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Sen. Schumer to Outline Amnesty Bill on Wednesday
Senator Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), who also chairs the Senate Immigration Subcommittee, will unveil an outline of an immigration reform bill on Wednesday that will likely detail a plan to offer amnesty to the nation's more than 11 million illegal aliens.
Three E-Verify Amendments Offered to Tourism Bill
Senator Jeff Sessions and Senator Charles Grassley have offered three amendments to a tourism bill is being debated on the Senate floor. The Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (S.1023) would establish a non-profit corporation to communicate United States entry policies and otherwise promote leisure, business, and scholarly travel to the United States. NumbersUSA is not taking a stance on the bill itself, but we do support the amendments.
Americans Doing Service Jobs In Putnam Co., Ind. (and Lost Valley Lake, Missouri)
Before Pres. Obama meets with his pro-amnesty posse in the White House, I wish he could spend some time in Putnam County, Indiana where I've spent recent days researching some of the pioneer history of my ancestors. All the service personnel in my motel, the restaurants, gas stations, etc. are native-born Americans. It is strong evidence that if Obama would stop promising amnesty and would enforce immigration laws that millions of unemployed Americans would be happy to take the jobs opened by departing illegal aliens.
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010
NumbersUSA's Position:
No PositionMaking appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.
Nursing Shortage Creates Debate Between Importing Foreign Nurses or Improving US Conditions
According to a Business Week report, there are more than 100,000 open nursing positions in the United States with more nurses likely needed should the Obama Administration successfully reform health care this summer, which would insure millions of uninsured Americans. Many health care facilities want to import foreign nurses, but President Obama and the nurses' unions want to improve conditions for American nurses.
Undocumented students pin hopes on U.S. education bill
Study Finds Immigration Courtrooms Backlogged
Nearly three years after the Justice Department found that the nation’s immigration courts were seriously overburdened and recommended hiring 40 new judges, only a few hirings have taken place and the case backlog is at its highest point in a decade, according to a study released Wednesday.