Funded by business groups, unions, religious organizations, and private foundations, "tens of thousands" of pro-amnesty, open-borders supporters took over the National Mall in Washington D.C. on Sunday pushing for immigration reform.
NumbersUSA staff mingle with the pro-amnesty marchers, and NumbersUSA President and Founder Roy Beck recaps his day on the National Mall.
NumbersUSA President and Founder Roy Beck headed to the National Mall on Sunday, March 21 to try and discuss the impact of illegal immigration and high immigration numbers with the pro-amnesty marchers. Needless to say, Roy received a less-than-warm welcome from the pro-amnesty supporters.
Update 1:04 AM Monday
Roy and Rosemary have spent the last several hours at the Park Police headquarters. They report good news that Roy's guard has been released from custody, although he is ordered to appear in court to defend himself next month. He was falsely charged with assault by one of the mimes after Park Police ordered her to stop harassing Roy. It was difficult seeing him led away in handcuffs from the Mall after his afternoon of protecting Roy from the constant efforts at crushing physical intimidation.
Roy Beck, executive director of NumbersUSA, attended the rally as an observer. He videotaped the event and reports that some of the participants were leaders of religious groups, including The National Association of Evangelicals.
We had huge success in Day #1 of our S.T.O.P. Amnesty effort yesterday with more than 7,000 NumbersUSA activists around the country visiting their local Congressional District Offices. But we can't let up on Day #2!
On Day #1 of “S.T.O.P. AMNESTY in 4 DAYS!” thousands of our Local Power Team members visited Local District Offices and have been providing me with updates. -------HERE IS THE LATEST!-------Kristen delivered her signed letter to Rep. Wolf in Winchester, Virginia!-----Gerry in TX-12 visited Rep. Granger and was told that she's on our side for the right kind of immigration reform!
On March 19, 2010, Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), Rep. Sue Myrick (R-N.C.), and Rep. Gary Miller (R-Calif.) officially formed the Reclaim American Jobs Caucus. The new caucus will focus on the role illegal immigration plays on America's unemployed.
This ad was part of a campaign to increase awareness on some of the negative impacts that high immigration levels can have. From unemployment rates to overpopulation to straining public services, high levels of uncontrollable immigration impact millions of Americans.
More than 7,000 NumbersUSA activists across the country brought their message of "Stop Amnesty" to hundreds of local Congressional District offices on Friday, March 19. Here's a recap from a visit to Rep. Jim Moran's office in Alexandria, Va.
If you weren't sure why you need to visit your Congressman's local office Friday -- or do the rest of our S.T.O.P. AMNESTY IN 4 DAYS activities -- Sen. Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Graham (R-S.C.) made it clear today. They released the outline of the amnesty bill they hope to push through the Senate after the marchers go home. The message appears to be that America needs a whole lot more foreign workers.
On Friday, March 19, US Representatives Lamar Smith (TX-21), Gary Miller (CA-42) and Sue Myrick (NC-09) will announce the formation of a new caucus, the Reclaim American Jobs Caucus.
On March 19-22, NumbersUSA will counter the pro-amnesty's "March for America" with 4 days of activism. Director of Social Media Marking Chad MacDonald explains what you can do to help S.T.O.P. Amnesty in 4 Days!
In just a few days the “March for America” will explode in Washington D.C. with a reported 100,000 people marching to give citizenship to 11-20 million illegal aliens. More than 700 buses are on their way to Capitol Hill supported by the AFL-CIO, National Council of La Raza, US Conference of Catholic Bishops, SEIU, Catholic Legal Immigration Network, RI4A, and the National Immigration Law Center. We need you to support America to S.T.O.P. AMNESTY in 4 DAYS!
The pro-amnesty, open-borders groups are pouring in millions of dollars to fund an Amnesty March this Sunday on the National Mall in Washington D.C. The "March For America" is receiving support from business, religious, social and ethnic groups across the country and will help transport close to 100,000 people to the nation's capital.
Dick Armey -- labeled as the "uber-organizer of the tea party movement" by a reporter today -- seems to have labeled as "goofy" most of the grassroots citizens attending tea party events. Armey showed his disdain in a speech at the National Press Club for all those who oppose comprehensive amnesties for millions of illegal aliens and who oppose importing millions of foreign workers during a time of high unemployment. But this is in keeping with his record in Congress. Take a look . . .
Rep. Mike Coffman (R-Colorado) just cosponsored the CLEAR Act. In doing so, he becomes the 14th U.S. Representative to join the NumbersUSA's elite "5-For-5" club.
Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa), who also serves on the House Immigration Subcommittee, responded to Thursday's immigration reform meeting at the White House by calling for more immigration enforcement. Rep. King also joined the recently formed Reclaim American Jobs Caucus.
