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Illegal Immigration Alert

From the Tea Party Patriots – Call your Congressman now!

 

HR 2885 – Legal Workforce Act
There are four problems with HR 2885 which is the second bill called the Legal Workforce Act,
the first was HR 2164.
Section 6 Preemption in HR 2885, must be removed or the bill killed.
The problems with HR 2885 are in the following sections:
• SEC. 2. EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION PROCESS
• SEC. 6. PREEMPTION
• SEC. 10. FRAUD PREVENTION
• SEC. 11. BIOMETRIC EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION PILOT
PROGRAM
SEC. 2. EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION PROCESS
‘‘(ii) DOCUMENTS EVIDENCING EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION AND
ESTABLISHING IDENTITY.—A document described in this subparagraph is an
individual’s—
‘‘(IV) in the case of a non-immigrant alien authorized to work for a specific
employer incident to status, a foreign passport with Form I–94 or Form I–94A, or
other documentation as designated by the Secretary specifying the alien’s nonimmigrant
status.
Comment:
The original legislation, HR 2164, designated only the I-94 and I-94A. HR 2885 allows other
documents to be used at the discretion of the Secretary of DHS and could be abused for
political reasons. The I-94 and I-94A are sufficient documents for establishing identity and
authorization for employment.
SEC. 6. PREEMPTION.
Section 274A(h)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a(h)(2)) is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(2) PREEMPTION.—The provisions of this section preempt any State or local
law, ordinance, policy, or rule, including any criminal or civil fine or penalty
structure, insofar as they may now or here after relate to the hiring, continued
employment, or status verification for employment eligibility purposes, of
unauthorized aliens.
Comment:
The state preemption, Section 6 is exactly the same in the new bill, HR2885, as in the previous
bill, HR 2164. It has not been removed. Currently 17 states have passed their own version of
E-Verify legislation. By next year 25 – 30 states could have their own state laws. The U.S.
Supreme Court in the Whiting Case has ruled that states can pass and enforce their own EVerify
laws. The state preemption in HR 2885 would prohibit the states from using E-Verify
to enforce employment laws to the benefit of American workers (American citizens or legal
immigrants with work visas.)
The state preemption in HR2164 was opposed by:
• Arizona Senator Russell Pearce (Author of AZ’s E-Verify law, SB1070 and other
legislation)
• Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach (Co-author of SB 1070 with Russell Pearce)
• U.S. Congressman Lou Barletta (former Mayor of Hazelton Pennsylvania)
• NAFBPO-The National Association of Former Border Patrol Officers
• Daryl Metcalfe, Rep. Pennsylvania House of Representatives and founder of the State
Legislators for Legal Immigration
• Bay Buchanan, Co-Chair of Team America PAC. (One of the sharpest political minds in
the country.)
• Tom Tancredo, Co-Chair of Team America PAC. (Nobody worked harder inside the
Beltway for enforcement.)
• Phyllis Schlafly, Founder and President of Eagle Forum, (Has impeccable patriot
credentials.)
• State Legislators for Legal Immigration
• Patriot Action Network
Rep. Steve King R-IA said in his opening statement about HR 2885 in Judiciary on Thursday
September 15:
“…do you believe the Federal Government will enforce efficiently and effectively the laws that
we might pass in this Congress. The history of that, of immigration enforcement, doesn’t answer
that as a yes. I have concerns because of that. I want local government to help us enforce
immigration laws because the Federal Government is not doing the job.
Comment: cont…
Section 6 Preemption, is a state’s rights concern. Also, it is believed that the state preemption
is the reason for this bill, as it is supported by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce which has been
an enemy of immigration enforcement for the past 25 years. The Chamber opposed the
Employer Sanctions in the 1986 IRCA amnesty, (Simpson-Mazzoli) and, among other things,
has sued the federal government to prevent requiring contractors with the federal government
to use E-Verify.
Employment is the biggest magnet attracting illegal immigrants. This fact is indisputable. If
states are prohibited from enforcing federal employment law and the federal government
continues its policy of defacto-amnesty through “Discretionary Prosecution,” Section 6 of
HR 2885 will result in the biggest single setback to immigration enforcement since the 1986
IRCA amnesty.
SEC. 10. FRAUD PREVENTION
(c) BLOCKING USE OF CERTAIN SOCIAL SECURITY ACCOUNT NUMBERS.
