Illegal Immigration

I'm doing the best I can for blacks, President Obama says

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Several black legislators say Obama must do more for recession-stricken minorities.

Some 15.6% of blacks nationwide are out of work, compared with the overall 10% unemployment rate. http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2009/12/22/2009-12-22_im_doing_best_i_can_for_blacks_bam_says.html#ixzz0aQtRfG7n

By Kenneth R. Bazinet -- New York Daily News

Rep. Steve King: American Jobs in Peril

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Judiciary Committee Republicans examined enforcement data and the impact of illegal immigration on American jobs at a forum entitled, "American Jobs in Peril: The Impact of Uncontrolled Immigration."

Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) discussed the impact high immigration levels have on the American workforce and suggests immediate action by Congress to review current policy.

(Courtesy: Center for Immigration Studies)

Rep. Ted Poe: American Jobs in Peril

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Judiciary Committee Republicans examined enforcement data and the impact of illegal immigration on American jobs at a forum entitled, "American Jobs in Peril: The Impact of Uncontrolled Immigration."

Rep. Ted Poe (R-Texas) discussed the impact high immigration levels have on the American workforce and suggests immediate action by Congress to review current policy.

(Courtesy: Center for Immigration Studies)

Change the Numbers: Green Space

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Most people don't connect immigration to our nation's population, but current immigration laws allow more than 1 million people to enter our country every year. If we continue at that rate, the population of the United States, according to the Census Bureau, will approach 500 million by 2050! With all these people, precious land used for farming and other resources will be destroyed unless these numbers are reduced. http://ChangeTheNumbers.org

Change the Numbers: Oil Usage

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Americans use hundreds of millions of gallons of oil each and every year. As our nation attempts to reduce our addiction to oil, we continue to allow more than 1 million immigrants into our nation every year. Even as we try to cut back our oil usage, our growing population fueled by immigration continues to push our oil consumption up. http://ChangeTheNumbers.org

Earth Day's Population Vision vs. Reality

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In the 1970s, the United States' fertility rate was at replacement level, but beginning in the 1980s, federal law began to allow more than 1 million new immigrants to enter our nation every year. Add to that an expanding illegal-alien population, and it adds up to a population that's growing at a rapid rate. According to figures from the U.S. Census Bureau, our population could come close to 500 million by mid-century. http://ChangeTheNumbers.org

Call Your Senators NOW and Urge Them to Support Sessions' Amendment

Sen. Jeff Sessions

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Sen. Jeff Session, who also serves as the Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has offered an amendment that would tighten up some of the loopholes in the Senate health care reform bill (H.R.3590). If passed, the amendment provides more specific requirements during the citizenship verification process.

Rep. Lamar Smith: American Jobs in Peril

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Judiciary Committee Republicans examined enforcement data and the impact of illegal immigration on American jobs at a forum entitled, "American Jobs in Peril: The Impact of Uncontrolled Immigration."

Ranking Member Lamar Smith (R-Texas) discussed the impact high immigration levels have on the American workforce and suggests immediate action by Congress to review current policy.

(Courtesy: Center for Immigration Studies)

Rep. Steve King: Immigration Enforcement A Boon To American Workers

Rep. Steve King

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"So when the federal government has been engaged in enforcement, the boon to American workers has been obvious," says Rep. Steve King of Iowa. The federal government can quickly find jobs for millions of jobless Americans through immigration enforcement, he says: "You don’t have to look any further then when ICE conducted worksite enforcement to see the effects."

Republicans Feel Party isn't Focusing Enough on Illegal Immigration

House Minority Leader John Boehner

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A new Washington Post poll reveals that the majority of Republicans feel that their party is not paying enough attention to illegal immigration. The poll found that 61 percent of Republicans think the party is putting too little emphasis on the issue while only 9 percent think they're putting too much emphasis.

“The Broken Door” – How the Lack of Enforcement of Immigration Law Threatens Our National Security

Updated: August 16th, 2010, 3:15 pm

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  by  Jenny Magyari

For many of us, the recent announcement that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed - the alleged mastermind of the September 11th attacks - will be tried in Manhattan has brought back painful memories of the worst attack on United States soil in history. These memories are a reminder of how vulnerable our country can be to its enemies. What many failed to address in the wake of the 9/11 attacks was how closely tied immigration is to our national security.

Immigration Enforcement Could Open Up Jobs For Unemployed U.S. Workers, Speakers Say

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Immigration is contributing to economic disparity by depressing the wages of U.S. workers, according to Roy Beck, president of Numbers USA. Beck told the forum that the best way to protect U.S. workers is to actively enforce immigration laws and reduce the number of visas and green cards issued to foreign nationals. "Immigration enforcement is about creating jobs for unemployed Americans," because "when a government action results in an illegal foreign worker leaving a job, an unemployed American gets to go back to work," Beck said.

Senators Call Out Napolitano for Pro-Amnesty Remarks

Sen. Orrin Hatch

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Twelve Senators sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano condemning her for her comments to the Center for American Progress earlier this month. Napolitano expressed her desire to legalize 12 million illegal aliens as part of a "comprehensive immigration reform" adding that it would provide a 'boon' to the economy. But the Senators argued an amnesty would hurt America's 16 million unemployed.

