| New Study Shows Foreign Workers Gain Jobs While U.S. Workers Lose Them  A new study from Northeastern University shows that between 2008 and 2010, 1.1 million newly arriving aliens gained jobs while U.S. household employment declined by 6.26 million. The study, commissioned by Reuters and performed by the Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern University, reviewed U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census Bureau data for 2008 through 2010.
Read the full article . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maine Governor Rescinds State Sanctuary Policy  In one of his first acts as the recently-elected Governor of Maine, Paul LePage rescinded an executive order by former Governor John Baldacci that had turned Maine into a partial sanctuary state for illegal aliens. Specifically, the rescinded order prevented state employees other than state law enforcement officers from inquiring or disclosing information relating to an individual’s immigration status except for under limited circumstances.
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Read the full article . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GAO: Federal Agencies Improve E-Verify  Last month the Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a new assessment of E-Verify, revealing that the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Social Security Administration (SSA) have made significant improvements to the E-Verify program. (GAO-11-146, Dec. 17, 2010) E-Verify is an Internet-based system that compares the names and social security numbers of new hires to data from Homeland Security and SSA records to confirm an employee’s eligibility to work lawfully in the U.S.
Read the full article . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GAO: H-1B Program Falling Short  In a report released last week, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) concluded that the H-1B guest worker program which proponents claim is for “high-skilled” workers may not be serving its purpose and, in fact, “may be detrimental in some cases.” (H-1B Visa Program: Reforms are Needed to Minimize the Risks and Costs of Current Program, GAO-11-26, January 2011) The GAO called on Congress to reform the current H-1B Visa program to help protect American workers and close loopholes.
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