Finally, we turned to NumbersUSA, an Arlington-Va.-based nonprofit group that opposes illegal immigration and advocates for limits on legal immigration, because it tracks what the presidential candidates say about immigration. The group’s president, Roy Beck, told us that Romney has expressed support for enacting “attrition by enforcement” policies on a national level such as requiring … Continued

A recent study shows that Canada’s high immigration flows during tough economic times has contributed to the poor performance of newcomers over the past 30 years.”During recessions, economic outcomes deteriorate more among recent immigrants than among the Canadian-born,” wrote Arthur Sweetman and Garnett Picot in a paper published by the Institute for Research on Public … Continued

While Republican leaders of the House continue to block a vote on a national mandatory E-Verify bill, the Obama Administration has issued a statement that it is getting E-Verify ready to handle a big expansion. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is planning to launch a 2012 Web User Survey that will be used:   “In … Continued

Roy Beck is founder and president of NumbersUSA. He recalls that Boehner and other Republicans had campaigned in 2010 to do a better job of tackling the illegal alien problem.”In terms of immigration, there is not one ounce of difference between Republican Speaker Boehner and Democratic Speaker Pelosi at this point,” he compares. “A mandatory … Continued

“The problems caused by population still make environmental news, but population is forgotten,” said Roy Beck, a longtime environmental journalist who founded Numbers U.S.A., a leading group advocating immigration reforms.But to focus only on reducing every individual’s impact, while remaining silent on how many individuals are living here, strikes critics like Beck as “bewildering.”How anyone … Continued

Last night’s Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas was the best yet for candidates pledging tougher action against illegal immigration. (See our web editor Chris Chmielenski’s live blog and news summary at www.NumbersUSA.com.) But all of the candidates remain somewhat tongue-tied when it comes to an overall, coherent plan that would resolve most of our … Continued

But Roy Beck, executive director of NumbersUSA, which wants to reduce immigration to the U.S., said the policy encourages people to overstay their visas and remain in this country illegally. “Yes, if you ask the American people whether the government should go after the worst of the worst or the people helping in the PTA, … Continued

Roy Beck, the executive director of Numbers USA, a nonprofit that supports lower immigration levels, has suggested in the past that farmers might become more innovative if they did not depend on the labor of illegal immigrants. They might even resort to using more mechanization in harvesting, he said. http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-politics-elections/georgia-agriculture-commissioner-to-1193712.htmlBy Jeremy Redmon — The Atlanta … Continued

Roy Beck is founder and president of Numbers USA, an anti-illegal immigration organization that gives Perry a “D-minus” on its immigration enforcement report card. He says the governor’s poor showing in the recent Florida straw poll proves that Republican primaries are not kind to those who appear to be more concerned about workers who are in the country … Continued