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Nebraska Lawmakers Seeking Tougher Immigration Laws

Monday, December 29, 2008, 11:05 AM EST - posted on NumbersUSA

A majority of Nebraska lawmakers say they favor tougher immigration laws according to a pre-session survey conducted by the Associated Press.

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Paul Krugman and Illegal Immigration: Even a Nobel Laureate Can Be Wrong

By Charles Breiterman, Monday, December 29, 2008, 10:36 AM EST - posted on NumbersUSA

Paul Krugman won the Nobel Prize for economics in 2008. But on the subject of illegal immigration, he is mistaken. He compared the current situation in the United States to that of his Jewish grandfather who first came to America near the turn of the century. But escaping from massacres is far different than seeking higher wages.

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Foreign-Worker Arrivals Continue as Jobless Claims Rise to 26-Year High

Wednesday, December 24, 2008, 10:12 AM EST - posted on NumbersUSA

The United States will import another 140,000 foreign workers this month despite worsening jobless numbers. Initial jobless claims were at 586,000 last week, which is 30,000 more than the prior week's claims.

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Which States' Delegations Were Especially Naughty and Put a Lump of Coal in Their Workers' Christmas Stockings?

By Roy Beck, Updated Wednesday, December 24, 2008, 12:15 AM EST - posted on NumbersUSA

We can track them even though the chambers of Congress are empty on this Christmas Eve. We know which state congressional delegations are the aspiring Scrooges by what they left behind -- a clear trail of votes and co-sponsorships making it easy for us to give out our awards for the Naughtiest Congressional Delegations (and also the NICEST!) when it comes to American workers who are unemployed -- or fear they soon will be. And the winners are . . .

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WHAT'S WRONG WITH RHODE ISLAND? 2nd worst economy allows its Members of Congress to massively import workers

By Roy Beck, Monday, December 22, 2008, 12:03 PM EST - posted on NumbersUSA

News stories are focusing on the nation's second-highest unemployment rate and 11 straight months of job losses in Rhode Island. But I focus on the fact that the state's two Senators and two U.S. Representatives almost invariably act to increase the importation of foreign workers and to reward illegal workers. Why do Rhode Island's citizens allow that to happen?

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More Brazilians in New Jersey Leaving for Home

Monday, December 22, 2008, 12:10 PM EST - posted on NumbersUSA

The souring economy is having an impact on the Brazilian population in Newark, N.J. according to a story in the Star-Ledger. The housing crisis combined with a stable economy in Brazil are causing many undocumented residents to head back to Brazil.

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IFCO Enters into Record Settlement for Hiring Illegal Aliens

Friday, December 19, 2008, 2:57 PM EST - posted on NumbersUSA

Houston-based IFCO has agreed to pay $20.7 million in civil forfeitures and penalties over the next four years for employing an estimated 6,000 illegal aliens at IFCO plants. IFCO is the largest wooden pallet management services company in the United States.

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Immigration Drives CA's Population to Over 38 Million

Thursday, December 18, 2008, 1:12 PM EST - posted on NumbersUSA

For the first time, the nation's most populated state has surpassed 38 million residents. California added 436,000 new residents between July 2007 and July 2008 due mainly to immigration and births to immigrants.

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Maryland Seeking Bill to Tie Legal Status to Driver's Licenses

Thursday, December 18, 2008, 11:15 AM EST - posted on NumbersUSA

The Maryland General Assembly could approve a bill next month that reverses a long-standing policy allowing undocumented immigrants to obtain driver's licenses. Currently, Maryland is one of four states that allows undocumented immigrants to obtain a license.

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Alan Kuper's Death Is Reminder of Living for Future Generations

By Roy Beck, Wednesday, December 17, 2008, 6:19 PM EST - posted on NumbersUSA

NumbersUSA has thousands of members who are too old to ever enjoy the better American future for which they fight. And, yet, fight they do with all their heart -- none more so than Alan Kuper, 84, of Cleveland. The day before he died of stomach cancer last weekend, he sent out an email to hundreds of his friends calling for more activism in his triple causes of U.S. population stabilization, immigration reduction, and environmental sustainability.

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