American workers

Journalist and blogger David Frum commented on a recent Washington Post blog that concludes it will take more than 11 years for the economy to generate the number of jobs needed to replace the jobs lost in the current recession and create jobs for the average population growth of 125,000 per month. Frum makes the connection that the Washington Post failed to make -- the population growth of 125,000 per month comes from current immigration policy.

Temecula, Calif., located about halfway between Los Angeles and San Diego, has taken immigration enforcement into its own hands. Last night, the city council approved a new ordinance that makes the use of E-Verify a requirement to possess a business license in the city.

The Supreme Court is considering a review of Arizona's E-Verify law that passed in 2007 and requires all Arizona businesses to use the online workplace verification tool on new hires. According to a new op-ed from Reps. Lamar Smith and Todd Tiahrt, Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan was the driving force behind the Administration's decision to challenge the law.

Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-Pa.) has teamed up with State Rep. John Galloway to urge the state senate into passing a mandatory E-Verify law. Two house bills would require all construction contractors to verity new hires through the E-Verify employment verification system. Rep. Galloway says there are approximately 35,000 illegal aliens working in the construction industry in Pennsylvania.

Ranking Member of the House Immigration Subcommittee Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) is challenging the Obama Administration for its handling of worksite enforcement. In an op-ed released by Rep. King's office, the Congressman said the Administration is doing little to help America's unemployed and underemployed by not cracking down on illegal workers.

A new report from the Kansas City Star covers the impact increased enforcement efforts and the recession have had on illegal immigration. According to the story, not only are illegal aliens heading home, but they're deciding to stay home in light of tighter enforcement.

As of last week, there have only been 13,500 requests for H-1B visas since the federal government opened up the application process on April 1. The visas, which are issued to high-skilled workers in fields that experience a worker shortage, are capped at 65,000 per year and are usually completely grabbed up in the first few weeks.

While nearly 3 million Americans lost their jobs in 2009, the federal government issued more than 1 million new Green Cards over the same period of time. According to a new DHS report, 1,130,818 new Green Cards were issued to legal immigrants last year - the highest single-year number since 2006 and the fourth highest in history.

National Public Radio covered Sunday's Pro-Amnesty "March for America", and included a few quotes from NumbersUSA CEO and Founder Roy Beck. Roy explained why NumbersUSA covered the March and offered his conjecture on what will happen with immigration reform during the next few months.

Funded by business groups, unions, religious organizations, and private foundations, "tens of thousands" of pro-amnesty, open-borders supporters took over the National Mall in Washington D.C. on Sunday pushing for immigration reform.

Rep. Mike Coffman (R-Colorado) just cosponsored the CLEAR Act. In doing so, he becomes the 14th U.S. Representative to join the NumbersUSA's elite "5-For-5" club.

The Virginia state legislature has passed a bill that requires state agencies to enroll in the E-Verify Program and use the system for all new hires. The bill passed the State Senate with amendments on Wednesday, which were approved by the General Assembly earlier today.

The Senate has begun debate on a $150 billion jobs, but whehter or not illegal aliens will benefit from the bill is still unclear. The chamber passed a smaller jobs bill last week that will provide tax credits to businesses that create jobs, but without verification, the jobs could be created for illegal aliens.

Five Members of the House of Representatives have cosponsored the Bipartisan Reform of Immigration through Defining Good Enforcement Resolution (H.Res.1026) drafted by Reps. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) and Frank Kratovil (D-Md.) bringing the total number of sponsors to 55.