Legal Immigration
New TV Ad Asks 'Why Admit More Immigrant Workers When Recent College Grads Can't Find Jobs'
On Tuesday, NumbersUSA will launch a national TV ad in cable network news coverage of the Republican National Convention and of next week's Democratic National Convention. The TV ad calls attention to the high unemployment rate of America’s recent college graduates and asks why our government will admit another million immigrant workers next year despite the low percentage of recent college grads finding a job in their field or at all. The TV ad will air on several networks including MSNBC, CNN and FOX News Channel.
Fall 2012 TV College Grad Ad
Length: 30 sec
Senators Charge DHS and State Department of Ignoring Welfare Reliance when Awarding Green Cards
The ranking GOP members of the Senate Budget, Finance, Judiciary and Agriculture Committees accused the State and Homeland Security departments of prohibiting officials from considering the likelihood an individual would receive welfare benefits in determining whether to grant admission to an immigrant or change their immigration status.
Microsoft's immigration roundtable raises questions
Washington Post editor Emi Kolawole walked away from a one-sided immigration roundtable with some questions which she shared with her readers in "Microsoft hosts skilled immigration roundtable." Here they are, along with some possible answers that I have provided . . .
True Reform Candidate Wins Texas Senate Runoff
Former Texas State Solicitor Ted Cruz overwhelmingly defeated Texas Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst on Tuesday in the GOP runoff for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by long-time Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison. Cruz completed a NumbersUSA immigration-reduction survey answering "yes" to all questions earning him "True Reformer" status.
Tech firm says tech layoffs hit 3-year high during first half of 2012
A report issued on Monday by the tech placement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas says that tech layoffs in the United States hit its highest level in three years during the first half of 2012. The firm's report says 51,529 planned job cuts within the tech sector were planned during the first half of the year.
Media misses immigration angle in jobs analysis
Over the past three months, the economy has created an average of 75,000 new jobs and the federal government has created an average of 75,000 new permanent U.S. job seekers via immigration. The mainstream media does not report the latter statistic. For years, NumbersUSA has talked about the 75,000 permanent work permits the federal government grants (on average) to immigrant workers every month. For the last three months, job creation has barely kept pace with the number of green cards issued - a fact that eluded the press and, therefore, much of the citizenry.
Report Says U.S. has Too Many Scientists but Not Enough Jobs
A recent report from the Washington Post finds that there are too many scientists living in the United States with too few jobs despite bipartisan support for increased immigration for foreign nationals with advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The report finds that some high-tech areas are booming, while jobs in many other fields, including biology, chemistry, and medicine, are scarce.
Wither Credibility?
A recent story in the New York Times, "Deportations Continue Despite U.S. Review of Backlog," reported that DHS officials expect to suspend the deportation orders of at least 20,600 people by the end of 2012. In one striking sentence, the story depicts a president caught between his obligation to enforce the law and his desire to change law: "The court review is the administration’s most important effort to ease the impact on immigrant communities of tough enforcement by Mr. Obama."
Fix immigration system to benefit Americans
In his recent op-ed Alex
Nowrasteh argues that we should increase our legal
immigration system and grant amnesty to illegal immigrants in
order to bolster our sluggish economy (“Free markets require
increased legal immigration,” Wednesday). There is a consensus
among nonpartisan economists that low-skilled immigrants, both
Webcast Shines Light on Wave of Bills That Will Hurt American Workers, Wages and College Graduates
This past week, three bills have been introduced by Senators from both sides of the aisle aimed at bringing more foreign STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) workers to the U.S. What the politicians and pundits are forgetting to mention is that there are eligible, U.S. workers out there to fill these jobs. I personally have friends who graduated this past week with engineering degrees and no job offers in sight.
American Teens Finding it Harder to Get a Job
Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show that the workforce participation rate among American teens has dropped by 10% to just 25% over the last 5 years. The participation rate was consistently near 50% during the 1980s and '90s, but has dropped steadily since then.
150 Million Adults Worldwide Would Want to Relocate to the U.S.
Over 150 million of the world's adults say they would like to move to the U.S., according to Gallup, making the U.S. the most desired destination for potential migrants. About 13% of the world's adults or more than 640 million people say they would like to leave their country permanently.
New poll finds Americans still want far less Population Growth 40 years after government commission called for stabilization
DALLAS (April 20, 2012) – Forty years after a multi-year bi-partisan government commission recommended slowing U.S. population growth and eventually stabilizing, Americans still would like to see it happen, according to poll results to be released this weekend at the 2012 Earth Day Dallas festival.
