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END VISA LOTTERY

Monday, February 14, 2011, 9:00 AM EST - posted on NumbersUSA

The Visa Lottery Program is managed by the Department of State and awards up to 55,000 permanent resident visas a year to applicants from countries with relatively low rates of immigration to the United States compared to other countries, based on data from the previous five years.

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END CHAIN MIGRATION

Monday, February 14, 2011, 9:00 AM EST - posted on NumbersUSA

Chain Migration refers to the endless and often-snowballing chains of foreign nationals who are allowed to immigrate because the law allows citizens and lawful permanent residents to bring in their extended, non-nuclear family members.

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HELP LOCAL ENFORCEMENT

Wednesday, January 5, 2011, 9:00 AM EST - posted on NumbersUSA

Illegal aliens enter the United States in two distinct ways: approximately 60 percent cross a border illegally; and the remaining 40 percent overstay a legal visa.

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END BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP

Wednesday, January 5, 2011, 9:00 AM EST - posted on NumbersUSA

The United States government currently recognizes any person born on American soil as a “natural born” citizen and ignores the Constitutional requirement that one must also be “subject to the jurisdiction” of the United States in order to automatically gain citizenship. The U.S.

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Sen. Grassley’s H-1B Reform Proposal Would Close Loophole Hurting U.S. Workers

Friday, February 10, 2012, 3:58 PM EST - posted on NumbersUSA

Sen. Charles Grassley’s H-1B reform proposal would close a loophole in the program that allows some businesses to forego recruiting U.S. workers, according the Rochester Institute of Technology Professor Ron Hira. Right now, employers are not required to recruit U.S.

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Rep. Stearns Cosponsors Chairman Smith's Legal Workforce Act

Updated Thursday, February 9, 2012, 1:00 PM EST - posted on NumbersUSA

Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.) has cosponsored Chairman Lamar Smith's Legal Workforce Act (H.R.2885) that would require 100% of businesses to use E-Verify within two years. The bill also requires all federal, state, and local governments to E-Verify their entire workforce.

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N.M. House Passes Driver’s License Ban for Illegal Aliens

Thursday, February 9, 2012, 11:00 AM EST - posted on NumbersUSA

Revisiting an issue important to Gov. Susana Martinez, the New Mexico House of Representatives passed legislation to repeal a state law that allows illegal aliens to get New Mexico driver's licenses. Similar legislation passed the House last year but was blocked in the Senate.

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Florida Billboard Calls Out Gov. Scott on Illegal Immigration

Thursday, February 9, 2012, 8:57 AM EST - posted on NumbersUSA

A new billboard produced by Floridians for Immigration Control calls out Gov. Rick Scott (R) for the state's failure to adopt an E-Verify law.

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Springfield, Mo. Voters Pass E-Verify Initiative

Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 10:04 AM EST - posted on NumbersUSA

Voters in Springfield, Mo. approved a measure requiring employers to use E-Verify to determine the workplace eligibility of new hires, KSPR reported. Proponents placed the ordinance on the ballot after the City Council rejected an E-Verify proposal.

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Sen. Grassley Tells Pres. Obama That High-Skilled Workers are Struggling to Find Work

Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 8:51 AM EST - posted on NumbersUSA

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), who serves as the Ranking Member of the Senate Immigration Subcommittee, sent a letter to Pres. Obama telling him that Jennifer Wedel's story of her unemployed engineer husband is not an isolated case, but a wider, national issue. Sen.

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