I used to be a republican but I have become an independent
and will not vote for either of the 2 people who run for office. Both of them are suporting illegal immigration and are promising us the moon. I think we should abolish the government since no one in Congress nor in the White House listen to what the people want anyway! Vote independent in November to get your message across!!!

Those like Sen. Menendez,Sen. H. Reed, Rep. Nancy Pelosi and several others who think they have so much power and influence over congress that can shove anything down the throat of congress and the American people must be taught a strong and prompt lession.THE AMERICAN PEOPLE MUST,I REPEAT M-U-S-T STAND UP TOGATHER,AND WITH ONE VOICE, DEMAND THAT OUR SENATORS AND REPRESENTIVIES DO THEIR JOBS ACCORDING TO THE WILL OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE THEY SUPPOSE TO BE REPRESENTING AND NOT ACCORDING TO HOW THEY FEEL PERSONALLY.
The vote of the American people is the only way we can change this out-of-control goverment.We must prove to congress that, We, the Americam people will no longer sit by
and allow congress to do as THEY please. With an approval rating of just 9%, they know how we feel,now we must show them the wrath of the American people when they refuse to listen.

Why does this great country of ours rely so heavily on Social Security Numbers alone? There has got to be a better way. Our elected officials in Washington D.C. should be able to solve the problem quite easily. We elected them, and pay them a hefty salary to do the job for us, so that we could go on with our daily lives. IDENTITY THEFT is a mojor problem. Why? Because we let it happen. One should never have to pay so much to clear up one's credit because of IDENTITY THEFT. We so often hear the phrase buyer beware (I forgot the Latin term for that), but why not SELLER BE WARE? Let the seller take the loss if they do not verify the buyer's idenity carefully enough to prevent a loss. These credit card companies, and retailers are making billions of dollars each year and are not taking a penny of the loss. AND they have a LOSS ACCOUNT TO WRITE OFF SUCH LOSSES. So why should we the public? I once worked as a Bank Internal Auditor and then later as an I.R.S FIELD AUDITOR, until I got disgusted with the way those lawyers fought tooth and nail to clear their clients. The I.R.S. CODE used to be so complicated back then. It has been simplified some. Perhaps not enough. Let us all get together behind this and stop IDENTITY THEFT and make the SELLER BEWARE!

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This man; Senator Menendez is the problem as well as all of the cronies acting like buffoon’s pretending they are doing something justified for the American people. But; in reality they are lobbying for their own self centered greed lining their pockets with worthless American currency at the same time stabbing their representative in the back is the larger part of problems facing our nation of laws today. Along with the corruption running rapid through the halls congress and Washington D.C. deserves no less than their own heads resting on the chopping block for US as Americans can feel the pain as well as the need end government as we know it. America today is a nation of amnesiacs. We have collectively surrendered our power to corporations and governments, and then we express disgust when we discover that our individual liberties have been overwritten by the very institutions we put into power. I pray that someday we will have the courage to realize that it is we who have fabricated these institutional illusions, and they only exist as fictitious projections of society's rules that we've come to think of as real, like the white lines painted on roadways designed to keep you in your lane. But in reality, there are no lanes, there are no corporations, and there are no governments. These only exist as agreements on paper, and as widely-shared hallucinations that define the constructs of modern society. They can be gone in an instant, and replaced in the next instant, if the whole nation simply comes to its senses and achieves a new level of collective consciousness. It is time that we stopped appealing to corporations and governments for bits and pieces of freedom and, instead, stood in our own power as free citizens, organized, empowered and informed. It is time we started asking, "Is there a better way to organize a society? Is there a societal construct based on individual liberties that can provide freedom, health, abundance and sustainability without the centralization of power that inevitably leads to corruption?"

 REPLY FROM JIM ROBB, NUMBERSUSA'S V.P. OPERATIONS:
I agree with your frustration about the refusal of Congress to face our problems. But your dicussion of heads of chopping blocks and need for revolutionary change makes me uncomfortable. NumbersUSA is an enthusiastic backer of our American democracy. We believe it works. If things need changing, and they do, then we need to convince those in office to make the changes, or use our democratic freedoms to switch out the current officeholders with those more responsive.

One of the unmentioned problems with the current don't ask, don't tell system is that thousands of Americans are subject to identity fraud when illegal immigrants use, fraudulently, a legal social security number and card that they have bought on the street. I read that one Social Security Number had been used over 4000 times, the SS Administration knew about it and refused to do anything about it!

What about a plan for compensation for all those people who have had their identities stolen by illegal immigrants? Also a plan to grant them new social security numbers is in order.

The real culprit here is the bureaucrats who refuse to uphold the laws of the United States.

I'm very concerned about the Save Act & keeping the pressure on my Rep. Charlie Gonzalez (D TX 20th). Here is my e-mail to him on 7-21-08.

Thank you for your July 14th e-mail advising why you haven't signed the Save Act discharge petition. As I understand, you are unconvinced about its efficacy, notoriously unreliable E-Verify system & your HR-2271 bill. Let's look at each of these:
1. EFFICACY -- the desired effect. I understand the discharge petition is merely to get it to the floor for an up or down vote, nothing more. Am I right?
2. UNRELIABLE E-VERIFY SYSTEM -- Looking at the USCIS web site under E-Verify, it says "99.5% of all work authorized employees queried through E-Verify were verified without receiving a tentative non confirmation or having to take any type of corrective action." It further states, "the E-Verify programs infrastructure is capable of handling the volume of queries that would be necessary for a nationwide mandatory employment verification system." In addition to USCIS' opinion, Jessica M. Vaughan, Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Immigration Studies in D.C. gave testimony before the R.I. Senate Comm on May 14, 2008 stating, "it works, its easy to use & most importantly, 98% of eligible workers are confirmed to work instantaneously." She also said "fewer than 1% of eligible workers need to update their records to be confirmed." Now that's pretty darn good in my books, so why would anyone say 99.5% or 98%, from reliable sources be "notoriously unreliable?" What is your source? Heck, even Congress is only receiving between a 9% & 14% approval rating depending on the poll you look at.
3. HR-2271 -- I'm not a lawyer, just a concerned citizen, so I pulled HR-2271 up & read it several times, but for the life of me don't see how it pertains to mandating using E-Verify or your stated concerns.
As you well know, there are millions of non citizens wandering our country costing taxpayers billions of dollars, lives, thefts, gangs, property damage, etc. each year. I have heard members are being held hostage in order to placate to special interests, & hoping to allow it to run out at the end of Nov. Don't know whether that's true or not, but if so, its not a way to run our country & solve problems. Our Republic says the majority rules, so if Save passes, okay, if not, try again, but give it a fair hearing by bringing it to the floor for an up or down vote.
One would think after concerned citizens shut down the switchboard last year there would be no doubt that the majority of Americans want & demand our borders & ports be secured with NO type amnesty. Americans must always have first refusal of jobs with reasonable American livable wages. No cheap, slave wages & employers must adhere to all our labor rules & regulations. The burden of proof must be laid at the employers feet, but CONGRESS must supply them the necessary tools. It can be done, officials just need the political will & it doesn't take 1800 to 2000 pages that very few members read or understand before voting. Using the KISS method, you know,-- keep it simple, stupid, --it could probably be accomplished with just 2 sheets of 8-1/2 x 11 paper, typed. As someone once said, lead, follow or get out of the way.
I believe JFK summed it up pretty well, "ask not what your country can do for you, ask what YOU can do for your country." Allowing a legitimate bill to come to the floor for an up or down vote does not mean it will become law, but it is the Constitutional & American way. Holding members hostage is totally unamerican & unacceptable.
I guess my question to you is what are YOU going to do for your country? Will you stand up for what is right for her? Perhaps hide under your desk hoping it will just go away or time will run out? --- Don't bet the farm on it.
What say you?

This is a no brainer...e-verify works! While there are discrepancies with any database using it is the best way to correct the errors. The only ones afraid of using it are the ones who have the most to loose...you know illegal employers and the illegals they hire.

How have we come to this point in America when we have to form organizations like NumbersUSA to compel our government to enforce our laws? It is maddening to many that our leaders will not comply with the will of the people. I have doubts about the future of America with so many extremist, anti-American, pro-illegal-immigration groups fighting against a lawful America. I don't want to sound pessimistic, but I am fearful for our future as a country.

Thanks to NumbersUSA, Roy Beck, and all the others working to get our immigration crisis under control.

People who understand how successful civilizations function know that laws must be maintained and enforced for the safety of it’s citizens. This includes laws on what kind of people should be allowed into that country.

Entering a country illegally shows lack of respect for that country’s laws. To me it is obvious that allowing scofflaws into the country means trouble for our citizens.

Did you know that we have unlimited numbers of permits in several areas of business?

Did you know that we already have programs where employers can help immigrants apply for the proper permits to come here?

Many newspapers have printed stories of illegals going back to their home countries now that we are determined to enforce our laws and their departure has made it safe to walk on their community's streets again.

Let’s not reward bad behavior! Let’s encourage honest behavior by requiring immigrants to enter the country using our system of laws.

I worked for the U.S. gov for my whole career. A few years back they implemented a full background investigation on each employee - even though I had already been through it for federal law enforcement work in the 80s and 90s, I still had to submit 4 sets of fingerprints, employment history and where I lived fo the last 10+ years (even though they knew it already), and they dug into my financial history as well... everything... they wanted everything. I also led a volunteer program for the U.S. gov., and even they were subject to the same background check....

...and they want to ALLOW the rest of the U.S. working population to get away without even the E-Verify???

NOT A CHANCE!!!

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Thanks Roy for keeping us informed on this important issue! I know I can always check this web site for the latest information on attrition through enforcement measures.....even if it seems that such information is "squashed" by most major media outlets.

Keep up the good work!