In media coverage — from cable news programs to newspaper editorial boards to YouTube videos- — , immigration appears to be taking a backseat only to the struggling economy and late night talk show appearances by President Obama. But Senate Minority Whip John Kyl said yesterday that immigration is not a high priority issue right … Continued

Senators are being pounded from seemingly every direction to keep E-Verify out of their Stimulus bill next week (after the House this week put strong E-Verify requirements in their bill to make sure illegal aliens don’t get jobs created by the Stimulus).  The anti-E-Verify folks are relying on enough Senators believing arguments that are demonstrable … Continued

“‘It’s clear that both sides of the aisle of the House understand enforcement has to happen now,’ said Rosemary Jenks, NumbersUSA’s director of government relations.”Washington Times

At Numbers USA, anti-illegal immigration think tank, the primary concern is the automatic citizenship offered to these children and, more indirectly, their parents. It says the 14th Amendment — essentially granting citizenship to any child born on American soil — is being misinterpreted to include the children of illegal immigrants. The children, often referred to … Continued

“The lawmakers argue that Venezuelans currently in the U.S. illegally should be granted temporary protected status because the socialist government of Hugo Chavez is ‘persecuting its citizens for their political views.’ But Rosemary Jenks, director of government affairs for Numbers USA, says it makes no sense to have an immigration policy based on national origin. … Continued

“‘If a U.S. citizen parent commits a crime and is arrested, nobody is out there protesting that this person shouldn’t be separated from his kid to go to jail,’ said Rosemary Jenks of NumbersUSA…”http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/05/01/eveningnews/main2750102.shtmlCBS News

“‘We are not calling for I.C.E. to become the Gestapo knocking on doors in the middle of the night,’ said Rosemary Jenks, director of government relations for NumbersUSA, a group in Washington that seeks to curb immigration. ‘But we have to increase the likelihood that if you are here illegally you will be caught…'”http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/01/us/01deport.html?_r=2&hp=&oref=slogin&pagewanted=print&oref=sloginThe New … Continued

Rosemary Jenks is with a group called Numbers USA, which seeks to reduce immigration. She said it is wrong to complain about an agency that is simply trying to enforce the law. ‘Yes, it is unfortunate for the children to be stuck in the middle,’ she acknowledges. ‘But it is based on the choices of … Continued

“‘Certainly, this is amnesty,’ said Rosemary Jenks, director of government relations for a group called NumbersUSA that strongly opposes the Senate bill. ‘In our view, it is rewarding lawbreakers with the objective of their crime: giving them a job. The message to would-be illegal immigrants is: Come on in, if you are looking for a … Continued