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March 20, 2006
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee Endorses More Border Agents, 100,00 Detention Spaces "The national fear of terrorism and a scaling back of civil rights since 2001 is starting to resemble the early days of segregation for immigrants, Kansas Bill Would Have State Agencies Check Legal Status Rep. Ray Merrick has introduced legislation to force Kansas state agencies to verify the citizenship of people seeking state benefits. New Poll Shows Mexican/U.S. Opinion Split "Why is the United States a wealthier nation than Mexico? A new Zogby poll asked Mexican and American citizens that question and others. New FAIR Study: U.S. Population Will Hit 500 Million by 2050 With Amnesty Depending on what Congress decides to do about immigration - curtail it, expand it - the United States is facing a future population just FAIR and Minutemen Team Up for Save the American Worker Week FAIR and the Minuteman Project along with talk radio |
a Texas congresswoman says. The climate in the country has muddied the immigration debate, but Sheila Jackson Lee told a conference of UC Berkeley legal scholars, students and immigration activists that she still has hope," the Contra Costa Times reports. "Her proposals - a path to citizenship for undocumented workers already in the U.S., an increase in the number of new visas available and increasing opportunities for people from more nations to come to the U.S. - are considered pro-immigrant and supported by most of the Berkeley thinkers and activists. But Lee's simultaneous call for thousands of new border guards and 100,000 more beds in detention centers raised some hackles," the Times reports. 
"'I'm tired of the government saying, 'It's too big of a problem, let's just look the other way,' ' [Rep. Ray] Merrick said. 'To me, illegal is illegal.' Some of the bill's opponents, however, say Merrick's legislation is an election-year ploy to look tough on illegal immigrants while doing nothing to really address the problem," the Wichita Eagle reports. "The state has no statistics that show how many people may receive social services they're not entitled to, leaving room to speculate on how much the estimated 47,000 illegal immigrants in Kansas cost taxpayers. 'If we could ever get a number on it, I think we would be surprised how much money we're spending on it,' said Merrick, who says his family immigrated legally from Canada."
Seventy percent of Americans said the U.S. is wealthier because there is plenty of opportunity and work available in the United States, but 62 percent of Mexicans said the U.S. is wealthier because it exploits others, the Zogby poll said," CNS News reports. "On a personal level, 84 percent of Americans said they held a positive view of the Mexican people, but only 36 percent of Mexicans had a positive view of Americans." Other findings included, "Fifty-seven percent of Americans said they would favor a U.S. economic development program for Mexico if Mexico agreed to accept more controls on immigration. But 53 percent of Mexicans opposed that idea."
45 years away that could vary by more than 135 million residents. The difference between the highest and the lowest of the scenarios represents the population size issue that Congress and the administration should be focused on as the debate on immigration policy develops this year. If a guest-worker amnesty like the Specter bill passes this year, U.S. population will top 500 million by 2050. State by State population projections are also available at FAIR's site 
hosts around the country have teamed up for Save the American Worker Week, March 20-25. The House and Senate are in recess this week, now is your chance to make a difference by calling and visiting local Senate offices.. The full Senate is scheduled to debate immigration legislation beginning on March 27. At this point, most Senators favor some type of guest worker amnesty program. This week is your opportunity as constituents and voters to change their minds. Check the http://www.nomoreamnesty.com site for information on how to make a difference this week, including visiting your Senator's local office. See also: