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January 25, 2010 Americans Divided on More Haitians to U.S. "Though the surge [of refugees to Florida] has yet to materialize, the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that just 31% of Americans believe Haitian refugees should be invited to live here. Forty-six percent (46%) say the refugees should not be invited to live in the United States. Another 22% remain undecided," Rasmussen reported. "Eighty-one percent (81%) of adults say they have been following news reports about the earthquake in Haiti at least somewhat closely, including 43% who have been following very closely. Just 18% are not following the news from Haiti very closely or at all."
Amnesty Supporters Divided on Immigration Levels Jeffery Kaye says in the Huffington Post that amnesty supporters are divided about future levels of immigration and how they should be divided. The House amnesty bill, CIRASAP, called for a labor market commission to set future immigration levels. "Labor believes that by establishing a mechanism to carefully regulate migration, government will be in better position to protect the rights, wages, and working conditions of both the existing workforce and of migrant workers. Business on the other hand worry that a government commission would not only politicize the process, but take away the prerogative of business (i.e. "the market") to control future flows."
Boat Smuggling Picks Up by San Diego "On any given night, small fishing boats from Mexico are puttering up the San Diego County coast, unlighted and so dangerously overloaded with human cargo that their hulls are barely above water," the San Diego Union Tribune reports. "Immigration authorities say there are cells of Mexican smuggling organizations that dedicate themselves to the maritime human smuggling trade, a trend that has grown dramatically in this region over the past three years."
Michigan Should Work to Stop Illegal Hiring Jim Runstead, a Republican county commissioner from Oakland County, tells Detroit News readers that Michigan needs to be tougher to stop illegal hiring. "In Michigan, we have the opportunity to help put an end to the hiring of illegal workers. Two bills, House bills 4355 and 4969, would require companies doing business with the state to verify the legal status of all new hires. These bills were marshaled out of committee by state Rep. Mark Meadows, but have been bottled up by House Speaker Andy Dillon and Democrat whip Kathy Angerer."
James Carafano: Time For A Reality Check Writing for the new site Daily Caller, James Carafano says that immigration won't be a winning issue for Congressional Democrats. "In the House, anything can be passed with 218 votes. The Democrats control 256. Yet the Speaker Nancy Pelosi has already said she won't let the House touch immigration until the Senate passes a successful bill first. Meanwhile, the good Senator from New York who crafted the administration's amnesty bill refused to even introduce it before the Christmas holiday break, out of fear Members would get pummeled by constituents back home. It hardly sounds like the Congressional leadership thinks it has a winning issue here."
Ruben Navarrette Jr.: Amnesty Isn't Dead Yet Ruben Navarrette Jr. says don't count amnesty out yet, despite the Massachusetts election. "Judging from the debate over health care, Obama is a true believer -- what opponents call an ideologue -- who won't stop pushing for something he supports just because the political equation in Washington has changed," Navarrette writes. "If Obama breaks the one major promise he made to Latino voters - to deliver comprehensive immigration reform - this will make it tough for him to face the Latino community as he campaigns for re-election."
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