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The feds’ monthly report was even worse than expected: 598,000 jobs cut in January. And, yet, Senate leaders have still not given permission for a vote on a Stimulus Bill amendment that would keep illegal foreign workers from getting jobs created by the massive taxpayer effort. How many Americans have to lose their jobs before … Continued
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Famed analyst Robert Rector of the Heritage Foundation has just released an estimate that the stimulus bill on the Senate floor would provide construction jobs to roughly 300,000 illegal aliens. A Heritage Foundation release states that the travesty could be largely avoided if the Senate would adopt an amendment similar to one that passed the … Continued
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So far you haven’t seen the stats in the mainstream media. You haven’t heard national politicians talking about them. But now an extensive nationwide educational campaign on cable TV will expose Americans to two outrageous government statistics. And the 2 banned statistics are . . . . 2.5 million Americans lost jobs in 2008 … Continued
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NumbersUSA head Roy Beck said E-Verify made it easier for good businesses to follow the rules and made it harder for unscrupulous ones to game the system. “It doesn’t keep every single illegal worker out, but it’s a step in the right direction,” he said.http://www.latimes.com/news/local/immigration/la-na-immigjobs31-2009jan31,0,6207679.storyBy Anna Gorman – Los Angeles Times
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Leaders of NumbersUSA, one of the most prominent immigration-restriction advocacy groups, say there is an oversupply of immigrant workers that is hurting Americans looking for jobs in a bad economy. “There will be a fight” over immigration, said Roy Beck, director and founder of NumbersUSA, based in Washington, D.C.http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/state/orl-immigref0209feb02,0,4759031.storyBy Victor Manuel Ramos — Orlando Sentinel
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A group called NumbersUSA is pushing Obama to take what it calls a timeout not only on illegal immigration but also on the flow of people who come here legally. “How can it make any sense for the American people’s own government to be approving more competitors for a dwindling number of jobs?” the group’s … Continued
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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
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Despite frantic behind-the-scenes lobbying, the massive pro-illegal-worker coalition did not force a vote on the U.S. House floor Wednesday to strip from the Stimulus bill two strong new E-Verify provisions. That means we won this first round decisively. (See story) But our NumbersUSA Hill Team has heard a number of indications of preparations for closed-door … Continued
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When it comes to immigration, we are living in a Wild West culture in which the outlaws feel free to strut down the street and demand that the authorities give them whatever they want. Witness Capitol Hill today. The lobbyists for a variety of industries that hire lots of illegal foreign workers are rallying their … Continued
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