Evangelicals Renew Public Push for Amnesty, but Will Their Parishioners Follow?

By Chris Chmielenski

Earlier this week, an alliance of more than 100 leaders from the Evangelical community renewed their push for comprehensive immigration reform, including a mass amnesty for the nation’s 11-18 million illegal aliens. The Evangelical Immigration Table, as they’ve called themselves since their formation in 2012, is urging Christians in the United States to consider immigration from a biblical … Continued

Make ‘No Amnesty’ the first message your Rep hears this Congress

By Anne Manetas

Please go to your NumbersUSA Action Board this week and send a message to your U.S. Representative and President Obama that you strongly oppose amnesty for illegal aliens and any attempt to raise overall immigration numbers. With various amnesty proposals currently being floated by prominent Democrats and Republicans from both Chambers and the White House, it is … Continued

Prominent Conservationists Call for Immigration Reductions in New Book

By Admins

Some of the most prominent immigration-reduction voices in the country are featured in a new book titled Life on the Brink: Environmentalists Confront Overpopulation.  The new book, a collection of essays about the environmental consequences of overpopulation, includes some significant voices for reducing immigration in order to stabilize U.S. population.  Many of Life on the Brink’s … Continued

Immigration Enforcement: A Tale of Two Reports (and an anecdote)

By Jeremy Beck

The Obama administration spends more money on immigration enforcement than all other enforcement agencies combined, according to a report from the Migration Policy Institute. The report has gotten a lot of media attention this week. * (Update: Mark Krikorian of the Center for Immigration noted in the National Review that the MPI authors acknowledged that they reached … Continued

Rationale for Illinois Driver’s License Bill Discredited by Recent Study

By Chris Chmielenski

The leaders of the Illinois Legislature are hoping to pass legislation that would allow illegal aliens to get a driver’s license. In support of that effort, the senate’s Assistant Republican Leader and a high-profile sheriff wrote an op-ed for a suburban Chicago newspaper, the Daily Herald, on Wednesday. State Sen. Bill Brady and Lake County Sheriff Mark … Continued

Population Growth Fueled by Immigration Puts U.S. on Fast-Track to Depletion of Natural Resources

By Admins

The Census Bureau came out with its predictions on U.S. population this month.  In response, Federal Departments including the Departments of Interior and Agriculture released reports on how this growth will affect our country’s natural resources including open space and water supply.  The U.S. will add over 100 million people by 2050 due to mass … Continued

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

New Romney immigration strategy great on illegal but problems with green cards

By Roy Beck

The immigration strategy announced by Mitt Romney today provided a lot of reasons for hope among most American workers — especially for Hispanic Americans — but troubling news for the country’s students and workers in high-skill fields.  His approach to illegal immigration is solid in focusing on identifying visa overstayers and denying jobs to illegal … Continued