Immigrant Job Numbers Grow as American Employment Declines

FOR THE WEEK OF March 14, 2011  Immigrant Job Numbers Grow as American Employment Declines Napolitano: DHS Granted Deferred Action to Nearly 900 Illegal Aliens in 2010 Utah Legislature Passes Series of Immigration Bills; Includes Amnesty Washington and New Mexico to Continue Issuing Driver’s Licenses to Illegal Aliens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Immigrant Job Numbers Grow as American Employment Declines On Thursday of last week, the House Judiciary Committee’s Immigration Subcommittee met to hear testimony on the effect of immigration on the American job market. The hearing, entitled “New Jobs in Recession and Recovery: Who Are Getting Them and Who Are Not,” is especially relevant given that many Americans are still struggling to find work in the midst of our nation’s weak economy. Read the full article . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Napolitano: DHS Granted Deferred Action to Nearly 900 Illegal Aliens in 2010 During the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Oversight Hearing of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) last Wednesday, DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano admitted that the agency granted deferred action to nearly 900 illegal aliens in Fiscal Year 2010. However, according to Secretary Napolitano’s own testimony, the final figure could be substantially higher as this estimate leaves out the number of illegal aliens granted deferred action for “humanitarian” reasons. Read the full article . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Utah Legislature Passes Series of Immigration Bills; Includes Amnesty Last week the Utah Legislature passed three immigration bills causing uproar on both sides of the immigration debate. The bills range from a guest worker amnesty bill (H.B. 116), an Arizona-style enforcement bill (H.B. 497), and an agreement between Utah and a Mexican State to provide businesses with migrant workers (H.B. 466). Read the full article . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Washington and New Mexico to Continue Issuing Driver’s Licenses to Illegal Aliens Two states last week took affirmative steps to continue issuing driver’s licenses to illegal aliens. In New Mexico, despite a push from Governor Susana Martinez to tighten the state’s lax licensing laws, the state Senate passed a bill last Wednesday which continues to allow illegal aliens to obtain driving privileges.  The bill does increase the residency requirement for any foreign national to acquire a driver’s license in New Mexico from three to six months. (HB 78) It also requires illegal aliens to reapply for a license every two years and increases penalties for falsified documentation. (HB 78) Read the full article

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FAIR -- This Week's Top Five on Immigration

Panel Revisits Skill and Family-Based Immigration On March 7, 2011 a panel at the Urban Institute (UI) in Washington DC discussed immigration reform. The panel was made up of economists and policy wonks. FAIR's Jack Martin gives his account of the meeting. Full Story   Oregon Legislators Want to Give Illegal Aliens Drivers' Licenses Senate Bill 845 would ease the 2008 restriction that Oregonians must show proof of legal presence in the United States before they can obtain state driver licenses or identification cards. Full Story   Illegal Aliens Leave Chipotle Jobs for Americans as Audit Continues Workers have been leaving Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc in the nation's capital and Virginia since getting notice that U.S. immigration officials are auditing restaurants in the area. Full Story   Must Watch Video: Americans Line Up For Jobs After Phoenix Raid A Phoenix TV station interviewed American workers hoping to get restaurant jobs after a raid by Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Full Story   More Details About Utah's Guest Worker Program A proposed migrant worker partnership between Utah and a state in Mexico drew high praise and little criticism in a legislative committee meeting [last] Thursday. Full Story   Federation for American Immigration Reform | Copyright © 2011. All rights reserved.

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Obama Seeks Extradition of ICE Agent's Murderer

