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August 19, 2010
Harry Reid: No Illegal Aliens Working Construction in Nevada by Ira Mehlman Explaining to CBS News 8 in Las Vegas why, in his capacity as Senate Majority Leader, he blocked a vote on requiring the use of E-Verify for all contractors benefiting from federal stimulus money while his Nevada constituents suffer from one of the highest unemployment rates in the country, Sen. Harry Reid flatly denied that illegal aliens work construction jobs in his home state. Responding to a reporter's question about concerns expressed by unemployed construction workers in Nevada that illegal aliens are filling many of their jobs, Reid replied, "Any information you have [about illegal aliens working construction in Nevada] is absolutely without foundation." Pressed further by the reporter who cited a Pew Hispanic Center study that illegal aliens occupy 17 percent of construction jobs nationwide, and assertions by local labor leaders that illegal immigration is harming union members, Reid stuck to his guns. "That may be true someplace, but not here in Nevada," the senator insisted. Unfortunately for Senator Reid, in the age of You Tube, what is said in Vegas doesn't necessarily remain in Vegas. It goes viral. |
