By Roy Beck
As for jobless Americans, I suppose the answer is: Let them eat pie, or let them eat when there is a bigger pie. Despite saying some pretty sensible things about immigration at the big CPAC conservative activists conference last Friday, presidential hopeful Jeb Bush displayed zero awareness that immigration issues affect working-class Americans. FOX host … Continued
By Roy Beck
Based on the ridiculous and inhumane claim that America suffers from a labor shortage, two groups of elites (business and evangelical leaders) are pouring big money into countering NumbersUSA’s TV and radio ads that criticize Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.).News media are clear that both groups are rushing their ads into South Carolina to protect Sen. Graham from the weeks … Continued
By Roy Beck
The claims in our TV and radio ads about Sen. Graham (R-S.C.) and his Gang of Eight’s comprehensive immigration reform proposals are so shocking that some South Carolina news outlets are saying they must be false. Well, they ARE shocking. But, sadly for South Carolina’s and the nation’s workers and taxpayers, the information in the ads is … Continued
By Roy Beck
(Editor’s Note: FOXNew.com allowed Roy to publish this op-ed on Dec.27. It is available at: http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2012/12/27/how-republicans-can-create-more-jobs-and-win-over-hispanic-voters/(NumbersUSA is non-partisan and doesn’t try to help one political party over another. But it does advise political parties on how they might best approach immigration issues while using their own key principles. While this op-ed speaks most directly to Republican politicians … Continued
A new Gallup poll finds that Americans aren’t as enthusiastic about “immigration reform” as some Members of Congress and most of the main stream media would like you to believe. The poll asked Americans what is the most important problem facing the country today, and only 2% of respondents said that immigration was the top concern. So … Continued
The L.A. Times oped “Fixing Immigration” perpetuates the class myopia which often colors mainline media’s perspective on immigration. Once again, we’re told to “fix” immigration with another legalization scheme for the 11 million illegal aliens who are currently here (amnesty number 8), that Americans won’t do menial labor, that “self deportation” is a “fantasy”, that … Continued
By Roy Beck
Traveling around Ohio — a state that either Obama or Romney likely has to win in November — I can’t help but notice that the people cleaning my motel rooms, planting the flowers, running the cash registers at gas stations and other stores, and working the fast-food restaurants are NOT immigrants. Unfortunately, when I look at … Continued
By Jeremy Beck
The New York Times’ April 23 story, “Justices to Rule on Role of the States in Immigration,” was frightening, but dishonest. The anti-enforcement wing of the agricultural lobby must have been pleased with the Times piece which portrayed farmers as the hapless victims of state enforcement laws run amok (the photo for the story online … Continued
By Jeremy Beck
The Obama administration quietly dropped a bombshell late last week when it announced that it would be granting work permits to as many as 300,000 illegal workers currently in deportation proceedings. The mainstream media has marginalized this very important story, especially overlooking the adverse impact the work permits will have on 22 million Americans who … Continued