Next weekend, 100,000 pro-amnesty supporters are expected to flood the nation's capital to show their support for a mass amnesty. NumbersUSA mobilization has stopped every amnesty since 2000, and we're revving up our resources to do the same this time around.
Rep. Dean Heller (R-Nevada) just cosponsored the Nuclear Family Priority Act and the SAVE Act. In doing so, he becomes the 13th U.S. Representative to join the NumbersUSA's elite "5-For-5" club.
This is what goes for tough talk on illegal immigration at the White House: We'll offer permanent work permits, permanent residency and path to citizenship to illegal aliens but if they don't sign up, they just have to go home.
The mass amnesty bill beginning to take shape in the Senate will include a national biometric identification card required for all legal American workers, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. The idea was floated around during Senate Immigration Subcommittee hearings last summer as a way of stopping the flow of illegal immigration while offering an amnesty for the illegal aliens already in the country.
A rolling national TV and internet ad campaign began this morning that puts the lie to Pres. Obama's speeches that his No. 1 priority is putting Americans back to work. The ads note that he could put millions back to work if he would fully enforce immigration laws -- but he has cut enforcement by 60%. Do what you can to spread these ads everywhere. . . .
Five Members of the House of Representatives have cosponsored the Bipartisan Reform of Immigration through Defining Good Enforcement Resolution (H.Res.1026) drafted by Reps. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) and Frank Kratovil (D-Md.) bringing the total number of sponsors to 55.
A new poll conducted by Zogby finds that while many minority voters do support an amnesty, the majority favor enforcement efforts that encourage illegal aliens to go home. The full details of the poll can be found on the Center for Immigration Studies website.
Most of the spotlighted conservative leaders at the giant CPAC convention this weekend showed that they are far more interested in the feelings of Republican Party major donors than in offering help for 25 million Americans who can't find a full-time job. Americans might have hoped that finally at this meeting there would be a sign of true leadership in stopping the massive importation of new foreign workers during a jobs depression. But on that topic, hope was as scarce as at the Obama White House.
The liberal Democratic impulse seems to have moved the Obama Administration to make some good decisions in reversing Bush Administration rules for temporary foreign agricultural workers.
A new Zogby poll reveals that when given the choice between enforcing immigration laws causing illegal aliens to leave the country or offering a mass amnesty, senior business executives, small business owners and union members favor enforcement. This is in stark contrast to the business and union lobbyists who are pushing for an amnesty.
Zogby has uncovered some really incredible news about the nation's business owners and executives . . . . They oppose amnesty and more foreign labor importation by just about as big a margin as the rest of us!
Last month we noticed that one of our active members: John Buck, Regional Organizer American Federation of Citizen Union Workers P.A.C., was sharing and leaving outstanding comments on our blogs and news stories and leaving Facebook posts about union leadership. John has been a member since January 17, 2009 and has sent more than 135 faxes to Congress. I wanted John to share his stories and e-mails to me with you.
Reid has to move at least one Republican to his side while holding all 57 Democrats and 2 independents, which is a tough list and long negotiation process.
Pres. Obama's obtuse sentence on immigration in his address to the nation revealed a great fear of how the American people would react if he directly called for more foreign workers and for permanent jobs for the estimated 8 million illegal foreign workers. He seemed to be trying to signal to the supporters of amnesty and "comprehensive immigration reform" that he was still behind them but in words that the voters watching on TV wouldn't understand:
With more than 15 million Americans unemployed, Pres. Barack Obama discussed his plan to put them back to work during his first State of the Union Address. But Pres. Obama failed to mention any type of Immigration Suspension, insisting on the continued importation of 125,000 foreign workers per month.
In an op-ed piece published by the Daily Caller, Rep. Gary Miller criticizes the Administration and Congressional leadership for not doing enough for America's 15 million unemployed. Specifically, Rep. Miller says that the Gutierrez Amnesty bill introduced in the House would "jeopardize millions of jobs for Americans and legal residents."
Yes, H.Res. 1026 is only a "sense of Congress" resolution. It is non-binding. It does not fix any problems. But it does provide us an opportunity to get Members of Congress on record without having a vote on an amnesty bill. Here is why that is important . . .
Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) has introduced a bi-partisan House Resolution along with Rep. Frank Kratovil (D-Md.) and 20 other House Members that would state the House's resolve to 1) mandate the nationwide use of E-Verify, 2) secure the borders, and 3) prevent any amnesty as part of an immigration reform bill.
The pro-enforcement, anti-amnesty Senatorial candidate, Scott Brown (R-Mass.), has defeated Martha Coakley for the seat left vacant by the passing of Edward Kennedy. Brown has taken a strong stance on immigration enforcement and puts the Administration's hopes for a mass amnesty at risk.
