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Choose Black America

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Organization argues that Black Americans have already been severely damaged by decades of uncontrolled illegal immigration and stand to lose even more if 12 million, or more, illegal aliens are granted amnesty. The coalition also formed in response to the failure of black elected officials to represent the interests of African Americans.http://chooseblackamerica.com/

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Jobs Americans Won't Do: Voodoo Economics from the White House

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The idea that a modern society like ours requires the ministrations of foreign workers, because there is no other way to do get these jobs done, smacks of the apocryphal quote from a 19th-century patent commissioner: "Everything that can be invented has been invented."http://www.cis.org/articles/2004/markoped010704.html

By Mark Krikorian, of the Center for Immigration Studies, in National Review, January 7, 2004

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The 'Jobs Americans Won't Do' Myth

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While President Bush says he is considering another "guest-worker program" for the nearly 13 million illegal aliens living and working in the United States, he also says the program won't be a reward for violating U.S. immigration and alien employment laws. It's hard to understand how illegal aliens would not consider such a program a reward...http://archive.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2004/2/13/140946.shtml

By Jon E. Dougherty in NewsMax, Feb. 18, 2004

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Dirty Work: What Are the Jobs Americans Won't Do?

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"The failure here isn't in the work ethic of Americans. Rather, it lies with the CEOs, business owners, university and hospital administrators, and government officials—and ultimately, with all of us who benefit from cheap labor—to offer the wages and benefits necessary to attract sufficient numbers of legal workers. There's a reason they call the labor market a market."http://www.slate.com/id/2157483/

By Daniel Gross, in Slate, January 12, 2007

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New Immigration Ratings On All Presidential Candidates In 16 Categories

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Every candidate wants voters to think he/she would end future illegal immigration. But NumbersUSA's Roy Beck finds that of 15 candidates of both parties, only six are even making promises that rate them as "good" or "excellent" on fighting future illegal immigration. Likewise, only four of these 15 are making promises that rate them as “good” or “excellent” on reducing legal immigration, which is at its highest level in history.

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Before 1st Primary Votes, A Revised Look at Immigration Promises

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In anticipation of the upcoming primaries and caucuses, NumbersUSA's Roy Beck continues to revise his ratings again on 14 Presidential candidates of both Parties, assessing the quality of their promises in 16 immigration categories. He finds that the media responses of the Iowa Caucus frontrunners Huckabee and Romney are not as good as their campaign's promises on immigration.

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Five-year Amnesty Bill Under Discussion

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Some House Democrats are having behind-the-scenes discussions about creating a special visa for illegal aliens they believe will enjoy considerable Republican support. Under the plan, illegal aliens who can prove they have jobs and pass a criminal background check will receive the gift of legal status for 5 years. The plan is designed to attract pro-business Republicans and those who backed the McCain-Kennedy amnesty bill by also increasing the number of visas issued for technical, temporary and agricultural workers.

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