Has the Gang of 8 been out of the country for 5 years? Their bill tackles the . . . LABOR SHORTAGE?

By Roy Beck

Just how long was the Gang of Eight Senators in that back room pounding out the massive immigration bill they released today?Supposedly, it has been three months, but  I’m wondering if they’ve been in that back room for five years and missed the fact that the country during that time lost millions of jobs and the … Continued

Clues to Whether Amnesty #8 Sets Up Amnesty #9

By Roy Beck

What happens to the few immigration lawbreakers who won’t be offered work permits and legalization by the Gang of Eight’s amnesty bill? (This op-ed first appeared on Fox News Latino) The Associated Press and others are reporting that foreign citizens who unlawfully entered or overstayed a visa after Dec. 31, 2011, will not get the … Continued

Rubio is wrong — he IS selling an ‘amnesty’ with no guarantee of enforcemen​t

By Roy Beck

Everybody in Washington is looking to see the fall-out from the marathon TV gig by 2016 Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio. Did he convince the American people that he did not break his Senate campaign promise in 2010 that he would oppose amnesties for illegal aliens? The front page of the Washington Post trumpeted: Rubio takes big … Continued

Despite Gang of 8 celebration, unemployment crisis not over — week’s news was full of the dismal jobless situation

By Roy Beck

Is the country’s unemployment nightmare over?  It sounded like it from all the excitement over the weekend about the Senate Gang of Eight’s near agreement on comprehensive immigration reform which is about greatly increasing the number of work permits for foreign workers to compete with Americans from the lowest to the highest education levels.Yet, other news of … Continued

Sen. Graham says he’ll back out of amnesty bill if foreign labor not cheap enough (But S.C. voter concerns don’t affect him)

By Roy Beck

An almost shocking story from today’s Bloomberg News follows a defiant Sen. Lindsey Graham as he travels South Carolina selling his Gang of Eight comprehensive amnesty.The bottom line seems to be that Graham will not step away from the comprehensive amnesty bill no matter how many unemployed South Carolinians, their families and friends say it … Continued

Some things you didn’t hear about the Brookings poll purporting public support for amnesty

By Roy Beck

The report is attractive, thick and has a lot of impressive-sounding academic language, including some helpful findings.  But the news out of the latest Brookings Institute poll claiming majority support for amnesty does not give an accurate picture of what already was not a very credible poll.The big headlines throughout the news media are that the rather … Continued

‘Human cost of delay’ on immigration action differs between elites and regular Americans

By Roy Beck

Time magazine provides almost the perfect example of how little America’s opinion elites identify with America’s working classes.It comes today at the end of a rather helpful article by Alex Altman, entitled “Four Hurdles That Could Block Immigration Reform.”  http://swampland.time.com/2013/03/20/four-hurdles-that-could-block-immigration-reform/print/Despite the New York Times and a number of other media trumpeting that comprehensive immigration reform looks … Continued

Rand Paul’s presence-and-jobs amnesty — WITHOUT E-Verify

By Roy Beck

Whether or not you admire the bold individualistic leadership of Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on other issues, I know you will be disappointed and maybe even shocked by the immigration platform he outlined this morning before the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.   KEY POINTS OF THE RAND PAUL AMNESTY The 11-19 million illegal aliens would get … Continued

Labor shortage is myth that drives ads by businesses & evangelical leaders to combat NumbersUSA ads

By Roy Beck

Based on the ridiculous and inhumane claim that America suffers from a labor shortage, two groups of elites (business and evangelical leaders) are pouring big money into countering NumbersUSA’s TV and radio ads that criticize Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.).News media are clear that both groups are rushing their ads into South Carolina to protect Sen. Graham from the weeks … Continued