Concerned citizens and Immigration Reformers,

U.S. Sen Dirty Harry Reid is at it again – pretends to help America’s unemployed but yet again misses the point.  Note the below information from the Federation of American Immigration Reform [FAIR].  How can we be serious about helping America’s unemployed if we fail to even try to get rid of the 6-7 million illegal immigrants who work in non-agricultural jobs.   And our government will allow yet another one million legal immigrants to America this year in the middle of a devastating recession.

The information below is from the Federation for American Immigration Reform. NOTE THE IMMIGRATION POLL.

Regards,
Ron Woodard

Harry Reid’s Jobs Bill Goes to Floor;  Aids Employers Who Hire Illegal Aliens

Senators voted Monday evening on the first test of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s jobs bill—a cloture vote.  With a vote of 62-30, the Senate will now proceed with debate on the jobs bill, also called the “Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act” or HIRE Act.

Senator Reid introduced the HIRE Act last week hoping to focus on the issue of jobs and the economy, but disappointed immigration reformers by leaving out any mandate that jobs created by the bill go to U.S. workers. The bill has two major tax provisions, an employer exemption from payroll taxes for each new employee hired in 2010 and a $1,000 tax credit for employers who keep those employees for at least 52 weeks. Unfortunately, the bill does not require that these new workers be legal or that employers use E-Verify to confirm their work authorization.  Moreover, Congressional staffers have confirmed that Senator Reid has already invoked a procedural maneuver that blocks any and all amendments to the bill.

Zogby asks about Immigration

A new Zogby poll of senior executives, business owners, and members of union households shows surprising results. It finds that each of these groups thinks the best way to deal with illegal immigrants in the country is to enforce the law.

Among the findings:

There are enough American workers available to fill unskilled jobs:

• Executives: 61% agree
• Small Business Owners: 65% agree
• Union Member Households: 72% agree
• All Likely Voters: 71% agree

Illegal Immigration is due to a lack of enforcement, not because of unfair limits on legal immigration:

• Executives: 75% lack of enforcement
• Small Business Owners: 79% lack of enforcement
• Union Member Households: 71% lack of enforcement
• All Likely Voters: 74% lack of enforcement

Support greater enforcement efforts to cause illegal aliens to return to their home countries:

• Executives: 59%
• Small Business Owners: 67%
• Union Member Households: 58%
• All Likely Voters: 61%

The most striking result is that a large percentage of small business owners report that there are enough Americans to fill unskilled jobs! These results stand in stark contrast to the claims by large business lobbying organizations such as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Restaurant Association, and the National Association of Home Builders who claim they need a constant flow of new foreign labor to fill positions. While these powerful organizations claim to speak for the business world, when asked, most in the industry favor enforcement and a reduction in immigration levels.