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish a
program in which the social security account numbers of an alien described in
paragraph (2) shall be blocked from use for purposes of the employment
eligibility verification system established under section 274A(d) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a(d)), as amended by section 3 of
this Act, unless the alien is subsequently admitted lawfully to the United States in,
or the Secretary has subsequently changed the alien’s status lawfully to, a status
that permits employment as a condition of the alien’s admission or subsequent
change of status, or the Secretary has subsequently granted work authorization
lawfully to the alien.
Comment:
Section (c) from the original HR 2164 is not in HR2885. Blocking use of a SSAN is an
important part of reducing fraud. This section should be added to HR 2885. We need more
fraud prevention, not less.
SEC. 11. BIOMETRIC EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION PILOT
PROGRAM.
Not later than 48 months after the date of the enactment of the Legal Workforce Act, the
Secretary of Homeland Security, after consultation with the Commissioner of Social
Security and the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, shall
establish by regulation a Biometric Employment Eligibility Verification pilot program
(the ‘‘Biometric Pilot’’). The purpose of the Biometric Pilot shall be to provide for
identity authentication and employment eligibility verification with respect to enrolled
new employees which shall be available to subject employers who elect to participate in
the Biometric Pilot. Any subject employer may cancel the employer’s participation in the
Biometric Pilot after one year after electing to participate without prejudice to future
participation.
Comment:
The Biometric Pilot Program has been reduced from seven pages in HR 2164 to this single
paragraph. The merits of any biometric identification legislation should be debated separately
from E-Verify and legislation written in a way that specifies the limits of the program to avoid
government abuse and unconstitutional invasions of privacy.
Links:
• HR 2164
• HR 2885
• Morton Memo on Prosecutorial Discretion
• Whitehouse Blog Announces Defacto Amnesty based on Prosecutorial Discretion
• Dept. of Labor Secretary Hilda Solis protects illegal alien workers
• The HALT Act
• HR 2847 Agricultural Worker Program (500,000 workers per year)
Take Action:
Contact all members of the Judiciary Committee and identify yourself as a member of the Tea
Party. Below is a suggested script, modify as necessary. Be polite.
“My name is _____________ and I am calling Congressman/woman ___________ to ask that
he/she support an amendment of HR 2885-The Legal Workforce Act.
Section 6, the preemption, must be removed. If the states are prevented from enforcing
employment law to prevent illegal aliens from working in our country, there will be no
enforcement. Employment is the number one reason illegal aliens sneak into our country.
Please contact Congressman Steve King on the Judiciary Committee and tell him Congressman
______ will support an amendment removing the state preemption from the HR 2885.
States rights must be preserved and the states must not be prevented from enforcing the law that
can cut off employment to illegal aliens.
Thank you.”
Please report what feedback you get from the staffer, if any.
Member District
HR 2885
Cosponsor Party Phone
Rep Griffin, Tim AR-2
R 202-225-2506
Rep Franks, Trent AZ-2 9/12/2011 R 202-225-4576
Rep Quayle, Benjamin AZ-3
R 202-225-3361
Rep Gallegly, Elton CA-24 9/12/2011 R 202-225-5811
Rep Lungren, Daniel E. CA-3
R 202-225-5716
Rep Issa, Darrell CA-49
R 202-225-3906
Rep Ross, Dennis FL-12 9/12/2011 R 202-225-1252
Rep Adams, Sandy FL-24
R 202-225-2706
Rep King, Steve IA-5
R 202-225-4426
Rep Pence, Mike IN-6
R 202-225-3021
Rep Coble, Howard NC-6
R 202-225-3065
Rep Chabot, Steve OH-1
R 202-225-2216
Rep Jordan, Jim OH-4
R 202-225-2676
Rep Marino, Tom PA-10
R 202-225-3731
Rep Gowdy, Trey SC-4
R 202-225-6030
Rep Gohmert, Louie TX-1
R 202-225-3035
Rep Poe, Ted TX-21
R 202-225-6565
Rep Smith, Lamar TX-21 9/12/2011 R 202-225-4236
Rep Chaffetz, Jason UT-3
R 202-225-7751
Rep Forbes, J. Randy VA-4
R 202-225-6365
Rep Goodlatte, Bob VA-6
R 202-225-5431
Rep Sensenbrenner, Jim WI-5
R 202-225-5101

German press reacts to the Standard & Poor's downgrade

April 20, 2011

Steve McCann

Standard and Poor’s downgrades its outlook on America’s AAA debt rating from stable to negative.  The President continues his demagoguery against the Republicans and continues to beat the drum of class warfare.  The Democrats in the Senate are content to thwart any meaningful spending reductions.  With as a backdrop what is being said overseas about the ongoing Washington Follies?

