Surprise: All Those Biden Illegals Raised Home Prices And Rent

By William Teach June 30, 2026 – 7:00 am

I wonder if this study includes all the TPS and refugee folks Biden brought in, or just the illegals/fake asylum seeker?

Biden’s illegal immigration surge caused higher rent and home prices, Fed study finds

A new Federal Reserve working paper found the record surge in illegal immigration during the Biden administration came at a cost to one of the nation’s fiercest political debates: higher home prices and rent rates.

The findings arrive as immigration remains a defining political issue, with Republicans arguing former President Joe Biden’s border policies strained housing and public resources while Democrats have pointed to immigration as helping ease labor shortages and support economic growth.

The new report, published by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas by compiling individual immigration court records and government administrative data, is among the first comprehensive efforts to measure how the unprecedented wave of illegal migration between 2021 and 2024 impacted local economies and affected local labor markets. (snip)

The researchers found that illegal immigrant worker inflows increased local employment “approximately one-for-one,” meaning a 1% increase in unauthorized workers relative to a local area’s workforce corresponded with roughly a 1% increase in overall employment. The study found no evidence that the immigration surge lowered average wages.

That 1% increase in illegal immigrant worker flow, however, raised local home prices by about 2.2% and rents by roughly 1.4%, while finding little evidence that new housing construction expanded enough to absorb the increased demand, according to the study. So while wages remained relatively stable due to the influx of illegal immigration, housing prices and rent surged and left American workers struggling to keep up.

So, every 1% increase in illegals increased by 2.2%/1.4%. I mean, we can’t blame it all on Biden, we can start with China and Fauci, followed by the idiot politicians and their crackdowns.

Researchers concluded the influx of illegal immigrant workers acted as a housing demand shock in markets where supply remained relatively constrained.

The authors argued the increase in housing demand outpaced homebuilding in many areas, amplifying price pressures where housing supply was already limited.

How many months was there NOT construction? How long after did it take to get it all going again, especially since restrictions varied according local, county, and state jurisdictions? And Biden was dumping all those aliens everywhere.

The economists estimate illegal immigrant worker flows accounted for roughly 30% of employment growth in the average local labor market between March 2021 and March 2024.

They also estimate those inflows explained about 30% of home-price growth and roughly 20% of rent growth in the average metropolitan area over the same period.

So, basically, companies giving aliens jobs at low wages while homes and rents spiked. Around Raleigh homes went up around 150% since COVID.

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German Chancellor Wants Global Rules On Hotcoldwetdry Or Something

By William Teach June 29, 2026 – 3:02 pm

Remember, this is all about science

German president says global rules key to tackling climate change

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has called for international cooperation and adherence to shared rules to overcome the climate crisis.

“Without greater international cooperation and mutual trust, we will not succeed in overcoming global challenges such as climate change or the fight against hunger and poverty,” Steinmeier said at the opening of the third Hamburg Sustainability Conference (HSC) on Monday.

The conference in the northern German city focuses on the themes of resilient economies, technology and the future of the planet under the motto “The Power of Cooperation: Driving Progress Together,” with around 1,600 participants from 115 countries attending.

Wait, did they just say that people took long fossil fueled trips from around the world for this? Wasn’t there just a meeting in Bonn the other week? And one before that? And before that? And the big one in Brazil in November last year?

Steinmeier said it remained important to continue working with full force to combat climate change, even in economically difficult times.

“Only if we work more closely together internationally and can rely on shared rules, only if we can count on a strong United Nations and its subsidiary organizations – only then will we succeed in achieving the sustainability goals,” he said.

Well, I certainly hope they have the AC turned off

You know the AC is cranked as they attempt to instituted their authoritarian cult on Everyone Else.

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If All You See…

By William Teach June 29, 2026 – 1:00 pm

…are horrible Bad Weather clouds from carbon pollution, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is Common Cents Blog, with a post wondering if July 4th festivities make you Republican.

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NY Times Has Nazi Platner Leading Collins By 2 Points

By William Teach June 29, 2026 – 10:30 am

Democrats would vote for Hilter, Pol Pot, and Mao if they ran as a Democrat

Platner Has Slight Edge Over Collins in Tight Maine Senate Race, Poll Finds

Senator Susan Collins and Graham Platner are locked in a neck-and-neck Senate contest in Maine, according to (this link will actually work) a New York Times/Portland Press Herald/Siena poll, as voters weigh a desire for Democratic control of the Senate against Ms. Collins’s record and controversy around Mr. Platner’s past conduct.

Mr. Platner leads the race by two percentage points among likely voters, capturing the support of 49 percent, compared to 47 percent for Ms. Collins. It is a slight advantage, but one that is considered too small for polls to measure reliably, and which could easily grow or shrink as campaigning ramps up.