Take our Earth Day Survey on U.S. Population
What are your thoughts on U.S. population growth and immigration? Take our Earth Day survey and tell us what you think. Then, compare your responses to those of Americans in 1972 and other Americans across the country.
Think Tank Study Says Canada Should Reduce Immigration During Recession
A recent study shows that Canada's high immigration flows during tough economic times has contributed to the poor performance of newcomers over the past 30 years.
Is DHS trying to hide something in its new report?
Politicians usually reserve Fridays to release news items for which they don't want a whole lot of media coverage. Last Friday, the Department of Homeland Security released its annual estimates of the illegal-alien population in the United States. The number remains mostly unchanged - DHS estimates that there are 11.5 million illegal aliens living in the U.S. as of January 2011 compared to 11.6 million in January of 2010. But several things stand out in this year's report.
Roy on CNN ridicules adding Irish (or any other) foreign workers
With all kinds of Americans celebrating St. Patrick's Day last week, the news media have been almost aflutter with the storyline that the one pro-immigration bill that may be able to get by grassroots opposition this year is one that adds thousands of special new work visas for workers from Ireland. NumbersUSA President Roy Beck has been nearly the lone voice in public opposition, but his quotes have shown up widely in newspapers and radio across the country.
New Study Says 24% of American Children have at least One Immigrant Parent
A new study from the Migration Policy Institute shows the impact of immigration on U.S. population growth. According to data, 17 million of the nation's 70 million children under the age of 17 have at least one immigrant parent. That equates to roughly one of every four children in the U.S. The report also found that immigrants make up 13% of the nation's total population, up from 5% in 1970.
In D.C., a push to aid Irish migrants
Roy Beck, executive director of NumbersUSA, which wants to reduce immigration, said Brown's bill will end up hurting American workers of all races and ethnic backgrounds.
USCIS Says E-Verify is Underutilized
The Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Alejandro Mayorkas told the Washington Times that the E-Verify workplace verification system can handle many more requests than it currently does. The agency, which is under the Department of Homeland Security, oversees the E-Verify system. Currently, only companies that contract with the federal government and a employers in a handful of states are mandated to use E-Verify.
Recent Immigrants a "Huge Burden" on Taxpayers, Fraser Institute
Recent Immigrants to Canada are a huge drain on the country's economy, a conservative think-tank said Thursday. Immigrants who arrived in Canada between 1987 and 2004 rreceived about $6,000 more in government services per person in 2005 than they paid taxes, according to a new report from the Fraser Institute. http://www.sunnewsnetwork.ca/sunnews/canada/archives/2012/03/20120315-121641.html
By early spring, this year's summer jobs for college kids are gone
Although it seems like only yesterday, six months have passed since last August when foreign-born student workers exposed the Hershey Company's abuse of the State Department's Summer Work Travel (SWT) program.
College students from Turkey, Moldova and China as well as other nations came at their own expense to work at Hershey allegedly to promote "lasting and meaningful relationships" with their American peers.
Rep. Doug Lamborn Joins 5-for-5 Club
Rep. Doug Lamborn has joined NumbersUSA's 5-for-5 Club after cosponsoring the Nuclear Priority Act, which would end Chain Migration. Rep. Lamborn has now cosponsored at least one bill in each of our 5 Great Immigration-Reduction categories and joins 14 other Members of Congress to cosponsor a bill in each of the categories.
Manufacturers Move to Train and Hire U.S. Workers
A recent op-ed published by the Wall Street Journal has identified a major labor shortage in the U.S. manufacturing sector, but instead of calling for more foreign workers, the op-ed suggests some in the industry are finding ways to train unemployed Americans to fill the positions. According to a survey conducted in October of 2011, 5% of manufacturing jobs went unfilled despite a 9% unemployment rate.
Romney’s Vocal E-Verify Stance Assisted Strong Arizona Win Tonight – New Poll Confirms Huge E-Verify Popularity
In Arizona where immigration was near the top of voter concerns, the candidate who “owned” the E-Verify issue was bound to benefit. While many pundits claimed Romney’s robust advocacy of national mandatory E-Verify was a blunder that somehow put him on the political fringe, the Arizona election results tonight and a new national poll show him to be identifying with overwhelming majorities of virtually every type of American.
