The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is suing the administration to block President Donald Trump’s emerging curbs on the H-1B outsourcing program.

But the lawsuit is also part of a larger lobbying campaign to import many more foreign workers, renters, and consumers for the white-collar and blue-collar jobs and homes needed by Americans. The pro-migration campaign would sideline many Americans, further cut wages, push up housing prices, and also reduce pressure on companies to divert some of their profits towards improving productivity and research.

“This year, there were over 470,000 petitions for [white-collar] visas under the H-1B program … many of them wish to stay here and contribute to our economy,” the chamber’s top lobbyist, Neil Bradley, wrote on October 16. The annual limits ensure “t

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