An oysterman who has never held elected office, Mr. Platner, 41, rode a populist message to the Democratic nomination despite reports about offensive online posts, a tattoo that resembled a Nazi symbol and his treatment of women. But the poll found that he is failing to attract some voters who otherwise want to see Democrats take power in Washington.

Fifty-four percent of voters said they would like to see Democrats control the Senate next year, a notably higher percentage than the percent of respondents who said they supported Mr. Platner. In fact, Ms. Collins, the Republican, is winning 10 percent of voters who prefer Democratic control.

It’s still early, but, that last paragraph does not bode well for Nazi Platner for when people actually go to the polls, and could reduce the number of Dems going to the polls, as they aren’t enthused over voting for a Nazi.

Mr. Platner has strong backing among Democrats and some of the party’s traditional constituencies, winning notable majorities of young, college-educated and Portland-area voters. A slight majority — 52 percent — of women say they support his bid.

The AWFLs are cool with this guy.

Joan Merriam, 79, a Democrat from Rockland, Maine., described the race as “a moral Catch-22.” Ms. Merriam, a retired teacher, said that she was unsettled by the reports about Mr. Platner’s conduct toward women, but that she also could not imagine voting for Ms. Collins.

“I’m holding my nose and voting for him,” she said of Mr. Platner. “She supports Trump way too much and doesn’t have a backbone.”

See? I mean, she could vote for neither, but, Dems will almost always vote for the Dem, regardless.

47% too extreme, because Democrats do not think he is. Same with character and moral values….Dems think a guy with a Nazi tattoo has good moral values.

65% say no impact (the graphic is kinda laid out weird) for things like having a Nazi tattoo. Here’s where it gets weird

How Our Polling Team Writes Sensitive Questions on Controversies

When preparing for the first New York Times/Siena poll of this year’s U.S. Senate race in Maine, we were faced with a common challenge in survey design: How to ask about sensitive topics without biasing the results of the poll.

Asking voters about controversies is a delicate task. Our goal is to measure the voters’ opinions as they existed before we called them. For that reason, we try to limit the amount of new information we expose voters to during a survey. But it’s equally important that voters understand exactly what they are being asked about. (snip)

In the Maine Senate race, there were a number of sensitive topics that we thought might have the power to affect voters’ decisions. Graham Platner, the Democratic nominee, has been the subject of numerous controversies. Among them are questions about his past treatment of women, a tattoo that resembled a Nazi symbol, which he has had covered, and social media posts written years ago that many found offensive.

Choosing the exact language for the Maine race was a balancing act between specificity and the desire not to bias respondents. One option we considered was describing the text messages sent by Mr. Platner as “sexual text messages sent to multiple women while married,” but we worried that could introduce bias to respondents by creating an environment where they felt pressured to respond negatively. Another version described the communications only as “text messages,” but we worried that was too vague and could be interpreted too broadly.

“Balancing”. In other words, they were trying to soften the language and went with ““text messages he exchanged with women while married.”” Sad.

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Climate Wacko Files Suit Against New Zealand Government

By William Teach June 29, 2026 – 7:15 am

The cultists always want to force their Beliefs on Everyone Else

Climate change activist files High Court proceedings over government ruling

A climate change activist has filed a court case against the government’s plans to prevent companies being sued over their greenhouse gas emissions.

Mike Smith’s case against six major emitters, including Fonterra and Z Energy, prompted the government’s decision to block tort-based litigation over climate change.

Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith said the change would apply to current and future cases – stopping Smith’s landmark case from going ahead next April.

Now Smith has filed proceedings with the High Court over the government’s plans, asking for a declaration that both the decision and the process behind it were unlawful.

RNZ reported in May that a previously undisclosed briefing document had been provided to the prime minister’s office by Fonterra and Z Energy regarding Smith’s case.

RNZ also reported officials had told the government not to intervene in the court case.

In fairness, the cases prior to the law should be allowed to proceed, but, then they just need to stop. This climalawfare costs time and money, and raises the cost of living for Everyone Else. And Smith has already asked the UN to intervene about 10 days ago. Last time I checked New Zealand is a sovereign nation not run by the United Nations. Also, the citizens of NZ voted out the previous climate cult wackos because they were tired of this cult crap.

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Tennessee To Review Immigration Status Of All On Government Programs

By William Teach June 29, 2026 – 7:00 am

Really, illegals, (fake) asylum seekers, refugees, and lawful aliens should not be on any sort of government program

Tennessee law requires immigration review for public benefits starting this week

A Tennessee law set to take effect Wednesday will require local government agencies such as health departments to verify and report the immigration status of people applying for certain public benefits. Vivian Lozano Sterchi, chief operating officer of the Chattanooga immigrant advocacy group La Paz, said it’s unclear what the ramifications of the new law will be.

