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Our op-ed in FOXNews.com — Republicans seeking more Hispanic votes might consider tighter labor market to improve incomes

By Roy Beck

(Editor’s Note: FOXNew.com allowed Roy to publish this op-ed on Dec.27. It is available at: http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2012/12/27/how-republicans-can-create-more-jobs-and-win-over-hispanic-voters/(NumbersUSA is non-partisan and doesn’t try to help one political party over another.  But it does advise political parties on how they might best approach immigration issues while using their own key principles. While this op-ed speaks most directly to Republican politicians … Continued

Only 2% of Americans say immigration is a top priority — so why is Washington making it one of its top priorities?

By Chris Chmielenski

A new Gallup poll finds that Americans aren’t as enthusiastic about “immigration reform” as some Members of Congress and most of the main stream media would like you to believe. The poll asked Americans what is the most important problem facing the country today, and only 2% of respondents said that immigration was the top concern. So … Continued

Obama’s move on immigration is an unconstitutional disaster for the unemployed

By Roy Beck

President Obama thwarted the will of Congress and shunned the 20 million under-employed and unemployed Americans by announcing he will grant work permits to 2 million to 3 million illegal immigrants. This appears to be an unconstitutional fiat that not only usurps congressional authority to set immigration policy but directly contradicts what Congress has already … Continued

‘Fixing’ immigration and class myopia

By Jonette Christian

The L.A. Times oped “Fixing Immigration” perpetuates the class myopia which often colors mainline media’s perspective on immigration. Once again, we’re told to “fix” immigration with another legalization scheme for the 11 million illegal aliens who are currently here (amnesty number 8), that Americans won’t do menial labor, that “self deportation” is a “fantasy”, that … Continued

New York Times withholds key fact in story

By Jeremy Beck

The New York Times’ April 23 story, “Justices to Rule on Role of the States in Immigration,” was frightening, but dishonest. The anti-enforcement wing of the agricultural lobby must have been pleased with the Times piece which portrayed farmers as the hapless victims of state enforcement laws run amok (the photo for the story online … Continued

Homeland Security Subcommittee Presses DHS Officials on Policy of Administrative Amnesty

By Jonathan Osborne

The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security hosted a hearing Tuesday morning titled, “Does Administrative Amnesty Harm our Efforts to Gain and Maintain Operational Control of the Border?” The Members in attendance were Candice Miller (Subcommittee Chairwoman) of Michigan, Michael McCaul of Texas, Ben Quayle of Arizona, Scott Rigell of Virginia, Jeff … Continued

Sustainable Immigration (part 3 of 4): American Taxpayers

By Jeremy Beck

The immigration questions asked during the MSNBC/Politico and CNN/Tea Party Republican presidential debates approached immigration from an ethnic perspective. The media missed the chance to press the eight candidates on the larger impacts of immigration policy. Census data analyzed by the Center for Immigration Studies shows that the U.S. will add 30 million new residents … Continued

Sustainable Immigration (part 2 of 4): The Middle Class

By Jeremy Beck

This is the second of four blogs concerning immigration-sustainability questions policy makers should address. Part One: American Workers Part Two: The Middle Class In 1924, encouraged by labor leaders, Congress reduced immigration numbers back toward the historical average of 250,000 per year. After decades of massive population growth, tight labor markets eventually returned and paved … Continued

Obama Administration Decision to Defer Deportations Hurts Unemployed Americans

By Roy Beck

This column first appeared on FoxNews.com. Three years into a jobs Depression the Obama Administration again turned its back on unemployed Americans. The Department of Homeland Security announced it will individually review the 300,000 cases of illegal aliens currently holding deportation orders in an effort to appease his pro-amnesty critics. With this move illegal aliens … Continued