Immigrant advocates rally for change on Capitol Hill

Several groups, such as the grass-roots organization NumbersUSA, worry that the proposal would take job opportunities away from millions of unemployed U.S. citizens.“If the gang of eight could look out on the (National) Mall and see all those Americans shut out of the job market, would they really make their highest priority a bill to immediately give work permits to 7 million illegal-alien workers while increasing visas for new foreign labor?” NumbersUSA leader Roy Beck asked in a statement.http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/04/10/3336300/immigrant-advocates-rally-for.htmlBy Rebecca Lurye in The Miami Herald