The most important vote in the fight against immigration next Tuesday will take place in Arizona. Contrary to its name, "The Stop Illegal Hiring Act," Proposition 202 abolishes the use of E-Verify in Arizona and requires the state to wait for the federal government in actions against employers.

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Lots of big talk these last few days before the elections, but we've prepared a list of 20 U.S. Representatives and 19 U.S. Senators who are the best in Congress at consistently taking immigration actions that really protect jobs for American workers. Come inside and see.

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A coalition of employers has started a group to lobby for increases in the number of low-skilled immigrants admitted into the United States. They claim to need workers for meatpacking, poultry plants, plant nurseries, landscape laborers, construction, restaurant work, and to work in hotels, presumably as maids and janitors. We believe that the website represents yet another lobby asking for a handout from the United States government.

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The rotating banner ads in the left column of our home page are from a national campaign that NumbersUSA is running this fall. You probably have seen them on the home pages of national internet providers and national news sites. Generous donors specifically designated that we use their contributions to try to expand understanding among those in the American public who may have been a little bit afraid to examine immigration issues -- especially younger Americans.

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Anti-enforcement entities are crowing about estimates that the raid on the Postville, Iowa meatpacking plant cost more than $6 million thus far to deal with only 389 suspected illegal aliens. And that does sound like a lot of money. But my rough calculations suggest that if all 389 are deported, taxpayers are likely to save nearly $8 million in the first year alone.

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As is always the case when there are news stories, such as the one enclosed below, about fraud in the H-1B program, I've been flooded with e-mail messages from people who are elated that "the truth has come out." As always, my response to them is "Thanks for writing, but as I have stated repeatedly, the main issue in H-1B/employer-sponsored green cards is loopholes, not fraud. Indeed, the industry lobbyists love these news stories, because it diverts attention away from the real issue, the loopholes."

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Low unemployment numbers help the political party in power get reelected. The Bureau of Labor Statistics, which reports the unemployment rate, is part of the Department of Labor. The Secretary of Labor is appointed directly by the President, is a member of the President’s cabinet, and is likely to be loyal to the President. For these reasons, it is not surprising that the figure commonly supplied by the government and reported by the media actually underreports the true situation.

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OK, I'm having a little fun with the famous headline from another NY paper in the 1970s about Pres. Ford's reaction to NYC's request for a bailout. But essentially "Drop Dead" was the NY Times editorial board's response to rising American unemployment on Friday. The callousness of the media elite toward U.S. working stiffs continues to amaze me.

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