TV ADS CALL FOR SLOWING LEGAL IMMIGRATION UNTIL BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA IS WORKING AGAIN

Federal Government Continues Admitting Millions of Legal Immigrants and Temporary Workers To Take Californians’ Jobs Despite High Unemployment

Bakersfield, CA – February 28, 2011 – Californians for Population Stabilization (CAPS) has launched a TV campaign in Bakersfield, California calling for lower levels of legal immigration and temporary workers until Californians are working again. The ads are launching as the federal government continues to admit more than 1 million immigrants and temporary workers a year to take American jobs despite the country’s highest unemployment levels since the Great Depression.

In Bakersfield, the unemployment rate currently exceeds 16% but has topped 18% within the last year. The national unemployment rate is around 9%. Recent studies by the Pew Hispanic Center and Northeastern University indicate that new immigrants are landing American jobs while Americans are losing jobs.

“With Bakersfield unemployment at 16%, it’s time for Congressman Kevin McCarthy to stand up for Bakersfield workers,â€