Them the People

Them the People, September 2008
Low-skilled foreign workers continue to flood the labor pool — and fuel the debate over our changing economy

This is the first in a three-part series on immigration.

America has long had a love-hate affair with being a destination for the world’s huddled masses. In spite of its roots as a nation built by people from every corner of the globe, its history is dotted with numerous periods of angry sentiment and public backlash against those very immigrants. Now, with immigration in the U.S. at an all-time high, a legion of politicians, business leaders and advocates on both sides of the debate are again calling to reform the nation’s border policies. Not surprisingly, much of that discord is a direct result of the impact that immigration — both legal and illegal — has on our economy. [click title to continue reading]

Part II, Welcome to the Jungle, October 2008
Part III, Beyond the Wall, November 2008

Rich Ehisen

Rich Ehisen has been a reporter and editor for almost 30 years, and is currently the editor in chief at Capitol Weekly, which covers the California State Capitol in Sacramento. For two decades previous he was the managing editor of the State Net Capitol Journal, a LexisNexis publication that covers state public policy issues and trends nationwide. In that role he was also the producer and host of the SNCJ Deep Dive podcast and the SNCJ Hot Issues webinar series. He is also the producer and moderator of The Open Mic: Writers in Their Own Words, a podcast and YouTube show that features his discussions on writing with crime fiction, mystery and thriller authors.