Some trying to link Jeremy Lin's on-court success to immigration
Yesterday's NBA All-Star Game marked the mid-point of its season, and the story that stole the headlines at the end of the first half was the New York Knicks' rookie sensation Jeremy Lin who seems to have appeared out of nowhere. Lin's face has landed on the covers of magazines and newspapers across the country, but not all the headlines have been about his on-court success. Some in the media have focused on what the Lin story means to U.S. immigration policy.
Economic crisis slows U.S. population growth
"Population does not necessarily equal economic growth anymore," says Bill Fulton, vice president for policies and programs at Smart Growth America, a coalition of environmentalists, planners and others working to slow sprawl.
He points to Las Vegas' population boom, which created low-paying jobs that disappeared when the housing market collapsed. By contrast, he says, cities such as Pittsburgh lost population but household wealth went up.
He points to Las Vegas' population boom, which created low-paying jobs that disappeared when the housing market collapsed. By contrast, he says, cities such as Pittsburgh lost population but household wealth went up.
E-3 waiting game continues
As long expected, a backlash to the Irish-specific visa has now arrived, with Roy Beck, president of the Washington-based anti-immigration group Numbers USA, telling the Boston Globe that the Irish are “basically upset because they don’t have the special privileges that they once had,” and should not be given favor ahead of other groups.
Attrition Through Enforcement trumps any open-border feelings at Conservative conference
Last week, the American Conservative Union held its annual conference (CPAC) in Washington, D.C., offering three days of speeches from Conservative pundits, Members of Congress, and, of course, the GOP Presidential Hopefuls (minus Ron Paul). CPAC organizers are staunch supporters of free markets with leanings toward open-border policies and a more generous guest worker program. But the more than 10,000 attendees at this year's annual conference showed a preference for lower legal immigration levels and tough immigration enforcement.
Sen. Grassley’s H-1B Reform Proposal Would Close Loophole Hurting U.S. Workers
Sen. Charles Grassley’s H-1B reform proposal would close a loophole in the program that allows some businesses to forego recruiting U.S. workers, according the Rochester Institute of Technology Professor Ron Hira. Right now, employers are not required to recruit U.S. workers unless a company is considered H-1B dependent. Sen. Grassley’s proposal would require employers to first try to fill jobs with U.S. workers.
Sen. Grassley Tells Pres. Obama That High-Skilled Workers are Struggling to Find Work
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), who serves as the Ranking Member of the Senate Immigration Subcommittee, sent a letter to Pres. Obama telling him that Jennifer Wedel's story of her unemployed engineer husband is not an isolated case, but a wider, national issue. Sen. Grassley has consistently fought for unemployed high-skilled workers by writing legislation that would rid the H-1B program of known fraud and abuse.
Obama Administration Announces Initiatives to Attract More Highly-Skilled Foreign Workers
The Department of Homeland Security announced a series of reforms that reflect the Obama Administration's continuing commitment to attracting and retaining highly-skilled immigrants. The Administration's new initiatives will lead to increased work permits for foreign workers while 22 million Americans can't find a full-time job.
Pres. Obama Panders to the High-Tech Lobby at the Expense of Unemployed Americans
A Google-sponsored town hall event with President Obama Monday evening quickly turned to immigration issues.In the most publicized moment of the event, a woman from Texas asked Pres. Obama why he supported importing more high-tech foreign workers when her husband, who is a semiconductor engineer, has been unemployed for the past three years. Pres. Obama's only response was to pander to the high-tech lobby.
President should back up his rhetoric with real reform
Last year, the Judiciary Committee approved two important pieces of legislation to stem the flow of illegal immigration and protect America’s communities from dangerous criminal immigrants. Despite promises of bipartisanship, the president has not expressed support for either one of these proposals.http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/politics/207643-rep-lamar-smith-r-texas
By Rep. Lamar Smith -- The Hill
Sen. Rubio Calls out Newt Gingrich for Calling Mitt Romney Anti-Immigrant
Sen. Marco Rubio isn't taking sides before Florida's GOP primary next week, but he is calling out former House Speaker Newt Gingrich for his Spanish-language radio ad that calls Gov. Mitt Romney anti-immigrant. During a debate on Monday night, Romney said his plan to deal with 11 million illegal aliens currently living in the U.S. centers around "self-deportation". He has consistently said that if you have a national employment verification system that keeps illegal aliens from getting jobs, they'll return to their home countries.
