Democrats Stimulating Illegal Immigration
E-Verify Killed in Stimulus Bill
Lou Dobbs Tonight -- CNN -- February 12
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"Once Congress passes this plan and I sign it into law," Mr. Obama said, "a new wave of innovation, activity and construction [and illegal immigration] will be unleashed all across America."
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Lisa Sylvester (CNN): The White House says that the stimulus package will help create or save more than three million jobs, to make sure those jobs go to American workers and other legal residents, Representative Jack Kingston, a Republican, offered an amendment. It reauthorized the employment verification system known as E-Verify. And mandated the companies that receive stimulus money verify their employees' legal status. But a similar amendment offered by Senator Jeff Sessions was not included in the Senate version. And in conference committee, the employment verification measure was reportedly taken out altogether. Drawing sharp criticism from Republicans.
Rep. Kingston (R- GA): I think it's outrageous. When you think about somebody whose house has been foreclosed or somebody who's been laid off and they've got kids going to college, and their savings had been wiped out, they need a job right now. They're not going to be too picky. And if they hear that illegal aliens are taking some of these jobs that are going to be created from the stimulus package, it will be outrageous. And they should be.
Sylvester: The Congressional Hispanic Caucus wrote a letter to the Democratic leadership urging them to take out the provisions... [...]
Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Tx): ...They're literally putting illegal immigrants ahead of American workers...
Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Al): ...it will deny a lot of good Americans good jobs that they would otherwise get.
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