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Lack of skilled workers will lead to fiscal crisis, experts say

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"Absolutely we would favor educating and training the labor force of legal immigrants over bringing in more foreign workers," said Roy Beck, president of the Virginia-based NumbersUSA. "Let's invest in people we have here."http://www.latimes.com/classified/jobs/news/la-me-immiglabor21apr21,0,2582730,full.story

By Teresa Watanabe, in the L.A. Times

Immigrant rights rallies boost spirits; May 1 gathering has not led to long-term reform

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Rosemary Jenks, director of government relations for Numbers USA, a nonprofit organization that favors the reduction of legal and illegal immigration, said, "I don't think the American people liked seeing an army of people in the streets talking about how to break the law."...

Rally for immigrant rights: Attendance lower, but marchers push for reform

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A supporter of stricter enforcement, Rosemary Jenks of NumbersUSA in Washington, D.C., said she believes the marches have backfired and bolstered those who favor more enforcement among the country's estimated 12 million illegal immigrantshttp://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=746212

By Georgia Pabst, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Crowds Are Smaller at Protests by Immigrants

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"'The marchers say suspend the rule of law and reward illegality,' said Roy Beck, executive director of NumbersUSA, which says its membership has swelled to more than 600,000 from 112,000 three years ago. 'Our callers say what your constituents really want is enforcement...'"http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/02/us/02march.html?ref=nyregion

By Randal C. Archibald, in the New York Times

Liberal Christians Call for End to Immigration Hate Speech

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But on Thursday, Roy Beck, founder and president of the anti-illegal immigration group NumbersUSA, said that he considers CCIR's proposals an example of "Christian utopianism."

"They seem to be saying that immigration laws are unchristian," Beck told Cybercast News Service. "It's unchristian to draw the line, to set limits, to say that some people can come in and some can't. We should have a world without borders."

Backroom discussions continue on whether to de-fund effective efforts that deter illegal immigration

Updated: June 25th, 2008, 5:58 pm
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  by  Roy Beck

U.S. House appropriators are deep in internal discussions over whether to praise (and fund) current enforcement efforts that are proving most effective in arresting illegal aliens and deterring future illegal immigration. Postponement of markup today on a DHS spending bill is probably a good sign.

The House Appropriations Committee has postponed its Wednesday afternoon (June 18) consideration of the DHS spending bill that will determine funding levels for immigration enforcement next year.

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