Mad about Pres. Obama’s illegal-alien uncle? Pass Lamar Smith’s ‘E-Verify PLUS’ & plug the ‘Uncle Omar Loophole’

By Roy Beck

His liquor store boss (Parimal Patel) says his family has been employing Pres. Obama’s illegal-alien uncle for most of the last decade. Patel says Uncle Omar (a citizen of Kenya) had a good U.S. Social Security number, so how could the business have known it was illegal to hire him. Well, we really don’t have to put up … Continued

Does Pres. Obama’s new amnesty attempt mean E-Verify bill wouldn’t work?

By Roy Beck

Has Pres. Obama’s new policy of ceasing deportation for most non-violent illegal aliens so discouraged some ANTI-amnesty activists that they will give up on passing a national E-Verify law this fall? Some people are raising legitimate concerns and questions about this. The most common thought seems to be that if Pres. Obama doesn’t obey immigration … Continued

Last Week, Obama Told World’s Workers The Door Is Open — Next Month, Congress Must Pass E-Verify & Signal No Jobs Possible

By Roy Beck

THIS IS THE MOST-NEEDED RESPONSE TO PRES. OBAMA’S NEW AMNESTY EFFORT Urge Congress To Send Signal To World That New Illegal Aliens Won’t Be Able To Get Jobs Counter The Signal Pres. Obama Sent Last Week That All Non-Violent Illegal Aliens Are Welcome Radio hosts and newspaper reporters the last few days have been asking … Continued

The Media’s E-Verify Amnesia

By Jeremy Beck

More than any other issue, immigration causes amnesia to mainstream media journalists. For years, we have known three facts about E-Verify: (1) it’s accurate; (2) it’s effective; and (3) it’s free. As these basic truths have become widely known, E-Verify has grown in popularity with the public and the employers that use the system. Yet … Continued

What a difference 7 million jobs would make

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

Survey of Our Website Users Finds Overwhelming Enthusiastic Support for Lamar Smith’s E-Verify Bill

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

Tancredo Endorses Lamar Smith’s National E-Verify Bill (H.R. 2164)

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

H.R. 2164 Has SIX AGGRESSIVE TOOLS To End ‘Grandfather-Amnesty Loophole’ for Existing Illegal-Alien Workers

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

Open-Borders Groups in Panic That ‘Chairman’s E-Verify Bill’ Will Result in Massive Loss of Illegal Alien Jobs

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