By Roy Beck
On this Christmas Eve — a week after Hanukkah and a week before New Year’s — feelings about our bonds with all of humankind are at a peak. We who favor reduced U.S. immigration levels tend to agree with most of the great philosophical and religious traditions for thousands of years that people’s responsibilities to the vulnerable are … Continued
By Jeremy Beck
A recent story in the New York Times, “Deportations Continue Despite U.S. Review of Backlog,” reported that DHS officials expect to suspend the deportation orders of at least 20,600 people by the end of 2012. In one striking sentence, the story depicts a president caught between his obligation to enforce the law and his desire … Continued
By Roy Beck
During last year’s Memorial Day weekend, I offered readers of this website the opportunity to post the name of somebody who had died in uniformed service that they didn’t want to be forgotten. Not only was the outpouring huge, but the short statements were meaningful glimpses that became powerfully emotional as they accumulated one on … Continued
By Roy Beck
The projection that today the world population passed the 7-billion mark was a grim reminder that global population continues to grow by some 80 million a year. Should the American people open our doors to as much of that population surplus as possible each year? Do we have a moral obligation to do so. Yes, … Continued
By Roy Beck
Last night’s Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas was the best yet for candidates pledging tougher action against illegal immigration. (See our web editor Chris Chmielenski’s live blog and news summary at www.NumbersUSA.com.) But all of the candidates remain somewhat tongue-tied when it comes to an overall, coherent plan that would resolve most of our … Continued
By Roy Beck
This month, I led dozens of teenagers for the 21st summer in helping poor Americans with housing needs. I suspect that a great many of you have been similarly involved in compassionate acts in your local and national community this year. Great devotion to community is one of the reasons many NumbersUSA activists work so hard for … Continued
By Jeremy Beck
This is the first of four blogs concerning immigration-sustainability questions policy makers should address. Since 1990, immigration numbers have been higher than in any other period in U.S. history. Over the last two decades, immigration has averaged about 1 million people per year, or three times our traditional average. Today’s immigration policies will profoundly impact … Continued
By Roy Beck
During vigorous discussion in the Comments sections of our website, readers have suggested that we poll NumbersUSA faxers on their assessment of Rep. Lamar Smith’s national mandatory E-Verify bill (H.R. 2164). So, we emailed a survey to NumbersUSA’s million-plus faxers early this week. The results show overwhelmingly enthusiastic support for Lamar Smith’s Legal Workforce Act … Continued
By Roy Beck
Shirley and I were certainly earnest products of the ’60s college scene. We spent a good part of our first date in January 1967 discussing Martin Luther King and getting excited that we shared very similar concerns about racial discrimination. The recessional that I wrote for the folk group at our wedding in 1970 included … Continued
