Last week marked the end of the second quarter of the 112th Congress. While the first quarter was somewhat lethargic, the second quarter has proven to be very productive, even if some of the Freshman Members still require a remedial education. Indeed, some of these freshmen campaigned on strong “true reformer” immigration messages, yet have … Continued
By Jeremy Beck
CBS News recently reported some devastating statistics for Black Americans who are living with depression-era unemployment rates, including this: “34 percent of New York’s young black men age 19 to 24 are not working.” The Department of Labor confirms that Blacks continue to be disadvantaged by the recession and jobless recovery, but they are not … Continued
(The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and Border Security hosted a hearing Tuesday morning on the DREAM Act. The Senators in attendance were Patrick Leahy (Committee Chairman) of Vermont, Chuck Grassley (Committee Ranking Member) of Iowa, Dick Durbin (Senate Majority Whip and bill sponsor) of Illinois, Chuck Schumer (Subcommittee Chairman) of New York, John … Continued
By Roy Beck
Former Congressman Tom Tancredo — the leader most publicly known as the champion against illegal immigration over the last decade — today endorsed the Lamar Smith H.R. 2164 Legal Workforce Act. He said the bill is what “immigration-enforcement patriots have been demanding for over a decade.” In a column for World Net Daily, Tancredo directly addressed criticisms by some … Continued
By Roy Beck
H.R. 2164 – the Legal Workforce Act – is exceptional in the way it not only tries to prevent employers from HIRING illegal aliens but in the many aggressive ways it will search out and order the FIRING of millions of illegal aliens in their current jobs. This bill that is working its way to … Continued
By Roy Beck
One way to judge the likely effectiveness of Chairman Lamar Smith’s national mandatory E-Verify bill is the panic it has caused among the nation’s biggest promoters of illegal immigration. They attack Rep. Smith’s bill because they say it will take the incomes away from large swaths of America’s illegal population. Well, I guess that’s the … Continued
The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement hosted a hearing Wednesday morning on E-Verify, specifically H.R.2164, the Legal Workforce Act. H.R.2164 was introduced by Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith of Texas on June 14, 2011 and would, among other things, make E-Verify mandatory and permanent after a three year phase-in period. The Congressmen … Continued
By Roy Beck
Ever since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Arizona’s mandatory E-Verify law, we at NumbersUSA have heard a modest but steady stream of comments from people questioning if it wouldn’t be better to skip having a national E-Verify law and stick with state laws to push illegal aliens out of U.S. jobs. Certainly, … Continued
By Roy Beck
The most important national E-Verify bill ever introduced is expected to be announced tomorrow by Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), Chairman of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee. After 15 years, the concept of every legitimate U.S. job going to an American (or legal immigrant already here) finally has a chance to make it into law, significantly … Continued
