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Congressmen demanding visas for Venezuelan illegals

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"The lawmakers argue that Venezuelans currently in the U.S. illegally should be granted temporary protected status because the socialist government of Hugo Chavez is 'persecuting its citizens for their political views.' But Rosemary Jenks, director of government affairs for Numbers USA, says it makes no sense to have an immigration policy based on national origin.

Electronic Employment Verification Proposals Raise Implementation, Effectiveness Concerns

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"'We'd like to see mandatory employment verification in any bill that passes,' Caroline Espinosa of Numbers USA told BNA. 'We'll take it any way we can get it.' Describing her group as an "immigration reduction organization," Espinosa said that the goal of reducing the number of illegal immigrants in the U.S. could be achieved by 'attrition through mandatory enforcement...'"

Bureau of National Affairs Daily Labor Report; April 16, 2007

Black civil rights activist opposes push for immigration amnesty

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"Roy Beck, executive director of NumbersUSA, which belongs to the [Coalition for the Future American Worker] and supports capping immigration, said he hopes to run radio spots featuring [T. Willard Fair, president of the Urban League of Greater Miami]. He said he was captivated by him after attending a symposium in Washington that Fair initiated on blacks and immigration. ''I wondered why aren't the black leaders standing up for black workers,'' Beck said. 'Willard is willing to say the emperor has no clothes...'''

Miami Herald

As Deportation Pace Rises, Illegal Immigrants Dig In

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"'We are not calling for I.C.E. to become the Gestapo knocking on doors in the middle of the night,' said Rosemary Jenks, director of government relations for NumbersUSA, a group in Washington that seeks to curb immigration. 'But we have to increase the likelihood that if you are here illegally you will be caught...'"http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/01/us/01deport.html?_r=2&hp=&oref=slogin&pagewanted=print&oref=slogin

The New York Times

Immigration reform no 'free ticket,' supporters say

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"NumbersUSA, a Virginia-based group that supports reducing immigration to the U.S., says granting legal status to illegal immigrants will only perpetuate the problem. 'It's about enforcing the laws we have and changing the perception that if you can find a way to get here that eventually you can get citizenship,' said NumbersUSA spokeswoman Caroline Espinosa. 'If we keep giving people who break the law to get here what they want then why would they stop?'"

TCPalm.com (Fla.)

Amnesty lobby is immigration Goliath

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"The money and the lobbying power is stacked against us," said a representative of NumbersUSA. "This is an issue that people see and experience the effects of on an everyday basis. There is definitely a very powerful grass-roots activism on this issue."

NumbersUSA has more than 300,000 activists sending faxes and calling Congress, an increase from 100,000 two years ago. More than 1 million people receive e-mail alerts from the group.

Top GOP Hopefuls Keep Distance on Immigration

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"'[Giuliani] was constantly extolling the glory of illegal immigration,' said Roy Beck, president of NumbersUSA, a group that advocates limits on immigration and penalties for undocumented workers. 'He's backing away from some of it now...'"http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/14/AR2007051401356_2.html?hpid=topnews

The Washington Post

Senate to open debate on immigration bill

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""Already by Friday afternoon, we had some of the Republican offices calling us and saying: 'Would you tell your members we're definitely going to vote no, and will you call off the phone calls?' said Roy Beck, executive director of NumbersUSA, which has deemed the bill an amnesty for illegal aliens and whose members already have sent 185,000 faxes to Senate offices."

The Washington Times

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