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

In last month, Romney shows most improvement in our candidate grade card

By Roy Beck

Gov. Romney was the clear winner on immigration during a flurry of debates and campaign activity the last month Last night, NumbersUSA recalculated ratings in all 12 immigration categories for the 10 announced presidential candidates, posting the last month’s immigration statements to the previous record, all available through links on the Presidential Hopefuls’ Immigration Grades at:   https://www.numbersusa.com/content/action/2012-presidential-hopefuls-immigration-stances.html … Continued

Rick Perry Gets D-minus on Immigration (middle of a bad GOP pack)

By Roy Beck

With Gov. Rick Perry indicating more and more interest in accepting the pressure of fans to run for the GOP nomination, NumbersUSA has thoroughly researched his record of actions and statements on immigration and posted the results on our 2012 Presidential Hopefuls’ Immigration Stances grid.     The results — as with nearly every other … Continued

New GOP Presidential Hopeful HUNTSMAN Starts With D-Minus On Immigration Policies

By Roy Beck

When it comes to immigration policy, former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman falls basically in the run of the pack of disappointing and unhelpful Republicans showing interest in the GOP nomination for President. Our NumbersUSA staff has run an exhaustive research of public statements and actions by Huntsman on immigration and summarized them on our Presidential … Continued

‘Chairman’s E-Verify Bill’ A Giant Increase Over States-Only Approach In Moving Illegal Aliens Out Of U.S. Jobs

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