Newsletter
March 25, 2011
NumbersUSA Activists Take Advantage of Constituent Work Week
The House of Representatives held a Constituent Work Week this week, so it's been a bit quiet in Washington. But there's been lots of activity in their home districts.
We began the week with a focus on the 93 freshmen Members of the House. Seventeen freshmen hosted (or are hosting) Town Hall Meetings, and we've already had more than 100 activists attending meetings with more attending this weekend.
Our activists have been in Florida to see Rep. Steve Southerland, in South Carolina to see Reps. Tim Scott, Trey Gowdy, and Mick Mulvaney, in Illinois to see Rep. Randy Hultgren, and Oklahoma to see Rep. James Lankford.
We've also had activists visit Town Hall Meetings in Texas, New York, New Hampshire, and Arizona.
Our primary focus has been to educate the freshmen Members on the impact of high immigration levels on unemployed Americans. We received this report from one of our activists in Illinois:
The very first question asked [to Rep. Hultgren] was 'Do you support E-verify?'. His response was 'Yes'."
This is exactly the kind of interaction we're looking for! Rep. Hultgren was asked to take a position on one of our major issues and now we have him on the record as doing so!
The freshman class wasn't our only focus this week. We've also had activists dropping off
Fact Sheets at the district offices of House Speaker John Boehner and Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy.
There's a major recess over the last two weeks of April, and we'll be planning Local Education opportunities in most Congressional Districts. If you're interested in dropping off fact sheets, attending a Town Hall Meeting, or setting up a meeting with your Congressperson, contact us at
stateaction2011@numbersusa.com or
districtaction2011@numbersusa.com for more information.
Thanks,
Chris Chmielenski
Director, Content & Activism
Ariz. Voters Persuade Flake (running for Senate) To Turn Against Amnesty -- At Least For Now
By Roy Beck, Thursday, March 24, 2011Much to the misery of the open-borders lobby, Arizona voters have transformed yet another pro-amnesty champion into a secure-borders-only candidate. Rep. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) stunned his national pro-amnesty allies today in an Arizona Republic interview by saying that he has changed his mind about wanting "comprehensive immigration reform." After just a few weeks as an announced candidate to replace Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) when he retires next year, Flake found that being the best known pro-amnesty Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives was going to be a problem with Arizona voters.
Read Full EntryVirginia Gov. McDonnell Accelerates E-Verify Law Through Executive Order
Tuesday, March 22, 2011Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell ordered that all executive branch state agencies must use E-Verify to check all new hires beginning June 1, 2011. The state legislature had passed a bill last year that requires state agencies to begin using E-Verify by the end of 2012, but Gov. McDonnell's executive order implements the law 18 months sooner.
Read Full EntryRep. Miller Introduces the LEAVE Act
Thursday, March 24, 2011Rep. Gary Miller (R-Calif.) has introduced the Loophole Elimination and Verification Enforcement (LEAVE) Act, H.R.1196, which is a comprehensive immigration enforcement bill that would require the use of E-Verify for all employers nationwide, end the practice of birthright citizenship, prohibit states from granting in-state tuition benefits to illegal aliens, increase the number of border patrol and immigration and customs enforcement agents, and assist local municipalities in the enforcement of federal immigration laws, among other things.
Read Full EntryChamber of Commerce Victories in Utah & Ariz. Mean Nothing Compared With Supreme Court's E-Verify Decision That Still Is Pending
By Roy Beck, Tuesday, March 22, 2011Regardless of what happens to the new Utah amnesty law and despite Arizona's recent decision not to pass further laws against illegal immigration, the most important decision remains to be made this spring. That would be the ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court on whether Arizona -- and, thus, any other state, county and city -- can order employers to use E-Verify to screen illegal aliens from jobs. NumbersUSA continues vigil with great anxiety.
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