The group Numbers USA aims to “educate voters” in states with senators who could play a pivotal role in the coming immigration debate.The group started airing an ad throughout Alaska this week that asks actors who “thinks Senator Mark Begich’s plan to bring in foreign workers to take American jobs is a good idea?”Roy Beck, … Continued

Is the country’s unemployment nightmare over?  It sounded like it from all the excitement over the weekend about the Senate Gang of Eight’s near agreement on comprehensive immigration reform which is about greatly increasing the number of work permits for foreign workers to compete with Americans from the lowest to the highest education levels.Yet, other news of … Continued

An almost shocking story from today’s Bloomberg News follows a defiant Sen. Lindsey Graham as he travels South Carolina selling his Gang of Eight comprehensive amnesty.The bottom line seems to be that Graham will not step away from the comprehensive amnesty bill no matter how many unemployed South Carolinians, their families and friends say it … Continued

The report is attractive, thick and has a lot of impressive-sounding academic language, including some helpful findings.  But the news out of the latest Brookings Institute poll claiming majority support for amnesty does not give an accurate picture of what already was not a very credible poll.The big headlines throughout the news media are that the rather … Continued

Time magazine provides almost the perfect example of how little America’s opinion elites identify with America’s working classes.It comes today at the end of a rather helpful article by Alex Altman, entitled “Four Hurdles That Could Block Immigration Reform.”  http://swampland.time.com/2013/03/20/four-hurdles-that-could-block-immigration-reform/print/Despite the New York Times and a number of other media trumpeting that comprehensive immigration reform looks … Continued

Whether or not you admire the bold individualistic leadership of Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on other issues, I know you will be disappointed and maybe even shocked by the immigration platform he outlined this morning before the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.   KEY POINTS OF THE RAND PAUL AMNESTY The 11-19 million illegal aliens would get … Continued

It’s irresponsible and it’s also the kind of thing we’ve been seeing from this administration for a couple of years now,” said Roy Beck, CEO of Numbers USA.Beck blames the Obama Administration for the immigration release.”The President is giving an amnesty, were giving work permits there – that are not authorized by Congress, now all … Continued

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

NumbersUSA and an affiliated group, the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), orchestrated a telephone-and fax-fueled public revolt against a 2007 immigration measure proposed by former President George W. Bush legalizing undocumented immigrants. They called the bill “amnesty” for lawbreakers. The day the proposal collapsed, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky said the opposition … Continued