Illegal Aliens & the Senate Healthcare Bill -- Better Than the House's, But Still Filled With Loopholes

Updated: June 8th, 2017, 3:12 pm

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  by  James Edwards

The Senate health reform bill is better than the House-passed bill, in terms of verification of immigrant or citizenship status. But the Senate bill contains a number of serious loopholes by which illegal aliens can and will obtain taxpayer-funded health coverage. This will provide a net bonus to at least a portion of illegal aliens and may well serve as yet another incentive to break U.S. immigration laws.

Obama Administration to Fine Employers as GOP Pushes to Replace Illegals with U.S. Workers

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Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Assistant Secretary John Morton made appearances in Washington on Thursday to announce that they are cracking down on businesses that employ illegal immigrants as well as recognizing those that try to follow the law by using an online system that verifies an employee's legal status.http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/57452

By Penny Starr - CNS News

Immigration Suspension Urged During Congressional Testimony

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In a congressional forum Thursday, NumbersUSA President Roy Beck urged Members of Congress to immediately introduce and pass legislation to suspend most immigration in light of the nation's 10.2% U-3 unemployment rate. Three other experts testified that unemployment among Americans is so bad that there is no doubt that every job emptied by pushing an illegal foreign worker out of it would quickly be filled by an American.

Rep. Nathan Deal Pushing Senate to Include Strong Immigration Verification in Health Care Reform Bill

Rep. Nathan Deal

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Rep. Nathan Deal (R-Ga.) is urging the Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Georgia Senators Johnny Isakson and Saxby Chambliss to offer his identity and verification language as an amendment to the health care reform bill. House leadership prevented Rep. Deal from offering the amendment in the House.

Rep. Lamar Smith Calls Out Administration's Immigration Enforcement Efforts

Rep. Lamar Smith

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The House Judiciary Committee's Ranking Member Lamar Smith (R-Texas) wrote an op-ed for the Washington Times today slamming the Obama administration's immigration enforcement efforts. While illegal immigration advocates criticize Obama for too much enforcement, Rep. Smith says it's quite the opposite.

What I Said & Saw at Pasadena Anti-Amnesty Tea Party (1 of 50)

Updated: November 17th, 2009, 4:13 pm

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  by  Chad MacDonald

On October 13, 2009 Congressman Luis Gutierrez spent millions of dollars for his Amnesty launch party in 20 cities across the country. In quick response, the grassroots www.againstamnesty.com website was set up for the Tea Party Against Amnesty events that took place in over 50 cities this past weekend on November 14, 2009. There were fireworks in Pasadena, California.

House Passes Health Care Bill That Allows Illegal-Alien Access

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Tonight, the House passed by a slim 220-215 margin a health care reform bill (H.R. 3962) that excludes the restrictions necessary to prevent illegal aliens from accessing benefits. This sets up a potential conference committee battle since President Obama and the Senate support tighter restrictions.

African-Americans hit inordinately hard by recession

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The cold fact, however, is that this deep recession is hitting African-Americans more severely than the overall population, due largely to the staggering levels of unemployment for this segment of the population.

When October unemployment data come out Friday, the nation's seasonally adjusted rate is expected to nudge upward, close to 10 percent. But among African-Americans, the jobless rate was 15.5 percent in September. In Illinois, the black unemployment rate was closer to 18.6 percent in the third quarter, according to estimates by the Economic Policy Institute.

Revised Health Care Reform Bill May Include Verification

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) unveiled the final version of the House's health care reform bill this morning, and according to a document prepared by the three House committees that marked up the bill, the final version may include a citizenship verification clause. Floor debate on the bill is expected to begin next week.

Profoundly Wrong: 'We Were Strangers, Too: the Jewish Campaign for Immigration Reform'

Updated: October 27th, 2009, 2:14 pm

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  by  Charles Breiterman

Major Jewish groups have started a campaign saying we should welcome the illegally present because we were strangers in the land of Egypt. But Exodus is very clear that the Jews went to Egypt at the specific direction of the Pharaoh. That means they entered and settled in the country legally. The Jews went to Egypt because there a severe famine in Canaan and all the surrounding lands. There is no such situation in the countries that are sending us large numbers of illegal aliens.

Sen. Sessions Offers E-Verify Amendment to Unemployment Extension

Sen. Jeff Sessions

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Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) is offering an amendment to the unemployment extension bill that would require new applicants for unemployment compensation to have their citizenship status verified using E-Verify. The amendment is being offered to H.R.3548, which would extend unemployment benefits for 14 weeks.

Americans Moving in Our Direction

Updated: October 23rd, 2009, 12:51 pm

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  by  Chris Chmielenski

Two new polls reveal that Americans favor lower immigration numbers, stronger border and interior enforcement, and oppose giving amnesty to the 12-18 million illegal aliens currently living in the United States. While Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) works on a “comprehensive immigration reform” bill that would provide a mass amnesty to illegal aliens and increase America’s overly generous immigration numbers, Americans want a very different solution.

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