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Anti-illegal immigration activists look beyond California for action

Los Angeles Times – Cindy Carcamo “They see their only hope being the national government,” said Roy H. Beck, who heads NumbersUSA, a powerful national advocacy group opposing illegal immigration. “They don’t see a solution coming from inside California.” Read the full story at the Los Angeles Times

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Your short personal remembrances of family and friends who died in service to their country

During last year’s Memorial Day weekend, I offered readers of this website the opportunity to post the name of somebody who had died in uniformed service that they didn’t want to be forgotten. Not only was the outpouring huge, but the short statements were meaningful glimpses that became powerfully emotional as they accumulated one on … Continued

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After 9/11, Immigration Became About Homeland Security

For Roy Beck, president of Numbers USA, which advocates limiting immigration overall, this new focus on enforcement was a relief since it changed a growing pattern of legalization legislation. “There have been zero amnesties passed since 9/11,” he says. “It may be that 9/11 did change the environment so that it became harder for Congress … Continued

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Little-Known Group Claims a Win on Immigration

“When a comprehensive immigration bill collapsed last month on the Senate floor, it was a victory for a small group that had been lobbying Congress for a decade to reduce the number of immigrants — legal and illegal — in the United States. The group, Numbers USA, tracked every twist and turn of the bill. … Continued

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