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February 17, 2004 VIRGINIA SENATE OVERWHELMINGLY PASSES BILL CLOSING LOOPHOLES ON ILLEGAL ALIEN BENEFITS In a lopsided, veto-proof vote, the Virginia Senate passed SB521, a bill that requires most people claiming Virginia residence to prove that they are lawfully in the U.S. This comes on the heels of a major victory last year to deny a Virginia drivers license to illegal aliens. Activist groups across the state, who have been pushing measure like this since 9/11, expressed their gratitude for the expertise and advice offered by FAIR during this important fight. "Our Coalition is extremely grateful for the enormous contribution that Fair has made in getting SB 521 through the first phase of legislative process," noted Bob Shoemaker. SB 521 is a model, state-based initiative to prevent illegal alien misuse of government services and outlaws the acceptance of the controversial consular matricula cards while safeguarding the rights of legal immigrants and citizens.
U.S. WORKERS TO GET BREAK AS H-1B TOTAL NEARS YEARLY CAP "Immigration attorneys predict the cap on H-1Bs - set at 65,000 this year, down from 195,000 in 2003 - could be reached within the next few weeks. U.S. immigration authorities had approved 43,000 of the visas as of the end of December. Once the ceiling is reached, no new visas will be given out until Oct. 1, the start of the next fiscal year," the LA Times reports. "Critics argue that firms are using the program to replace U.S. citizens with lower-cost foreign workers. Pete Bennett, who launched the website http://www.nomoreh1b.com, said he didn't oppose bringing in foreign workers with special talents when there was a genuine shortage. But, he said, the program is being abused. He pointed to the thousands of attorneys, accountants and teachers brought into the United States each year under the program."
DISPUTE OVER MAGNET EFFECT OF BUSH PLAN "Border Patrol union officials say President Bush's plan to allow guest workers in the United States is fanning a massive demand among Mexicans to cross the border," the LA Times reports. "But at migrant camps and shelters in this border metropolis, shelter directors, taxi drivers and immigrants themselves say the president's plan has encouraged few who were not already planning to immigrate."
MEXICANS FROM LAST GUESTWORKER PROGRAM STILL SEEKING COMPENSATION.... "Mexican migrants who worked in the United States 50 years ago met with Mexico's interior secretary this week, intensifying claims for millions of dollars in missing retirement funds," the AP reports. "Claims by the workers have gained momentum since President Bush proposed similar savings accounts as part of a temporary work program for new migrants. The money for the old program disappeared somewhere between banks in the United States and Mexico."
SMUGGLER SAFE HOUSES GO UPSCALE "Smuggling 'drophouses' like one found holding 159 immigrants this week are now more common in upscale and newer neighborhoods in Phoenix, which has become a hub for illegal immigration, an immigration official said Friday," according to the AP. "Smugglers once kept to low-income areas to find drophouses used to hold immigrants once they're brought across the border, said Russell L. Ahr, a spokesman for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement."
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