By Roy Beck
Not by design, Texas Gov. Rick Perry is proving that appearing to be more concerned about illegal-alien workers than about unemployed Americans doesn’t work in Republican primaries. Widely expected a week ago to run away with the Florida Straw Poll yesterday, he finished in a virtual four-way tie for second, more than 20 points behind the … Continued
By Roy Beck
In one glance at our easy, colorful enforcement comparison Grid, you can see how the climate for illegal aliens in your state would get really tough if Congress passes U.S. House Judiciary Chairman Lamar Smith’s H.R. 2885 (the Legal Workforce Act). Take a look at the Grid below and see the 30 ways that H.R. … Continued
Eight GOP Presidential Hopefuls participated in Thursday night’s debate in Ames, Iowa, but only five were asked about immigration. And none of the candidates brought up the issue on their own. Herman Cain had the strongest response in dealing with illegal immigration, while the frontrunner Mitt Romney was finally asked the question we’ve all been … Continued
By Roy Beck
During vigorous discussion in the Comments sections of our website, readers have suggested that we poll NumbersUSA faxers on their assessment of Rep. Lamar Smith’s national mandatory E-Verify bill (H.R. 2164). So, we emailed a survey to NumbersUSA’s million-plus faxers early this week. The results show overwhelmingly enthusiastic support for Lamar Smith’s Legal Workforce Act … Continued
By Roy Beck
Former Congressman Tom Tancredo — the leader most publicly known as the champion against illegal immigration over the last decade — today endorsed the Lamar Smith H.R. 2164 Legal Workforce Act. He said the bill is what “immigration-enforcement patriots have been demanding for over a decade.” In a column for World Net Daily, Tancredo directly addressed criticisms by some … Continued
By Roy Beck
One way to judge the likely effectiveness of Chairman Lamar Smith’s national mandatory E-Verify bill is the panic it has caused among the nation’s biggest promoters of illegal immigration. They attack Rep. Smith’s bill because they say it will take the incomes away from large swaths of America’s illegal population. Well, I guess that’s the … Continued
By Roy Beck
Your phoning yesterday — and your faxing the last six months — reaped big benefits when several of our sponsored amendments passed the House in marathon voting that lasted into the wee hours this morning. For now, though, we all still have work to do as voting continues on the 2012 appropriations bill for the … Continued
By Roy Beck
Pres. Obama definitely blinked today in the face-off between pro-enforcement and pro-amnesty Americans. His announcement of sending 1,200 National Guard troops to the border and asking for an extra half-billion dollars for border security shows that he and his advisors are acknowledging that most Americans sided with Arizona Gov. Brewer and against the Obama Administration … Continued
After their admission that they haven’t read the Arizona immigration enforcment law, here’s a recommended reading list for President Obama, Attorney General Eric Holder, and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. (Along with those who, not having read either federal immigration law or the Arizona law, believe it is “misguided” or “unconstitutional,” or have called for … Continued