Germany is the dominant economic power in Europe and is what is keeping the Euro zone from complete collapse, considering the never-ending saga of Greek insolvency, Irish and Portuguese bailouts as well a nearly inevitable rescue of Spain.  The Germans, of all political stripes have begun to openly express their concerns over the actions of the Obama administration and the Democrats.  What is surprising is the commentary of left-wing publications.
The center-left daily Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung wrote:
The reason for the Standard and Poor’s change to America’s rating outlook is not new financial data.  Rather it is the political danger that the Democrats and the Republicans will only agree on a debt-reduction strategy after the 2012 presidential election.
The primary reason for America’s political stalemate is Obama’s refusal to see that, in an aging society, social spending cannot be as generous as it has been in the past.  The great social reformer Obama is at least 20 years too late with his ideas. And given the irreconcilability of the two parties, it isn’t possible that a plan to reduce national debt will take shape within the next two years. Obama only heated up the campaign atmosphere with his budget speech last week. Indeed, the top rating for US bonds is in danger.  [Emphasis added]
Another center-left publication Suddeutsche Zetung writes:
Indeed, one wonders why S&P, and its two competitors Moody’s and Fitch, hasn’t long stripped the US of its AAA rating.  The step by S&P is a positive signal, because it counters the accusations that US ratings agencies are more critical of European debtors than they are of American ones.
The left-wing Der Spiegel adds:
A report issued by the International Monetary Fund last week suggests that the US national debt could reach 100% of gross domestic product by 2014.  There is little indication that the upward trend will be reversed anytime soon.  And concerns about US debt are clearly growing.
While few would argue that the 100 percent figure is anything more than symbolic, US national debt is indeed astronomical, its debt-to-GDP ratio is, in fact, higher than Ireland and Portugal’s both of which have asked for immediate aid packages from the Euro zone.
Still recent history has shown, that when it comes to winning back a rating of “stable” [from Standard and Poor’s] radical spending cuts are necessary. Standard and Poor’s think it is a road that Washington is not interested in traveling. [Emphasis added]
It is not a coincidence that the Standard and Poor’s action and the commentary by German publications that would normally be in league with President Obama came out after one of the most hyper-partisan, mendacious and deceitful speeches made by any President in recent memory.  Obama’s address on the 13th of April on an extraordinarily important matter, the US budget and debt crisis, revealed that he and his fellow travelers in the Democratic Party have no interest in solving these crucial problems, instead there is a re-election campaign to run and the country and the world be damned.
America’s major creditor, the Chinese, whose foreign ministry in a very cryptic statement said: ” We hope the US government will take responsible policies and measures to protect to safeguard foreign investors’ interest.”   China holds over $1.2 Trillion dollars in US treasuries.
The world has fully awakened to the disaster that is Barack Obama; when will the rest of America?

We Can’t Be Too Nice about This Revolution by NC Renegade

To see video go to Randy’s Right

MoveOn.org in Garner, NC

 

March 16, 2011 by randyedye

This is the second video from the Moveon.org meeting in Garner, NC on 3/15/11. The moderator starts his presentation concerning their plans with:

“We can’t be too nice about this. We’re going to have to do this revolution, do what they do in Wisconsin to get anything out of the powers that be”

The article that is read in this video is “Power Concedes Nothing Without a Demand”
by Chris Hedges. I encourage everyone to read the entire article.

The liberal class is discovering what happens when you tolerate the intolerant. Let hate speech pollute the airways. Let corporations buy up your courts and state and federal legislative bodies. Let the Christian religion be manipulated by charlatans to demonize Muslims, gays and intellectuals, discredit science and become a source of personal enrichment. Let unions wither under corporate assault. Let social services and public education be stripped of funding. Let Wall Street loot the national treasury with impunity. Let sleazy con artists use lies and deception to carry out unethical sting operations on tottering liberal institutions, and you roll out the welcome mat for fascism.

cont…

http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/power_concedes_nothing_without_a_demand_20110314/