Immigration works.
Mass immigration doesn't.
From 1924 to 1965, reduced immigration built the largest middle class in history. Since 1990, mass immigration has added 32 million foreign-born residents, suppressed wages, and made housing unaffordable. It is time to reduce, require assimilation, and put Americans first.
A Wave of Mass Immigration
Annual immigration and foreign-born population since 1950. The Immigration Act of 1990 triggered unprecedented growth.
Legal Entries (Annual)
Illegal Entries (Annual)
Foreign-Born Population (millions)
Foreign-born residents added since the 1990 Immigration Act
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; DHS Yearbook; CIS
The Impact on American Life
How mass immigration since 1990 has transformed the economy, housing, and opportunity for Americans.
51.6 million foreign-born residents - exceeding the previous peak of 14.8% set in 1890. The foreign-born share has more than tripled from 4.7% in 1970.[1]
The national price-to-income ratio rose from 3.5x in 1990 to 5.6x in 2024. In the 20 metros with the highest foreign-born populations, the ratio exceeds 7x - pricing out working families entirely.[4]
National median rent rose from $600 to $1,837 per month while real wages for workers without college degrees remained flat. In high-immigration metros, rents have tripled or quadrupled.[5]
Communities Transformed
American cities where the foundational population was replaced in a single generation.
Santa Clara County, CA
| Group | 1970 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Caucasian | 82% | 28% |
| Asian | 3% | 39% |
| Hispanic | 13% | 25% |
Dearborn, MI
| Group | 1970 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Caucasian | 97% | 42% |
| Arab | <1% | 55% |
Hamtramck, MI
| Group | 1970 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Caucasian (Polish) | 90% | 15% |
| Yemeni/Bangladeshi | 0% | 45% |
| Black | 8% | 20% |
Miami-Dade County, FL
| Group | 1970 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Caucasian (non-Hispanic) | 80% | 12% |
| Hispanic | 15% | 72% |
| Black | 5% | 15% |
We've Been Here Before
America faced the same crisis 100 years ago. We solved it then.
The First Wave (1890-1924)
Problems: Overcrowded tenements, housing crises, wage suppression, strained public services, social tensions
The Second Wave (1990-Present)
Problems: Housing unaffordable, wage stagnation, overcrowded schools, strained infrastructure, social fragmentation
How America Solved It Before
The Immigration Acts of 1917 and 1924 cut annual immigration from 1.3 million (1907) to ~250,000 (1950s average). Immigration stayed low until the 1965 Hart-Celler Act, then surged after the 1990 Act.
Immigration Restriction
The 1924 Act dramatically reduced immigration levels, giving existing immigrant communities time to integrate without continuous new arrivals overwhelming the assimilation process.
Time to Assimilate
With a 41-year pause (1924-1965), immigrants learned English, adopted American customs, and their children became fully American. By 1970, the various European groups had merged into a common American identity.
The Result
The descendants of the first wave - Irish, Italian, Polish, Jewish - are now fully integrated Americans.
We need the same approach today.
Mission
Comprehensive immigration reform that restores America's sovereignty and ensures successful integration.
Reduce Immigration
Transition from mass immigration to sustainable levels that enable integration.
Prioritize Compatibility
Focus on immigrants who can assimilate successfully, along with those possessing hyper-specialized skills critical to national interests.
The Three Questions That Matter
Before admitting any immigrant, America should ask three questions
Language
Can they function in English?
22.3 million immigrant adults in the United States have limited English proficiency. The naturalization test uses a 78-word vocabulary list - smaller than a children's picture book. Schools in major cities teach in dozens of languages, diverting resources from American students. A nation that does not require a common language cannot maintain a common civic life.
The 1924-1965 immigration pause succeeded in part because it gave schools and communities time to teach English to the immigrants already here. Continuous mass immigration makes that impossible.
Culture
Are they from a compatible civilization?
America was built on a specific foundation: English common law, Protestant work ethic, constitutional self-governance, and individual liberty. Immigration from Europe and the Americas draws on centuries of shared history and overlapping traditions. Immigration from civilizations with no historical ties to America - and fundamentally different legal, religious, and social systems - requires far more time and far smaller numbers to integrate successfully.
Assimilation is not optional. It is the mechanism that turns immigrants into Americans. Without it, immigration produces parallel societies, not a stronger nation.
Economics
Does this serve the American worker?
Immigration policy should exist to benefit Americans. Since 1990, the foreign-born labor force has grown from 11 million to 31 million. Wages for non-college workers have stagnated. Housing in 20+ metropolitan areas has become unaffordable. The H-1B program imports 400,000 petitions per year for jobs Americans can fill. The system serves corporations and immigrants - not the citizens it was designed to protect.
Immigration should strengthen the American middle class, not displace it.
The Standard
Immigration works when numbers are manageable, selection is based on compatibility, and assimilation is required. From 1924 to 1965, these conditions held. The result was the largest middle-class expansion in American history.
Since 1990, none of these conditions have been met. The Immigration Act of 1990 prioritized volume over compatibility, and 35 years later, the consequences are measured in stagnant wages, unaffordable housing, and communities that no longer resemble the nation they were built for.
Latest Research
Data-driven analysis on immigration policy, cultural integration, and the real costs of mass immigration.
Settlers Built Communities. Mass Immigration Destroys Them.
Prince Carl of Solms-Braunfels founded New Braunfels in 1845 with 200 Germans on empty Texas frontier. The United States now admits 1.6 million immigrants per year into the metros Americans already built, and 77% of Americans can no longer afford the median-priced home in their own country.
The Double Whammy: Lost Jobs and Lost Housing
Indian American households earn $152,000 a year - nearly double the $81,000 Caucasian American median. The H-1B pipeline built that gap, and the housing crisis in every major metro made it permanent.
How Adding 32 Million People Diluted the Average American's Wealth
The country added 32 million foreign-born residents since 1990 without building the housing, schools, or infrastructure to absorb them. Homeownership for Americans under 35 fell from 45% to 36.3%.
Birthright Citizenship: The Legislative Path
The administration will likely lose the birthright citizenship case at the Supreme Court. Executive action and congressional legislation can achieve the same practical outcome - if Congress acts before the midterms.
Sources
1 U.S. Census Bureau, "Foreign-Born Population in the United States," American Community Survey (2024)
2 Department of Homeland Security, "Yearbook of Immigration Statistics" (2023); Migration Policy Institute analysis
3 U.S. Department of Labor, "Annual Report of the Commissioner General of Immigration" (1907-1930); Immigration Acts of 1917 and 1924; Historical Statistics of the United States
4 Visual Capitalist, "American Income vs. Home Prices (1985-2025)"; LongtermTrends.net, "Home Price to Income Ratio"
5 iPropertyManagement, "Average Rent by Year (1940-2025)"; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey