This looks like good news. As you know Springfield's Ozarks Minute Men are working on the signatures for e-verify here. Anyone want to help?
Linda Herd > >----- Forwarded Message ---- >From: NumbersUSA Newsletter <immigrationi...@numbersusa.com> >To: linda.h...@sbcglobal.net >Sent: Fri, May 13, 2011 4:37:49 PM >Subject: Victory in Georgia and Indiana > > >Keep sending me e-mail. • Edit Mail Preferences. • Unsubscribe from this >e-mail. > > Newsletter >May 13, 2011 >Victory in Georgia and Indiana! >While the President was in El Paso calling for a plan that would allow 7 >million >illegal aliens to keep their jobs, the governors of Georgia and Indiana signed >two new laws that will make it much more difficult for the illegal workers in >those states to keep their jobs. >Gov. Nathan Deal, who is a former member of the NumbersUSA 5-for-5 Club, >signed >HB87 on Friday, completing a long and lengthy debate over immigration >enforcement in the Peach State. >Most provisions of the new bill take effect on July 1, but the mandatory >E-Verify requirements for employers with more than 10 employees will be phased >in over the next two years. > >The other provisions of the bill are similar to those passed last year in >Arizona's SB1070. Effective July 1, police officers are empowered to arrest >and >jail illegal aliens. (Arizona's law required the actions.) The bill also has >heavy penalties for anyone who knowingly harbors or transports illegal aliens >and requires individuals applying for state welfare benefits to prove that >they >are legally present. >Also this week, Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels signedIndiana's immigration >enforcement bill into law. The new law requires state contractors to use >E-Verify and requires private businesses to use E-Verify if they want to >deduct >employee expenses from their state income taxes. >Progress was also made in Texas this week after the state's House of >Representatives passed a bill forbidding the establishment of sanctuary >cities. >The bill moves to the Senate for its consideration. >Thanks to all of our activists in these three states that helped move this >legislation! >Thanks, >Chris Chmielenski >Director, Content & Activism > >Gov. Nathan Deal Signs Georgia Immigration Enforcement Law >Friday, May 13, 2011 >Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal signed Georgia's immigration enforcement bill earlier >today that requires businesses in the state with more than 10 employees to use >E-Verify. The bill also cracks down on individuals that transport or harbor >illegal aliens and allows police to check the immigration status of certain >suspects and arrest them if they are found to be in the country illegally. > >Read Full Entry >Pres. Obama To This Spring's American College Grads -- WE DON'T NEED YOU >By Roy Beck, Tuesday, May 10, 2011 >While America's kids prepare for their college graduation events, Pres. Obama >laid out an immigration blueprint in El Paso for making it much more difficult >for them to find jobs. When it comes to unemployed Americans, Pres. Obama >always >gives higher priority to foreign workers. >Read Full Entry >Rep. Mike Coffman Joins 5-for-5 Club >Thursday, May 12, 2011 >Rep. Mike Coffman has joined NumbersUSA's elite 5-for-5 Club after adding his >name to the list of co-sponsors for the CLEAR Act (H.R.100). By adding his >name >to the CLEAR Act, Rep. Coffman has now co-sponsored at least one bill in each >of >our 5 Great Immigration-Reduction Solutions categories. > >Read Full Entry >DREAM Act Introduced in the House and Senate; Sen. Lugar not a Co-Sponsor >Thursday, May 12, 2011 >In coordination with Pres. Barack Obama's renewed call for a mass amnesty, >Senator Dick Durbin along with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid have >re-introduced the DREAM Act Amnesty. Rep. Howard Berman also re-introduced the >bill in the House of Representatives. > >Read Full Entry >59% of Americans Favor Cutting off Federal Funding to Sanctuary Cities >Tuesday, May 10, 2011 >A new poll conducted by Rasmussen finds that 59% of Americans want to cut >federal funding to sanctuary cities. The poll of likely voters found that only >28% would oppose such a measure. > >Read Full Entry >Texas House Passes Bill to Ban Sanctuary Cities >Wednesday, May 11, 2011 >The Texas State House approved a bill on Tuesday that would bar government >entities, including cities, counties, and school districts, from adopting >policies that protect illegal aliens from federal prosecution. Currently, both >Austin and Houston have passed sanctuary city laws. > >Read Full Entry >Bloomberg's Bad Advice for Detroit >By Jeremy Beck, Monday, May 9, 2011 >Detroit, Michigan has one of the highest unemployment rates in the country. >Earlier this year, it ranked No. 15 on Forbes' list of the 20 most miserable >cities in America. The Motor City needs a boost and Michigan Governor Rick >Snyder and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg both believe immigration can >provide >it. But does anyone seriously think that more immigrants can cure Detroit's 30 >percent unemployment rate? >Read Full Entry >Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels Signs Immigration Enforcement Bill >Wednesday, May 11, 2011 >Gov. Mitch Daniels signed Indiana's new E-Verify and legal presence bill on >Tuesday, capping a four-year effort led by State Sen. Mike Delph. The bill >requires state and local government contractors to use E-Verify and also >creates >a penalty for private businesses that don't use E-Verify. > >Read Full Entry Features on Our Website > * Do you leave comments on our blogs and news stories? If so, did you > know you >can upload a picture of yourself to accompany your comments? Visit your >account >settings from your Action Board and click on the edit tool next to "picture". > * Check out our comparison of 2012 Presidential Hopefuls with the > additions of >Rick Santorum and Gary Johnson. > * Sign up to receive action alerts through your cell phone. > >Other News > * Rep. Lamar Smith: "Only 44% of the border is under operational > control": >Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee responds to Pres. Obama's call for >immigration reform. > * AZ Petitions Supreme Court to Lift Injunction on SB1070: As expected, > Gov. >Jan Brewer appeals the Ninth Circuit Court's ruling to the Supreme Court. > * Opponents of In-State Tuition for Illegal Aliens Seek Md. Ballot > Referendum : >Opponents of the in-state tuition for illegal aliens take steps to repeal the >new law. > > >Immigration by the Numbers -- Off the Charts > > >View the Video >Why LEGAL immigration has to be cut: If you don't understand why NumbersUSA >insists on Presidential candidates committing themselves to reducing LEGAL >immigration, please take a few minutes and watch this new revision of a video >that has made believers out of millions. 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