Rep. Tom McClintock Questions TPS, Immigration's Impact on American Wages

Responding to Accusations

• 🗣️ Councilman Larry Celaschi was given a chance to respond to a "drive-by smear" from a Democratic lawmaker, Ms. Ross, who accused him of being out of touch.
• 🏛️ Celaschi clarified that the current mayor supports him and corrected inaccuracies about the future mayor's intentions and election results.

Judicial Review of TPS Designations

• ⚖️ Mr. Fishman explained that while statutes state "no judicial review" for TPS designations, federal courts sometimes allow lawsuits based on constitutional violations or systemic issues.
• 🏛️ The Supreme Court has recently intervened, staying injunctions and allowing the Trump administration to terminate TPS designations when appropriate.
• 🔍 Mr. Rogers agreed, stating the law is clear and should prevent judicial review.

Impact of Illegal Labor on Wages

• 📉 Extensive testimony suggests that illegal labor forces down wages for American workers by increasing labor supply.
• 📊 This phenomenon leads to a collapse in labor force participation as the price of labor is suppressed.
• 🇺🇸 Many working-age Americans are dropping out of the labor force due to low wage rates driven by mass low-skilled immigration.

Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Intentions

• ❓ McClintock questioned whether Democrats are tacitly intending to make the temporary TPS program permanent, given their support for adding large numbers of individuals.
• 📜 Celaschi stated that if the goal is permanent residency, it should be pursued through legislation, and the current approach is at odds with the original intent of TPS.
• 💰 He suggested that the objective may be to provide cheap labor for businesses, regardless of the impact on American workers or communities.
• 🎯 If the goal is amnesty, it should be called amnesty, not TPS.

Best Interests of the American People

• 🤔 Celaschi believes TPS, as currently conceived, does not serve the best interests of the American people but rather benefits foreign nationals and businesses seeking cheap labor.
• 📍 His experience as an elected official in Charlotte, NC, is consistent with this view.