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Staying Tough in Crackdown on Immigrants
Going to August Town Hall Meetings is the Most Important Thing NumbersUSA Members Can Do
If you tuned into one of the cable news channels or logged onto one of the online news services over the past two days, you were likely to see mobs of angry citizens confronting their Congressmen over the proposed healthcare legislation. This is exactly the kind of dedication and energy we need from our NumbersUSA members this month on the immigration front.
'Treehugger' Website Wonders if Immigration Should Be Reduced To Help Environment
A recent essay posted on an environmental website at Yale University, YaleGlobal, discusses the touchy subject of immigration's impact on environmentalism. The positions that political liberals take on both issues can often contradict each other.
Sen. David Vitter Cosponsors SAVE Act
Senator David Vitter (R-La.) was one of the three original cosponsors to the Senate version of the SAVE Act introduced by Sen. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) last week.
House Committee Again Fails to Deny Illegal-Alien Access to Healthcare Benefits
Today, the House Energy and Commerce Committee endorsed an amendment sponsored by Rep. Zack Space (D-Ohio) that was designed to provide political cover for Representatives who want to give illegal aliens benefits under the healthcare reform bill (H.R. 3200).
Lamar Smith Spells Out Costs of Speaker Pelosi's Insistence on Covering Illegal Aliens With Federal Health Plan
Now, nobody in Congress can claim not to know what is going on with illegal aliens and the proposed federal health plan. Congressman Lamar Smith of Texas has laid out the details in The Hill, a newspaper for the Capitol Hill staffers and Members of Congress.
American Meat Institute Favors E-Verify
In a letter addressed to Congress, the American Meat Institute is pushing for the enhancement of E-Verify and passage of a mandate requiring its usage. The AMI represents many of the nation's packers and processors of meat and poultry products and their suppliers. Several packing plants came under fire during the ICE raids of the past few years.
Sen. Mary Landrieu Cosponsors SAVE Act
Senator Mary Landrieu (D-La.) was one of the three original cosponsors to the Senate version of the SAVE Act introduced by Sen. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) last week.
Today, House Committee Showed Why You Can Never Believe A Congressman Without Verification
Congressmen lie. Congressmen deceive. Congressmen think the voters in their District are either idiots or too apathetic to notice. Today's vote on health care for illegal aliens is such a perfect example. The vote was a farce that will be used by many Congressmen to defend themselves against charges that they promote illegal immigration, when in fact their action today just encouraged more of it.