The law is broad and applies to any local government entity, including counties, cities, towns and local health departments. It applies to people 18 years or older who are applying for federal, state or local public benefits.

The law requires local governments to report to the state’s immigration agency the status of applicants so it can be shared with federal immigration enforcement officials. The new law makes an employee’s failure to report an individual’s unauthorized status a misdemeanor.

“I think what makes it so hard is the lack of clarity, which at the end of the day doesn’t matter, because this is a terrible bill that’s going to negatively impact hundreds of families in our state, and so families are afraid to receive medical care,” Lozano Sterchi said. “What does that mean for the overall health of our community, for our schools?”

It means anyone on public benefits who is not lawfully in the U.S. will have their names sent to ICE so they can be rounded up and deported. It means that illegals will be scared to apply, and legal aliens will also not apply (they are pretty much restricted in most cases for most visas from getting govt aid), leaving more money and services for actual citizens.

The law gives the Tennessee attorney general the authority to investigate allegations and complaints that a local government or employee is violating the law by not reporting someone who is an unauthorized immigrant or continuing services.

The law does not define public benefit or specify which public benefits or local government entities the law applies to.

That’s because it is all for people 18 and over. Why is this difficult to understand for the liberals?

Meanwhile

A new law could create a list of immigrants illegally living in Mississippi. Advocates are alarmed

A new Mississippi law will authorize the state’s top law enforcement agency to compile a list of all immigrants illegally living in the state.

What’s to be done with that information is a bit open-ended. But the law set to take effect Wednesday is sparking alarm among immigrant advocates, who fear it could become a new tactic to target immigrants in conjunction with President Donald Trump’s plan to deport millions of people lacking legal approval to live in the U.S.

Why fear? That’s exactly the purpose. My goodness, the Credentialed Media seems rather dense, eh?

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If All You See…

By William Teach June 28, 2026 – 1:29 pm

…is a horrible gas grill cooking Evil meat, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is Doug Ross @ Journal, with a post on today’s linky luv.

It’s obviously America week.

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Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup

By William Teach June 28, 2026 – 9:30 am

Happy Sunday! Another fantastic day in Returned America. The Sun is shining, the mockingbird is doing ducks in a tree, and the Dodgers are still #1 in the West. This pinup is by DietzDolls, with a wee bit of help.

What is happening in Ye Olde Blogosphere? The Fine 15

  1. Independent Sentinel: President Trump Threatens to “Complete the Job” with Iran
  2. Wake Up America: ‘I Am Not A Nutritionist’: GOP Rep Brandon Gill Presses ‘Expert’ On Why Taxpayers Need To Pay For Soda For People On SNAP
  3. The Right Scoop: BOOM VIDEO – JD Vance explains to Bill Maher why Trump immigration enforcement hasn’t gone too far
  4. The Political Hat: Firing Line Friday: Resolved: That the Government Has the Right to Regulate the Internet
  5. The Other McCain: The Last Ride of Da’Quain Johnson
  6. The Last Refuge: Barbara Boyd Outlines The DSA New York Communist Program
  7. The Gateway Pundit: Don Lemon Admits Trump Is a ‘Media Genius’ Who Played CNN Like a Fiddle
  8. The American Conservative: Self-Control Goes Off the Rails
  9. Pacific Pundit: Odds of the SAVE America Act becoming law this year surge (but still unlikely)
  10. neo-neocon: No wonder Brits here for the World Cup sometimes praise our air conditioning
  11. Moonbattery: Anti-American Enviromoonbattery From Useless Hollyweirdos
  12. Liberty’s Torch: Race War News
  13. Legal Insurrection: Asked to Cite a Single Obama Accomplishment, Visitors to His Presidential Center Come Up Empty
  14. Jihad Watch: A Muslim Police Officer Is Fighting a Language War in Britain
  15. And last, but, not least, IOTW Report has “SF trans march turns violent”

As always, the full set of pinups can be seen in the Patriotic Pinup category, or over at my Gallery page (nope, that’s gone, the newest Apache killed access, and the program hasn’t been upgraded since 2014, so, most are hosted internally). While we are on pinups, since it is that time of year, have you gotten your Pinups for Vets calendar yet? And don’t forget to check out what I declare to be our War on Women Rule 5 and linky luv posts and things that interest me. I’ve also mostly alphabetized them, makes it easier scrolling the feedreader

Don’t forget to check out all the other great material all the linked blogs have!

Anyone else have a link or hotty-fest going on? Let me know so I can add you to the list. And do you have a favorite blog you can recommend be added to the feedreader?

As a sidebar, it’s wild how man blogs I’ve seen die over the years for different reasons.

Two great sites for getting news links are Liberty Daily and Whatafinger.