FOR THE WEEK OF March 7, 2011  Obama Seeks Extradition of ICE Agent’s Murderer Napolitano Sells Homeland Security Budget to Capitol Hill House Subcommittee on Immigration: Illegal Immigration Disproportionately Harms Minorities Mexican Truckers to Return to U.S. Highways Oklahoma Moves Closer to Passing Arizona-Style Immigration Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Obama Seeks Extradition of ICE Agent’s Murderer During a press conference with Mexican President Felipe Calderon Thursday, President Obama announced that the U.S. government filed a formal extradition request to Mexican authorities for the killer of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Agent Jaime Zapata.  “We expect the full weight of the law to be brought against this perpetrator,” Obama said. He declined to comment further. Read the full article . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Napolitano Sells Homeland Security Budget to Capitol Hill In a hearing before the House Appropriations Committee last week, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano argued for her desired Department of Homeland Security (DHS) 2012 budget allocations. The DHS budget includes all government funds allotted for immigration departments and enforcement activities, including United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Napolitano’s remarks represented a reiteration of earlier remarks, as the Secretary promoted the same budget and programs earlier last week before the Senate Appropriations’ Subcommittee on Homeland Security and the House Committee on Homeland Security. Read the full article . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . House Subcommittee on Immigration: Illegal Immigration Disproportionately Harms Minorities Last week the House Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement held a hearing focusing on how illegal immigration impacts minorities. “[S]even million people are working in the U.S. illegally, remarked House Judiciary Chairman Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX). “These jobs should go to legal workers, many of whom would be minorities.” Read the full article . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mexican Truckers to Return to U.S. Highways In the midst of strained relationships with Mexico, President Obama’s administration announced that he and Mexican President Felipe Calderon have reached a preliminary agreement to allow Mexican truckers access to U.S. highways.  Mexican trucks were originally authorized access under the North American Free Trade Agreement of 1994, but President Clinton refused to implement the trucking provisions due to national security, environmental and highway safety concerns. (Secretariat File No. USA-MEX-98-2008-01 Although the NAFTA tribunal required President George W. Bush to implement a pilot trucking program, it lasted only briefly before Congressional adversaries, citing national security and concern for U.S. highway safety, defunded the program early in President Obama’s Administration.) Read the full article . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma Moves Closer to Passing Arizona-Style Immigration Law Early last week, a bill aimed to deter illegal immigration passed through the Oklahoma House Judiciary Committee.  The bill, HB 1446, is now moving to the full House of Representatives for a vote. The bill’s author, Rep. George Faught, describes the legislation as incorporating language from Arizona’s anti-illegal immigration bill into Oklahoma’s existing immigration laws. (Id.) If passed, the bill would authorize state and local law enforcement officers to inquire about the immigration status of individuals detained during a traffic stop. (Id.) It would also prevent drivers from stopping their vehicles on public roadways to hire day-laborers. Read the full article

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Help Make E-Verify Mandatory - Call Congress Today and Support H.R. 800

Help Make E-Verify Mandatory! Call Your Representatives and Tell Them to Support H.R. 800 Despite a national unemployment rate of 9.4 percent, seven million illegal aliens continue to hold jobs in the United States. However, Congress can put an end to this injustice to American workers by making the E-Verify program permanent and mandatory for all employers.  E-Verify—the free online program administered by the Department of Homeland Security that allows employers to verify the eligibility of employees to lawfully work in the U.S.—is currently used by over 246,000 employers.  However, because E-Verify is not mandatory for all employers, a number of unscrupulous businesses continue to employ illegal aliens, allowing them to take American jobs and drive down wages.      To stop this injustice to American workers, Rep. John Carter (R-TX) introduced bi-partisan mandatory E-Verify legislation last month that would stop the job killing practice of hiring illegal aliens.  Carter’s bill, H.R. 800 (“Jobs Recovery by Ensuring a Legal American Workforce Act of 2011”) would require ALL employers to use E-Verify to check the employment eligibility status of both new hires and current employees.   In addition, H.R. 800 provides for the following necessary reforms:   Increases employer fines for employing illegal aliens—quadrupling the fine for employers discovered to have hired an illegal alien three or more times.  Prohibits employers from deducting wages paid to (or on behalf of) an illegal alien from their gross income.  Requires the IRS to disclose to the Social Security Commissioner and Homeland Security Secretary the taxpayer identity information of employers employing illegal aliens.   FAIR strongly supports H.R. 800.  We now need your help.  Call your Representatives today and urge sign on as a co-sponsor of H.R. 800!  It’s time to help the American worker and make E-Verify mandatory once and for all!  To find your Representative’s phone number, click here.

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