Gallup Poll Shows Plurality of Americans Favor Lower Immigration Levels
A new Gallup Poll shows that 42% of Americans say they wish immigration could be lower. Only 6% say they want immigration levels to be higher. Opinions were slightly different when broken down by political affiliations, but overall, Americans ranked immigration the third most important issue on a list of 16 other issues polled by Gallup in the survey.
South Carolina Debate Provides Hopefuls with Some Chances to Discuss Immigration
It's been a while since the GOP Presidential Debates provided us with a lively discussion on the nation's immigration issues, and unfortunately Monday night's debate in South Carolina didn't do much to advance the discussion either. But, the debate hosted by Fox News Channel and the Wall Street Journal did provide some opportunities for the candidates to restate their positions along with some missed opportunities.
Expensive and Bitter Media War Already Ignited
Immigration seems set to play a large role in the primary. A group called Numbers USA has been running commercials that call on Congress to tighten immigration rules.
Anti-immigration group buys ads in South Carolina
Numbers USA is going up on television and radio in South Carolina to push the presidential candidates to oppose immigration.http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/gop-presidential-primary/203413-anti-immigration-group-makes-south-carolina-tv-ad-buy
By Cameron Joseph -- The Hill
Immigration Group Makes South Carolina Ad Buy
NumbersUSA announced on Tuesday that it will spend at least $100,000 on
advertising before the South Carolina Republican primary on Jan. 21 in
an effort to tie high unemployment levels to legal immigration.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/10/anti-immigrant-south-carolina-ad_n_1197807.html
By Elise Foley -- Huffington Post
South Carolina TV Ad
Length: 32 sec
The following television ad will be running throughout South Carolina on select television stations to create awareness of the immigration issue.
President Obama's Ineffective Jobs Program
On Thursday, President Obama announced a plan to put up to 180,000 American youths back to work this summer. On the face of it, the president should be applauded. However, when one considers that in 2011, a record high of 18.8 million youths (ages 16 to 24) were unable to find a summer job, his plan seems rather lacking in certain areas... such as putting a meaningful number of Americans back to work.
More State Action Expected in 2012
2011 was a great year for enacting state-level Attrition Though Enforcement legislation and 2012 may well follow suit. State legislators seem to set records each year for the number of immigration-related bills introduced – the vast majority of which are enforcement-oriented – and the enforcement laws enacted have become increasingly comprehensive. These trends may continue in 2012 because the demand for enforcement solutions remains high.
France Cutting LEGAL Immigration By 10%
On January 1st, new immigration rules took effect in France that will cut legal immigration by ten percent and make becoming a citizen more difficult. Interior Minister Claude Guéant plans to achieve the cuts by reducing the number of work visas given out each year and slowing family reunification.
My Turn: Population growth calls for immigration policy
Here in the U.S. our population problem is driven chiefly by immigration, both documented and undocumented. According to Jeremy Beck of Numbers USA, since 1990 immigration numbers have been higher than in any other period in U.S. history. Over the last two decades, immigration has averaged about 1 million people per year, or three times our historical average. U.S. population will more than double from 203 million in 1970 to 439 million in 2050 and immigration will cause 82 percent of all U.S.
Watch and Listen to our Iowa TV and Radio Ads
Click on the headline to get to the radio and TV ads that NumbersUSA is running virtually non-stop in Iowa until the "first in the nation" Caucuses on Jan. 3. The ads focus on one question: Who should get the next jobs that are created in the U.S.? Unemployed Americans? Or will the politicans add another million legal immigrants to take the jobs?
December 2011 Iowa Caucuses Television Ad
Length: 31 sec
For the two and a half weeks leading up to the Iowa Caucuses, NumbersUSA
is running this ad across the state to urge the Presidential Hopefuls
to take a position on legal immigration. More than 20 million Americans
can't find a full-time job, but Washington will bring in another 1
million legal, working-age immigrants next year. Who should have first
crack at new jobs: unemployed Americans or 1 million new legal
immigrants?
USCIS Data: U.S. Companies Hiring Foreign Workers at Record Pace Despite 8.6% Unemployment Rate
With a U.S. unemployment rate at 8.6%, one would expect that many of the high paying job openings available domestically are a positive sign for jobless Americans. However, that has not been the case. According to data from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services department, U.S. companies have hired foreign workers at an expeditious pace.
