A new Brookings report brags about all the college graduates that our immigration policy is adding into the U.S. worker pool, but the latest unemployment statistics show nothing but bad news for our own American college graduates. At the end of the first quarter, this was the percentage of young adult American college grads (age … Continued

Large and broad bi-partisan majorities of the U.S. House last night and today agreed to put significantly more money and oomph into key programs to reduce the illegal population of this country. These are just first steps that now have to get through the Senate.  But we now have several roll call votes to know … Continued

Your phoning yesterday — and your faxing the last six months — reaped big benefits when several of our sponsored amendments passed the House in marathon voting that lasted into the wee hours this morning.  For now, though, we all still have work to do as voting continues on the 2012 appropriations bill for the … Continued

Supporters of HR 1868 include NumbersUSA, a group founded by Roy Beck to slow the flow of immigrants into the country. Utah’s 3rd District Congressman, Jason Chaffetz, also supports the measure. http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_15138588By Cathy McKitrick — The Salt Lake Tribune

Roy Beck of NumbersUSA, a group that wants to reduce legal and illegal immigration, was pleased but called the action a minimal response and based on politics. “I think the White House people are watching the polls and seeing how incredibly popular the Arizona law is,” Beck said. The law requires police to c heck … Continued

Pres. Obama definitely blinked today in the face-off between pro-enforcement and pro-amnesty Americans. His announcement of sending 1,200 National Guard troops to the border and asking for an extra half-billion dollars for border security shows that he and his advisors are acknowledging that most Americans sided with Arizona Gov. Brewer and against the Obama Administration … Continued

Sen. Robert Bennett is a prime example of how immigration plays with the Republican Party’s national elite and their preference for the greediest of business lobbyists over regular taxpaying citizens and the majority of business owners who prefer strong immigration enforcement over heavy foreign labor importation. Utah’s grassroots Republican leaders sent quite a message over … Continued

“We see that in the blogosphere,” says Roy Beck, president of NumbersUSA, a group that pushes for lower levels of immigration. “Their opposition research and opposition attacks are much strengthened.” But he says he doesn’t see evidence that the groups are helping to persuade more American voters. And, he says, passing legislation when the unemployment … Continued

Numbers USA President Roy Beck said his group has a cross-section of members “from liberal environmentalists to tea partiers,” and a mission to show each faction that everybody will benefit from less immigration. “Our members really disagree with each other on a lot of stuff,” he said. “But without reducing the number of immigrants, you … Continued