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663,000 U.S. Jobs Lost in March — 138,000 More Foreign Workers Given Work Permits — White House & Media Noticing?

The March unemployment news is shocking — just like it has been every month for the last year. The official unemployment rate jumped from 8.1% to 8.5%! 663,000 U.S. jobs were eliminated. There are now 13.2 million Americans looking for a job who can’t find even a part-time job. Yet, many of the nation’s richest … Continued

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Rich Immigrants Are Behind $18 Million to Force Passage of Amnesty for Illegal Aliens This Year

Born in 1930 and 1934 (in Hungary and Iran) and moving to the United States in 1956 and 1958, two immigrants are at the heart of a massive flow of money into groups intent on forcing a vote this autumn to grant amnesty  to 12 million or more illegal aliens. Is there something just a … Continued

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A Test To Determine If DREAM Amnesty Sponsors Are Serious About Helping Illegal Teens, Or Do They Just Want To Hurt Americans?

Open-borders groups say their top priority this spring is to pass the DREAM Act Amnesty for illegal-alien teenagers. They have a massive war-chest and support of most of the leadership elites of the country. I have some ways you can test a politician to see if he/she is really concerned about those teens, or if … Continued

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We must move fast to stop Sens. Reid and Durbin, now that they have revealed their amnesty plans for this year

Late last week the Open Borders coalition, in and out of Congress, revealed their plans to push through two major amnesties this year. Now is our chance to stop them. Here are the developments: The Los Angeles Times reported that foundations controlled by billionaire George Soros and others have put together an $18 million war … Continued

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Obama Punts On Reforming Immigration Program

“It’s the PPS — permanent protected status,” said Roy Beck, executive director of NumbersUSA, which advocates lower immigration levels. “It’s a kind of backdoor refugee system.”http://www.nationaljournal.com/njonline/no_20090323_3605.phpBy David Herbert — National Journal Online

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Roll Call Acknowledges Efforts of NumbersUSA and its Members

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

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13.2% Unemployment Rate Shows Bowling Is Not Pres. Obama’s Biggest Problem With Disabled Americans

Pres. Obama supposedly got into hot water with disabled Americans last week when he made a joke about his bowling skills and Special Olympics to Jay Leno. But his true insult to the handicapped was his insistence last week on keeping 7 million jobs (currently held by illegal aliens) out of reach. The first-ever official … Continued

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Liberians in New York ‘Jubilant’ at Expulsion Reprieve

Roy Beck, executive director of NumbersUSA, a public policy group that seeks to reduce immigration, said that Temporary Protected Status was intended to provide relief to populations during acute emergencies. In an e-mail message, he said that any “heart-tugging personal stories of separation” were “the unavoidable trade-off for having accepted America’s hospitality for so long.”http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/22/nyregion/22liberians.html?_r=1&pagewanted=printBy … Continued

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New Extension for Liberians in U.S. Is Opposite of Compassionate

I’m quoted in Sunday’s New York Times as the sourpuss amidst what the headline says are “Liberians in New York ‘Jubilant’ at Expulsion Reprieve.” Why would I say that Pres. Obama made a mistake in halting an order for the Liberians to go back home to a country of poverty and high unemployment? The Times quoted me … Continued

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