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June 17, 2011
Congress Takes Major Step Towards Nationwide E-Verify
For several years, NumbersUSA has been pushing for the state-level passage of mandatory E-Verify legislation. Our a hctivists have helped pass great legislation in Arizona, Mississippi, South Carolina, and states like Alabama and Georgia.
And this year, we had a major E-Verify victory in in the Supreme Court.
The goal has always been to force the
large business groups, who have blocked national E-Verify for 15 years -- and this year alone killed bills in Utah, Florida, and Texas -- to push for national legislation.
This week our goal became a reality with the introduction of the
Legal Workforce Act by House Judiciary Chairman Lamar Smith. The bill requires 99% of all businesses in the United States to use E-Verify within 2 years and reinstates the no-match program and other triggers that will help identify the 8 million illegal aliens currently in the workforce.
Since the bill was announced, you've sent 141,519 faxes to Congress urging passage of the bill! (For full details of the bill, and Roy's analysis,
click here)
The faxing campaign is part of our
4 Steps to End Illegal Alien Hiring, which includes:
- Send 1,000,000 faxes to Congress, urging passage of a nationwide mandatory E-Verify bill.
- Free phone calls to Congress. Next week we'll provide toll-free numbers for you to call your Members of Congress.
- LIVE Webcast where we answer your questions about Chairman Smith's bill. You can submit your questions through email (stateaction2011@numbersusa.com) or through Facebook and Twitterbefore and during the webcast.
- Local visits to Members of Congress. As the bill begins to move through Congress, our LEAP team will be coordinating local office visits for key Members of Congress.
Passing E-Verify is imperative to opening up millions of jobs for 22 million Americans who can't find a full-time job. Please help us pass this great piece of legislation!
Thanks,
Chris Chmielenski
Director, Content & Activism
Open-Borders Groups in Panic That 'Chairman's E-Verify Bill' Will Result in Massive Loss of Illegal Alien Jobs
By Roy Beck, Tuesday, June 17, 2011One 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 point isn't it, because those incomes will now go to unemployed American citizens and legal immigrants who already are here.
Read Full Entry1,000 More Companies to be Audited by ICE for Possibly Hiring Illegal Aliens
Thursday, June 16, 2011Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced on Wednesday that they have notified 1,000 companies that the government will inspect their hiring records. The notifications are part of the Obama Administrations efforts to go after employers that hire illegal workers.
Read Full EntryE-Verify Hearing Becomes a Discussion of Who Supports America's Unemployed and Who Supports Illegal Alien Workers
By Jonathan Osborne, Thursday, June 16, 2011The House Immigration Subcommittee held a hearing on Wednesday on Chairman Smith's Legal Workforce Act (H.R.2164) that would require nationwide use of E-Verify. The hearing was an opportunity for the National Restaurant Association and National Association of Home Builders to express support of the bill. Those who testified against the bill, including the National Immigration Law Center and several Democrats on the Subcommittee, used the hearing to express their support for illegal alien workers over the interests of 22 million Americans who can't find a full-time job.
Read Full Entry'Chairman's E-Verify Bill' A Giant Increase Over States-Only Approach In Moving Illegal Aliens Out Of U.S. Jobs
By Roy Beck, Tuesday, June 14, 2011Ever since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Arizona's mandatory E-Verify law, we at NumbersUSA have heard a modest but steady stream of comments from people questioning if it wouldn't be better to skip having a national E-Verify law and stick with state laws to push illegal aliens out of U.S. jobs.
Read Full EntryU.S. Chamber of Commerce, National Association of Home Builders, and the National Restaurant Association Endorse E-Verify Bill
Wednesday, June 15, 2011The U.S. Chamber of Commerce issued a press release on Tuesday endorsing the Legal Workforce Act (H.R.2164) introduced by Rep. Lamar Smith, which would require all businesses in the country to begin using E-Verify within three years of enactment. The National Association of Home Builders and National Restaurant Association offered their endorsement of the bill during a hearing held by the House Immigration Subcommittee earlier today.
Read Full EntryRep. Lamar Smith Introduces The Legal Workforce Act Requiring the Use of E-Verify Nationwide
Tuesday, June 14, 2011Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas) has introduced a major piece of legislation that would require most employers to use E-Verify within two years of enactment. Large employers, federal, state, and local agencies and federal and state contractors would need to comply within six months. The bill would also make the E-Verify program permanent and reinstate the no-match letter program to help identify the 7 million illegal aliens currently holding non-agriculture jobs.
Read Full EntrySen. Chuck Grassley Introduces Major E-Verify Legislation in the Senate
Tuesday, June 14, 2011Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) has introduced new legislation in the U.S. Senate that would require all employers in the United States to use E-Verify. Sen. Grassley is the Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, which oversees immigration policy in the Senate. He also sits on the Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and Border Security. Sen. Grassley's bill would make the E-Verify program permanent and would require all employers to use the system within 12 months of enactment.
Read Full EntryReps. Lamar Smith and Elton Gallegly: 'E-Verify works; let's use it'
Monday, June 13, 2011Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Rep. Lamar Smith and Chairman of the House Immigration Subcommittee Rep. Elton Gallegly wrote an op-ed for the Los Angeles Times discussing the merits of E-Verify. In their op-ed, the two Congressmen detail E-Verify's success rate, effectiveness, and high customer service scores and say making the system's use mandatory nationwide is a priority for their committees.
Read Full EntryBusiness Lobbyists Finally Getting Out of Way of National E-Verify
By Roy Beck, Monday, June 13, 2011The most important national E-Verify bill ever introduced is expected to be announced tomorrow by Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), Chairman of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee. After 15 years, the concept of every legitimate U.S. job going to an American (or legal immigrant already here) finally has a chance to make it into law, significantly helped by a giant change in the strategy of the nation's business lobbies.
Read Full Entry
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Roy Discusses Immigration on C-SPAN's "Washington Journal"
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Roy was on CSPAN's "Washington Journal" program on Friday morning discussing immigration reform. Some of the topics Roy discussed included E-Verify, Jobless Americans, and the fiscal costs of mass immigration.
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