Democrat Tom Suozzi Says Wage Gains Are Bad for ‘Affordability’

Declining migration and the resulting wage gains are bad because they create “affordability” problems, Democrat Rep. Tom Suozzi (NY) told News Nation on Tuesday.

“We have to expand the Affordability Agenda beyond just health insurance,” said Suozzi, adding:

We have to look at all the different factors, even the immigration policy, where we have a million and a half less [migrant] people in the workforce right now, it’s causing more overtime and having to hire people at higher wages. These are all upward pressure[s] on people’s prices.

Suozzi is being touted by establishment media outlets as a leading moderate in the Democrat party. He’s also a leading voice for the Democrats’ 2026 campaign theme of “affordability.”

Suozzi’s complaints come as Americans’ wages have