Ad hits Sen. Lindsey Graham on immigration work

Numbers USA, a group that supports lower levels of legal and illegal immigration, released a new radio ad Tuesday criticizing Graham for supporting the plan, calling it “amnesty and welfare for millions of illegal aliens.” The ad, backed by a six-figure buy, will start running statewide Wednesday in South Carolina on broadcast and cable outlets.”Who elected Lindsey Graham to demand millions more immigrant workers when so many South Carolinians are jobless?” the ad asks.”The people of South Carolina need to let Sen. Graham know it is misguided to greatly increase the flow of foreign workers while nearly 350,000 South Carolinians can’t find a full-time job,” said Roy Beck, president of Numbers USA. “With African American and Hispanic American unemployment at Depression levels, the last thing South Carolina needs from Sen. Graham is more foreign workers and a looser labor market.”Numbers USA grades each member of Congress on immigration and frequently calls on its supporters to contact lawmakers who embrace what they consider amnesty. The group’s immigration petition, posted on the website saynotoamnesty.com with a copy of the Graham ad, has more than 170,000 signatures.http://www.usatoday.com/story/onpolitics/2013/02/26/lindsey-graham-immigration-ads-amnesty/1948985/By Catalina Camia in USA Today