RUMOR: The 14th Amendment guarantees citizenship to children born to parents illegally in the U.S.
RUMOR: The 14th Amendment guarantees citizenship to children born to parents illegally in the U.S.
RUMOR: The 14th Amendment guarantees citizenship to children born to parents illegally in the U.S.
Two legal immigrants in Washington State are working on a ballot initiative that would crack down on illegal aliens living in the state. The ballot initiative would prohibit illegal aliens from obtaining a driver's license, require all public and private employers to use E-Verify, and deny non-emergency public benefits like in-state tuition.
A gathering of 200 city mayors today condemned Arizona's enforcement efforts and asked Congress to pass an amnesty giving 7 million illegal foreign workers permanent work visas while increasing future importation of foreign workers. You would think the nation's cities had zero unemployment rates. In fact, most of these cities have worse joblessness than the nation as a whole. But on a voice vote, the city mayors took the side of foreign workers and the employers who hire them.
Arizona's new immigration enforcement law doesn't take effect for another six weeks, but the state is seeing early signs of what impact it could have on its more than 400,000 illegal aliens. School districts are reporting an increased number of students being pulled from schools, and retail businesses that typically cater to illegal aliens are seeing a decrease in profits.
A business-backed group failed this weekend to persuade the Texas GOP convention to support a back-door amnesty. The group's main pitch to delegates in a furious campaign seemed to be that because NumbersUSA opposes an amnesty -- and because NumbersUSA supposedly is a liberal organization -- Texas Republicans should take the other position and recommend legalizing the nation's illegal aliens. Convoluted? Take a look . . .
The city of Orange, Calif. voted earlier this week to "Stand with Arizona" after the council approved two resolutions that support Arizona's new immigration enforcement law. The city council declared Orange a rule of law city and several NumbersUSA activists were there to offer their thoughts to the council.
Congress is back in action on Capitol Hill for a busy 4-week session leading into the 4th of July recess. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) is on track to move an energy bill to the Senate floor and is supposedly pushing immigration reform aside for the moment. But don’t be too sure. Keep your eye on the DREAM Act and Ag Jobs amnesties. Add them together and you have a genuine full-scale Amnesty that would add well over 3 million people.
A new report from Politico.com exposes a possible shift of the rhetoric used by the Democratic Leadership when speaking on the issue of illegal immigration. Democratic Leaders are considering the use of stronger words when referring to the nation's estimated 11-18 illegal aliens, but the goal will remain the same - a mass amnesty.