance made sense and helped
Americans and America to prosper.
My dad used to say that the easiest way to turn capitalists into
communists is to take away their money. Flooding America with millions of
Third World workers who bring Third World expectations of Third World wages and
working conditions results in the loss of jobs by millions of American and
lawful immigrant workers and the suppression of wages for all workers.
Homeless rates soar as the cost of housing increases as more
foreigners come to the United States and seek housing. The increased
demand for apartments drives up the price of housing even as jobs are lost and
wages fail to keep up with increased costs of housing.
As more Americans lose their jobs and the ability to support
themselves and their families- even if they don’t lose their jobs, they will be
drawn to the Democratic Party candidates who offer to provide Americans and
aliens alike with economic assistance that they desperately need to survive.
Consider the May 12, 2020 news report published by PJ Media, Democrats' $3 Trillion Bill Would Include a Massive Gift...to
Communist China.
There are many elements of the proposed emergency funding bill
concocted by Nancy “Let them eat ice cream” Pelosi and her fellow travelers of
the Radical Democratic Party that have absolutely nothing to do with assisting
struggling Americans and small businesses that were ordered shuttered because
of the Coronavirus Pandemic that has sickened millions and has killed an
estimated 80,000 Americans, thus far. One of the most egregious
components of this bill has been ignored by the media that is addressed by PJ
Media.
Here is the relevant excerpt:
They’ve also prioritized China’s economy in this one. The bill includes a provision that
waives Chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code. What’s that?
Chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code, shall not apply
with respect to purchases made in response to the emergency declared by
the President on March 13, 2020, under section 501 of the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5191)
and under any subsequent major disaster declaration under section 401 of
such Act that supersedes such emergency declaration.
Chapter 83 of Title 41, United States Code is none other than
the Buy American Act. That 1933
law prioritizes American manufacturers over others when the government makes
purchases. The Trump administration strengthened the Buy American act
last year. The Democrats’ bill would waive it permanently, allowing the
government to purchase more goods from overseas, unrestricted.
Consider that the afore-noted Buy American Act was enacted by a
traditional Democrat, President FDR who acted to protect American jobs and
manufacturing the year after the Stock Market cratered on July 8, 1932 and stocks hit their lowest point. Roosevelt also ramped
up immigration law enforcement to protect jobs for American workers.
The Buy American Act requires that the federal government must
prioritize the purchase of supplies from American companies when such made in
America supplies are available.
This is commonsense and helps America and Americans.
Yet during the current crisis the Democrats want to eliminate this
requirement that protects American jobs that has been on the books for nearly
90 years. They are exploiting the pandemic crisis as a means for pressuring
the Republicans and the President into ending this important long-standing law.
I doubt that any so-called journalists will even report on this
major betrayal, let alone ask Pelosi or any other Democrat about why they
included this provision in their proposed legislation.
It is clear that they seek to destroy more jobs Americans
desperately need, especially in this post coronavirus era where tens of
millions of Americans fear that they will have lost their jobs permanently when
the U.S. economy slowly reopens.
Their proposed legislation would also provide amnesty to illegal
aliens declaring aliens working illegally in the United States as “Essential
Workers” even as many Americans have been kept from working because purportedly
their jobs are un-essential!
If the Democrats were truly concerned about the plight of American
and lawful immigrant workers and their struggling families, they should favor
immigration law enforcement and suggest that for the meanwhile Americans should
be able to take “essential jobs” to help them get through this unparalleled
crisis.
Remember the Democrats’ mantra, “Never let a crisis go to waste.”
This crisis has emboldened Radical Democrat’s to push an agenda
that destroys the American middle class to propel more Americans into
homelessness and dependency on the Democrats.
Indeed, the Democrats continue to push for passage of
“Comprehensive Immigration Reform” a legislative disaster I have come to refer
to as the Overwhelm America Act.
On Sunday May 17, 2020 New York’s Mayor Bill de Blasio was
interviewed on Fox News by Maria Bartiromo. Fox posted the video under
the title, Mayor de Blasio: New York City will likely see more revenue
losses without a stimulus.
During the interview de Blasio referred to the supposed “12
million undocumented folks” to describe the population of illegal aliens which
has been estimated to be nearly double that number. That number, however,
is only the tip of the proverbial iceberg.
If legalized, everyone of those millions of illegal aliens would
have the absolute and immediate right to bring in each and everyone of their
minor children and their spouses as lawful immigrants. Third World
countries have many, many children.
It is not uncommon for such families to have more than six
children each. Additionally aliens could claim to have fathered children
with women who are not their spouses. It is entirely possible that each
legalized alien could, on average, petition for more than three children each,
considering that some aliens might not have minor children, don’t want them
here or already brought them to the United States.
If, for the sake of argument, 25 million illegal aliens were given
lawful status- and that number could be much, much larger, we could wind up
with more than 75 million minor children being brought legally to the
United States by this ill-conceived program, along with their other parent.
In other words, Comprehensive Immigration Reform could enable more
than 100 million new immigrants to legally come to the United States, literally
overnight!
Imagine the impact that tens of millions of children this would
have on our schools, hospitals, mass transit, the power grid and other elements
of critical infrastructure. The cost of housing would climb still higher
leading to more poverty, more homelessness and more crime.
When those tens of millions of immigrant children become adults
they will flood the over-flowing labor pool.
Finally, if our political leaders would be sufficiently corrupt
and stupid to provide an unknown number of illegal aliens with lawful status,
there would be no way to interview these millions of illegal aliens who either
entered the United States without inspection and/or violated multiple
immigration laws after entering the United States. There would be no way
to conduct field investigations to verify the claims made in their application
and to identify fraud.
Immigration fraud was identified by the 9/11 Commission, to which
I provided testimony, as the key method of entry and embedding for terrorists.
This is why I have also come to refer to Comprehensive Immigration
Reform by another name, the “Terrorist Assistance and Facilitation Act” as I
noted in an Op-Ed I wrote for the Washington Times Immigration bill a 'No Go' and
that was quoted by then-Senator Jeff Sessions when he persuaded members of the
U.S. Senate to vote down that terrible bill in 2007.
I also used that descriptive title in my responses to written questions from Senator Chuck Grassley when I testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee
Hearing on March 20 2013 on the topic Building An Immigration System Worthy Of American Values.
Decent Americans are horrified by the growing number of homeless
Americans. The immoral Radical Democrats, however, are encouraged that
their strategy to force Americans to trade their freedoms for food, shelter and
other necessities is working.
For Radical Democrats, winning isn’t everything- it is the only thing!
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