Despite publicly expressing confidence over the legislation's prospects, leading anti-immigrant lawmaker Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) had a difficult week promoting his mandatory E-Verify bill.
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In "honor" of this nonsense, and in honor of it being Friday, we at America's Voice have pulled together a few fun clips that remind us of the echo chamber around these GOP legislators. We all know the economy is a problem, but these representatives would rather cast...
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These days Maricopa County's Sheriff Joe Arpaio is like the hottest girl at prom: everyone wants a piece of him, and suitors have come a-wooing. Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) swung by Arizona yesterday, hoping to get Arpaio's endorsement for her presidential bid.
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Rep. Lamar Smith is desperate to pass E-Verify. In a recent op-ed, Smith claimed E-Verify will help minorities. But, it won't. And, Smith's 6% civil rights score from the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights doesn't give him much credibility on this issue.
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The DHS Task Force on Homeland Security issued its report this week, showing a deeply flawed program. Arturo Venegas resigned from the Task Force, noting, "I believe that Secure Communities is a deeply flawed program and that, in its current form, it is undermining public safety."
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In the House Judiciary Committee this morning, Rep. Lamar Smith and his Republican chums delivered opening statements in support of mandatory E-Verify at a mark-up for that virulently anti-worker/anti-immigrant pieces of legislation, which is sponsored by Rep. Smith. Even though E-Verify would impact all American workers (even U.S. born...
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E-Verify, the top priority of Rep. Lamar Smith and the House Republican Caucus, would cause the loss of 800,000 American jobs and burden small businesses. That's bad enough. But, there's another problem: E-Verify doesn�t work. The system fails over half the time.
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Republican contender Michele Bachmann (R-MN) apparently longs for the good old days of the 1920s -- and their rampant racial and ethnic paranoia. At the presidential debate held Monday, she said:The immigration system in the United States worked very, very well up until the mid-1960s...
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Despite all the problems with E-Verify, Rep. Lamar Smith is charging forward with his mandatory bill -- and adding a cheap guest worker plan to the mix in a blatant attempt to buy off the industry. Instead of putting American workers first, Smith's plan promotes a race to the...
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Today, community leaders, small business owners, and workers all around the country are declaring a National Day of Action Against E-Verify. They're speaking out against this terrible bill that would stand between workers and their jobs in this economy.
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