“I am disturbed that local religious leaders in Postville seem to think it is immoral to arrest people who violated federal laws,” said Roy Beck, president of NumbersUSA, a group that believes in limiting immigration. Beck said he believed the detainees were being treated humanely despite claims from local religious leaders to the contrary.http://www.kansascity.com/105/story/1191522.html By … Continued

California Rep. Bob Filner and Minnesota Rep. John Kline have just added their names to the list of cosponsors for Rep. Phil Gingrey’s H.R. 878 (Nuclear Family Priority Act). The bill now has 25 cosponsors who are trying to relieve population pressure on America’s environmental resources, on congested communities and on depressed labor markets. Rep. … Continued

An individual located in the Midwest who has a master’s degree, and is working towards a doctoral degree made the following assertions on her web site: * The United States promotes and fosters immigration from nations that are mostly composed of white Europeans. * The United States attempts to cap immigration from Hispanic nations and … Continued

The intellectual bankruptcy and juvenile morality of trendy open-borders clergy is on an embarrassing public display during events marking the first anniversary of ICE raids of the Postville, Iowa kosher meatpacking plant.  Many of these are the same clergy who remained silent for years as the meatpacking plant physically endangered its workers and violated child … Continued

When I walked into Sen. Jeff Sessions’ office several years ago for my first one-on-one visit with him, I knew we could count on him to be a full champion for the rule of law in matters of immigration. But I wanted to persuade him that it was just as important to change immigration policy … Continued

He’s a major proponent of E-Verify, the voluntary government program that allows employers to certify whether prospective workers are legally authorized to work in the United States. During the debate over the federal stimulus bill in February, Sessions led a failed bid to add amendments that would have forced federal contractors receiving stimulus funds to … Continued

Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) has been selected by Senate Republicans to serve as Ranking Member of the Judiciary Committee, which oversees the Immigration Subcommittee. Sen. Sessions is a leading advocate for reducing immigration levels and recently sponsored the E-Verify extension amendment to the economic stimulus bill. “Now we have the No. 1 champion for the … Continued

Opponents of legalization legislation were incredulous at the idea that Obama would take on immigration when economic pain for Americans is so widespread. “It just doesn’t seem rational that any political leader would say, let’s give millions of foreign workers permanent access to U.S. jobs when we have millions of Americans looking for jobs,” said … Continued

Roy Beck, executive director of Numbers USA, an immigration-reduction group, said it simply doesn’t make any sense to keep bringing in foreign workers when Americans are losing their jobs. “We would like to see the rules for H-1B tightened up considerably so only foreign workers who have exceptional skills can get these visas,” he said. … Continued