Today’s news reports on Pres. Obama’s visit to California include a touching interaction with an ex-convict who has lost his job.  But his comments about making sure that illegal aliens keep THEIR jobs illustrates the common occurrence of really smart people at the top of our government who just don’t get it. They don’t understand … Continued

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s reaction to a limited set of stricter rules for banks hiring foreign workers answers a bar debate that long has raged. The question has always been whether if we had another Great Depression would the Chamber still continue to lobby for more foreign workers on the basis of worker shortages. … Continued

On Feb. 9, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) attempted to offer his E-Verify amendment (SA 239) to the economic stimulus package, but Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) prevented him from doing so. SA 239 would have required all businesses and localities that receive stimulus money to use the E-Verify employment verification system. Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.), who … Continued

A group called NumbersUSA is pushing Obama to take what it calls a timeout not only on illegal immigration but also on the flow of people who come here legally. “How can it make any sense for the American people’s own government to be approving more competitors for a dwindling number of jobs?” the group’s … Continued

My wife and I recently spent an evening assisting more than 600 people in families racked by unemployment and poverty. They were given a hot meal, bags of groceries, bus tokens, coupons and advice/counseling if requested. They needed a band-aid, and we gave them one. But most of all, these households need a job. The … Continued

The Senate adopted by voice vote an amendment to the economic stimulus bill sponsored by Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT).  The amendment prevents businesses who receive stimulus funds from hiring foreign H-1B workers for one year. “Unfortunately, this measure won’t affect a very large part of the jobs at stake in … Continued

The feds’ monthly report was even worse than expected: 598,000 jobs cut in January. And, yet, Senate leaders have still not given permission for a vote on a Stimulus Bill amendment that would keep illegal foreign workers from getting jobs created by the massive taxpayer effort. How many Americans have to lose their jobs before … Continued

Famed analyst Robert Rector of the Heritage Foundation has just released an estimate that the stimulus bill on the Senate floor would provide construction jobs to roughly 300,000 illegal aliens. A Heritage Foundation release states that the travesty could be largely avoided if the Senate would adopt an amendment similar to one that passed the … Continued

So far you haven’t seen the stats in the mainstream media.  You haven’t heard national politicians talking about them.  But now an extensive nationwide educational campaign on cable TV will expose Americans to two outrageous government statistics.    And the 2 banned statistics are . . . . 2.5 million Americans lost jobs in 2008 … Continued