We Unveil First 2020 Rating for Top Democratic Candidates

By Roy Beck

Let’s get beyond impressions and general attitudes about the Democratic front-runners’ positions on immigration issues. Our Prez Grid focuses on the 7 candidates whose Real Clear Politics average polling number exceeded the 2% mark on Sep. 1. That includes in alphabetical order Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg, Kamala Harris, Beto O’Rourke, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Andrew … Continued

2016 worker-protection immigration report card

By Roy Beck

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Cut through political ads for where Prez hopefuls really stand on immigration

By Roy Beck

We’ve just reviewed all 14 remaining Presidential candidates and posted the new ratings in 10 immigration categories: https://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/presidential/2016-presidential-hopefuls.html With the Iowa caucuses barely a week away, our new ratings are likely to stir up almost everybody who likely will think we’ve graded everybody but their favorite too high. (At least, that is the usual feedback … Continued

This week’s changes in Prez Hopefuls’ immigration ratings

By Roy Beck

What changed this week in {text} We brought out our giant immigration grid for Presidential Hopefuls just two weeks ago. As promised, our Ratings Committee has met each Friday to consider all new statements, as well as any other information that you readers have brought to our attention. Each week, we look to see whether … Continued

Does Ted Cruz deserve his Very Good amnesty rating?

By Chris Chmielenski

The most common critique of our 2016 Presidential Hopefuls comparison grid this week has been of our amnesty rating for Ted Cruz. The Texas Senator has a mixed history on the issue, but we’ve given Cruz our second best rating of “Very Good”. There’s one thing that’s crystal clear about Cruz’s position on offering work … Continued

1st Edition of Immigration Grades for 20 Presidential Hopefuls

By Roy Beck

After weeks of work, our NumbersUSA team is ready to show you our evaluations of the 20 politicians who Real Clear Politics show are polling at 1% or higher for the 2016 Presidential Election. {text} We’ve chosen a really easy url for the Grade Cards for the 2016 Presidential Hopefuls. THE SAD RESULTS OF FIRST … Continued

Does your favorite Presidential Hopeful have a lousy immigration grade? Don’t blame us.

By Roy Beck

We will very soon be posting our every-four-year Presidential Hopefuls Immigration Grade Cards on the 20 candidates who are polling at 1% or higher. And we will update their ratings and grades every week until the 2016 election is held. Every election cycle, we get hammered by people who think we have gone too hard … Continued

We urge Senate to reject Lynch for Attorney General

By Roy Beck

NumbersUSA has notified every U.S. Senator that our Immigration Grade Cards will score a vote for Loretta Lynch as a vote for amnesty and against American workers. As explained below, urging the rejection of a presidential nominee is something we have done rarely and not a decision we made lightly in this case. We are … Continued

NumbersUSA Endorses Legal Workforce Act

By Roy Beck

EDITOR’S NOTE: Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas) introduced the Legal Workforce Act, H.R. 1147, that would require all businesses to use E-Verify to check the eligibility of all new hires. The following is a letter of endorsement written by NumbersUSA President Roy Beck. NumbersUSA – the nation’s largest grassroots organization for controlled immigration, with a network … Continued