5 Great Immigration Reduction Solutions
Learn why every voter in the United States needs to actively push for these bills - www.changethenumbers.org
The majority of the nation's immigration problems would be solved with the passage of one bill in each of these categories.
MANDATE E-VERIFY - Require all employers to check both current employees and new hires through E-Verify to open up 8 million jobs currently held by illegal aliens and ensure new jobs go to U.S. citizens and legal immigrants.
- H.R.2885 - Legal Workforce Act offered by Rep. Lamar Smith
- H.R.483 - The Triple E-VICT Act offered by Rep. Peter DeFazio
- H.R.800 - E-LAW Act offered by Rep. John Carter
- H.R.1196 - The LEAVE Act offered by Rep. Gary Miller
- H.R.2000 - SAVE Act offered by Rep. Heath Shuler
- S.1196 - Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act offered by Sen. Chuck Grassley
END VISA LOTTERY - End the practice of issuing 55,000 green cards through pure luck and with no regard for job skills or humanitarian needs.
- H.R.704 - SAFE for America Act offered by Rep. Bob Goodlatte
END CHAIN MIGRATION - Eliminate the family preference visa classes for nonnuclear family members, reducing annual legal immigration numbers by more than 200,000 and ending the endless chain of family-based immigration.
- H.R.692 - Nuclear Family Priority Act offered by Rep. Phil Gingrey
END BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP - End the practice of offering automatic citizenship to all children born in the United States by requiring that ta least one parent is a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident. The United States is one of only two developed nations in the world to still offer birthright citizenship.
- H.R.140 - Birthright Citizenship Act of 2011 offered by Rep. Steve King
- H.R.1196 - The LEAVE Act offered by Rep. Gary Miller
HELP INTERIOR ENFORCEMENT - Require cooperation between local law enforcement agents and federal agencies in the enforcement of federal immigration laws, and reinstate SCAAP that reimburses states for incarcerating illegal aliens.
- H.R.100 - The CLEAR Act offered by Rep. Marsha Blackburn
- H.R.1196 - The LEAVE Act offered by Rep. Gary Miller
COSTS OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION TO FLORIDIANS
$5.2 BILLION ESTIMATED COSTS IN 2008.
The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) 2010 study of 2008 costs to Florida taxpayers for illegal aliens in Florida were $5.2 billion net. The annual state and local fiscal costs borne by Florida taxpayers resulted from 950,000 illegal aliens and 186,000 of their U.S. born children. This rapidly rising annual price tag covers the costs of K-12 education and medical care for illegal immigrants and their children, and incarceration of illegal aliens who have commited other crimes in Florida. Another aspect is that while 12 percent of Floridians are officially unemployed, illegal aliens fill more than 8 percent of jobs in the state.
Read the facts.
2009 ZOGBY POLL -- 83.5% of Florida voters believe illegal aliens have a negative impact on the state budget. 57% believe illegal immigration should be reduced through better enforcement. 68% say they favor continuing work site enforcement.
76% of Hispanics in Florida believe large-scale illegal immigration is a drain on state resources. A similar 76% of Hispanics strongly support the use of E-Verify to protect American jobs.
To report illegal aliens call 1-866-DHS-2ICE or go to www.reportillegals.com
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311 million ; U.S. population (as of June, 2011) By: NumbersUSA.com Sources: Census Bureau, INS, USDA, CPS
For an excellent primer on a number of immigration issues go to www.numbersusa.com/content/issues.html and www.changethenumbers.org |
"The raging monster upon
the land is population growth. In its presence, sustainability
is but a fragile theoretical concept."
- Edward O. Wilson, in The Diversity of Life
Floridians for a Sustainable Population
(FSP)
is a non-profit, statewide organization
of concerned environmentalists. We believe that unrestrained
population growth is the chief factor in the development sprawl
that is eating up our wetlands, our forests and our necessary
agricultural acreage. To keep our rivers, our shorelines and
our reefs healthy and productive, we must address the impact
of rapid population growth on our quality of life and the potential
for a sustainable Florida for our grandchildren.
We invite you to browse our links and gather some information on this vital issue. And then, we hope you will join us in our efforts to achieve an equitable balance of people and resources in Florida.
Because the major propellant of U.S. population growth is our current U.S. immigration policies, both legal and illegal (which has accounted for more than 84% of U.S. growth in the past few years -- NumbersUSA.com), FSP is committed to urgently advocating immigration reforms that benefit U.S. citizens. (See our Mission link.)
Florida's current 18+ million population is still growing despite the economic recession brought on by the banking and developer industries. It will continue growing but at a somewhat slower rate since our climate will still be attractive to those who can afford our high cost of living. Some projections are for 20 million by 2015.
The critical issue of population growth is still ignored by elected officials in Congress and in our Florida legislature as well as by most major environmental groups. This will not change until a decisive majority of our citizens recognize that there will be no good tomorrows unless we set a new course.These two activist organizations are where you can put your efforts on the national scene: www.numbersusa.com and www.fairus.org.
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