Thread: FAIR September Immigration Update

Date: 2006/09/05 Tue PM 07:15:18 EDT
Subject: FAIR Immigration Report September 2006


September 2006 Immigration Report Online Edition

New Effort to Pass a "Compromise" Immigration Bill Amounts to Amnesty with a Twist

New Effort to Pass a "Compromise" Immigration Bill Amounts to Amnesty with a Twist
As pressure mounts on Congress to “get a deal done” on immigration before the end of the current session, pro-amnesty forces appear to be uniting behind what is being billed as a “compromise” between the House’s enforcement-only approach and the Senate’s amnesty bill.
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FAIR’s Jack Martin Warns Congress Senate Bill Could Have Dire Consequences for U.S. Workers
Among the expert witnesses who testified before House committees examining the potential impact of the Senate guest worker amnesty bill was Jack Martin, Special Projects Director of FAIR. Martin warned enactment of S. 2611 would result in unprecedented numbers of new foreign workers being admitted to the U.S. labor market.
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Book Review—In Mortal Danger
In the preface to his new book, In Mortal Danger, (WND Books, 2006) Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-Colorado) tells readers that he did not come to Washington to become a gadfly. “I ran for office with the intent of being a team player.” Now completing his fourth term in Congress representing suburban Denver, Rep. Tancredo has built a national reputation for putting matters of principle ahead of blind loyalty, particularly when it comes to immigration policy.
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In this Issue . . .

New Effort to Pass a “Compromise” Immigration Bill Amounts to Amnesty with a Twist
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Making News—Immigration Crisis Will Not End Until Mexico Changes
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Three Years, Countless Billions, and Homeland Security Still Can’t Spot a False ID
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Book Review—In Mortal Danger
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FAIR’s Director of Special Projects, Jack Martin, Warns Congress Senate Bill Could Have Dire Consequences for U.S. Workers
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Around the Country
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Securing Our Borders, Eliminate the Incentives by. Rep. Brian Bilbray
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House Hearings Expose Real Dangers of Senate Amnesty Bill
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FAIR: More than a Quarter Million Strong Fighting for the Interests of the American Public
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Colorado Adopts Tough New Measures to Deal with Illegal Immigration
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