By Roy Beck
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
By Admins
Many of you responded to my last blog stating that we need far more signatures on a petition to have any type of impact. But are you willing to help us distribute this one to truly make an impression? As “Gary6333 of NY” commented: Four times bigger is still not enough! EVERYONE needs to … Continued
By Roy Beck
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
By Roy Beck
In light of the Rev. Martin Luther King’s two-decade civil rights battle celebrated today, your four-year fight for justice for Border Patrol Agents Ramos and Compean may seem small, but it is in the same vein. Large numbers of the people who begin a battle always fall off after awhile as the outcome becomes uncertain … Continued
By Roy Beck
Mr. Bush, please listen to your federal prosecutor who doggedly tracked down a convicted drug smuggler in Mexico to convict Border Agents Jose Compean and Ignacio Ramos for allegedly over-zealously shooting at the smuggler after a car chase and then a foot sprint back across the border. To many supporters of the Border Patrol, Prosecutor Sutton … Continued
By Roy Beck
NumbersUSA’s members have been divided about the appropriateness of the actions of Border Patrol Agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean, who have now been in prison for two years. But I believe that almost nobody believes they should spend another day in prison. In the name of fairness, proportionality and morale for our beleaguered defenders … Continued