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Huh: “California” Is Getting To Raise Health Insurance Tax

By William Teach June 28, 2026 – 7:00 am

Democrats: “How dare Republicans allow a subsidy lapse for the Ocare market! Health insurance is too much!”

Also Democrats:

California is getting ready to increase a health insurance tax. Will it affect your premium?

Senate President Pro Tem Monique Limón, a Santa Barbara Democrat, told reporters earlier this week that there was no perfect plan for redesigning the tax and that the Senate still has concerns, but the proposal they voted through is one that would bring in money quickly.

“We have as a Senate been very clear that we needed revenue … it was a matter of making a decision which we could troubleshoot given what is happening at the federal level,” Limón said.

As part of the tax and spending law Congress passed last summer, the federal government imposed new restrictions on provider taxes, including the one imposed on health plans. Under existing rules, California received almost $8 billion annually from this tax; the new limits mean the state will receive billions less. The Legislature’s plan tries to fill at least some of that gap.

The plan does not directly raise health insurance premiums. Instead it imposes a higher tax on private plans, which have said they’d pass the cost down to consumers.

By “California” the LA Times means “Democrats”, who run the People’s Republic Of California general assembly with an iron fist. They can pretty much do whatever they want. And what they want is to tax the hell out of people who have health insurance.

The proposal would require all health plans, both public and private, to pay a monthly rate of $8.85 per enrollee — a total cost of about $1.5 billion a year for private plans. If health plans pass the entire tax to their members, Californians could see about a 1.5% increase in their monthly premiums, according to the independent Legislative Analyst’s Office. That’s on top of the yearly premium rate increases that people see year to year.

Doesn’t seem like a lot, but, health insurance costs are sky high in the PRC, along with everything else. And don’t forget they high cost of deductibles and how the availability of actual care is limited because of all the illegals in California

The California Assn. of Health Plans, the health insurance lobby, estimates this would translate to consumers paying about $100 more in premiums each year. That means a family of four could be looking at $400 more a year in health premiums.

Democrats will say “it’s just $400, no biggie”, because all these people making the laws are rich and/or get lots of graft money. Hey, maybe if California wasn’t spending $9.5 billion a year on healthcare for illegals it wouldn’t be an issue.

Sen. Akilah Weber Pierson, a San Diego Democrat, said she found the tax plan “extremely problematic” as she questioned the administration during a hearing Wednesday. “I am very uncomfortable with this proposal and the economic burden it will have on the families I serve as a senator but also a physician.” She voted for the measure on Thursday.

So, of course she voted against….wait, what? She voted for it? Kinda the way it goes with Democrats. They express concern, then vote to screw the peasants.

I wonder if California will throw even more subsidies to illegals?

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City Of Cary, NC Increases Taxes To Pay For Government Incompetence

By William Teach June 27, 2026 – 3:00 pm

And no one seems to be asking relevant questions like

  • “Why don’t you tighten your belt?”
  • “How about spending the forcibly taken citizen money responsibly?”
  • “How about an independent audit on previous spending?”

These are questions that the Credentialed Media should be asking, and asking hard, rather than writing a rather sanitized article

‘Breach of trust’: Town of Cary mayor blames former town manager for 2026-2027 fiscal year budget make up

On Thursday, the Town of Cary approved the 2026-2027 fiscal year budget at $579 million.

This budget is a 12.2% increase compared to last year’s budget and $6 million more than the recommended budget set in May.

Mayor Harold Weinbrecht said the town is playing catch up after the former town manager’s alleged misuse of funds.

“I mention the breach of trust because that’s the context in which this budget was developed,” Weinbrecht said.

A criminal investigation was opened by the Wake County DA in January into former town manager Sean Stegall’s actions, but, so far, nothing has come of it

Stegall is accused of allocating money for luxury hotel rooms, two land deals totaling more than a million dollars, and tens of thousands of dollars towards a master’s degree for Mayor Pro Tem Lori Bush, who later reimbursed the town.

So, why does that require $6 million more?

Weinbrecht said the Cary Police Department is understaffed by 89 officers, and Cary Fire response times are increasing as the town grows.

What were the mayor and town council doing when this was occurring?

Cary residents will see an 8% tax increase set at 2.75 cents (this is for property owners, hitting them up)

Doesn’t seem like much, but, it all adds up

The budget also includes 55 new Town of Cary jobs, including a budget director and two audit focused finance positions to create more transparency and accountability into the towns finances.

CBS17 asked the Town of Cary what those roles will consist of and what the base salary is for the position, but we were told the town could not address those questions.

Other than 3 mentioned specifically, what are the other jobs? Per WRAL, there will supposedly be a bunch of money to hire dozens of police, fire, and 911 workers. If you or I overspent, did stupid things, who do we go to and forcibly take money from? It just goes to show that even at the local level government is insane.

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