A new study by the Center for Immigration Studies shows that 57.5 million working-age Americans are either unemployed or out of the labor market. This figure is almost identical (57 million) to the number of people the Senate's "Gang of Eight" amnesty legislation would bring in. Steve Camarota, the author of the study, said:
When Gov. Mitt Romney suggested that illegal aliens would "sell-deport," many in the media and in pro-illegal alien and amnesty groups laughed and dismissed the idea. However, the government of Finland has moved swiftly to introduce legislation that allows Helsinki to assist immigrants -- illegal aliens, failed asylum seekers, et al. -- who wish to voluntarily return to their home nations.
At a town hall meeting Monday evening, House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) rejected efforts by some in Congress to give illegal aliens a "special" path to citizenship as offered by the Senate's amnesty legislation.
A new Rasmussen Reports poll has found that only 30% of American voters believe the federal government will actually secure the border if Congress passes an immigration reform bill. This shows an ever-increasing pessimism from Americans that the government is serious about securing our nation's borders: in March, 38% said the federal government would secure the borders if legislation passes and in January, the figure was 45%. In the same poll, only 7% of voters consider it "very likely" that the border will be secured, while 24% consider it "not at all likely."
The Gang of Eight has promoted results from flawed polling showing strong support for its amnesty bill to gain momentum, but even the flawed polling is starting to show a drop in enthusiasm from the American people. Three new polls show a significant drop in support for amnesty since the bombings in Boston and details of the Gang of Eight's border security provisions.
The bill that's in place right now probably can’t pass the House. It will have to be adjusted, because people are very suspicious about the willingness of the government to enforce the laws now.
Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) stood before the House floor on Tuesday night and said that removing illegal aliens from not only the U.S. workforce, but from the United States, would open up millions of jobs for unemployed Americans:
Tuesday evening, the Pennsylvania Senate passed legislation requiring contractors and subcontractors to use the E-Verify system.
First the federal government audited Chipotle outlets in Minnesota and found hundreds of employees were illegal aliens. Next, the process was repeated in the Washington, D.C.-area with the same result. Now the feds have launched a criminal investigation into the chain's hiring practices.
A new Rasmussen poll shows that 61% of Americans oppose granting citizenship to the children of illegal aliens and that most Americans oppose giving government services to illegal aliens.