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remind them who they work for!

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The pro-immigration lobbying efforts on Capitol Hill are enormous!

In 2006:

- The US Chamber of Commerce spent $72.4 million lobbying Congress on immigration reform, and had 15 lobbyists on Capitol Hill.

- Microsoft spent $8.88 million on lobbying and had 25 lobbyists on Capitol Hill; Oracle had 10 lobbyists.

- Immigration Voice (lobbies for H1B increases) had 14 lobbyists on Capitol Hill

- La Raza had 13 lobbyists on Capitol Hill

- FAIR had 5 lobbyists, while NumbersUSA had 3


Look to see who lobbied Congress on immigration last year:


National Assn of Home Builders - 30
Microsoft Corp - 25
Accenture - 20
American Federation of Govt Employees - 20
American Farm Bureau Federation - 18
National Assn of Manufacturers - 17
Anheuser-Busch - 16
Associated Builders & Contractors - 15
US Chamber of Commerce - 15
Human Rights Campaign - 14
Immigration Voice - 14
AFL-CIO - 13
National Council of La Raza - 13
Natl Assn of Public Hosp & Health Sys - 13
DSNR Ltd - 12
Micron Technology - 12
Assn of Independent Research Institutes - 10
National Assn Community Health Ctrs - 10
Oracle Corp - 10
American Resort Development Assn - 9
Americans for the Arts - 9
Centex Corp - 9
Crossmatch Technologies - 9
DaimlerChrysler - 9
Home Depot - 9
IBM Corp - 9
Coalition for Comprehensive Imm Reform - 8
Financial Services Roundtable - 8
Service Employees International Union - 8
American Health Care Assn - 7
Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society - 7
National Restaurant Assn - 7
American Immigration Lawyers Assn - 6
Cummins Inc - 6
Driftwood Properties - 6
Miami-Dade County, FL - 6
University of Medicine & Dentistry of NJ - 6
American Council on Education - 5
American Nurses Assn - 5
Computer Sciences Corp - 5
Federation for Amer Immigration Reform - 5
Infineon Technologies AG
Infineon Technologies North America Corp 5
International Council of Cruise Lines - 5
International Rescue Committee - 5
National Basketball Assn - 5
National Immigration Forum - 5
National Milk Producers Federation - 5
New York Farm Bureau Federation - 5
People for the American Way - 5
Rfxcel Corp - 5
American Assn of University Women - 4
American Council on Intl Personnel - 4
American Meat Institute - 4
American Staffing Assn - 4
Americans for Tax Reform - 4
Compete America - 4
Farmers Educational Cooperative Union - 4
Harrah's Entertainment - 4
Institute/Electrical & Electronics Engrs - 4
International Franchise Assn - 4
Intl Pizza Hut Franchisee Holders Assn - 4
Leadership Conference on Civil Rights - 4
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center - 4
Monterey County Administrative Office 4
Professional Lawn Care Assn of America - 4
Semiconductor Industry Assn - 4
St Joseph's Hospital / Atlanta Cardiology Group 4
Travel Business Roundtable - 4
United Farm Workers - 4
United Food & Commercial Workers Union - 4
Agricultural Cltn for Immigration Reform - 3
Airports Council International - 3
American Electronics Assn - 3
American Horse Council - 3
American Rental Assn - 3
Angel Island Immigration Station - 3
Anti-Defamation League - 3
Baylor College of Medicine - 3
Center for Community Change - 3
Center on Budget & Policy Priorities - 3
City of St Paul, MN - 3
Computer & Communications Industry Assn - 3
Cornell Companies - 3
Deere & Co - 3
eBay Inc - 3
Gemalto - 3
Greater Houston Partnership - 3
Hadassah Women's Zionist Organization - 3
HR Policy Assn - 3
Laborers Union - 3
Legal Momentum - 3
NAFSA Assn of International Educators - 3
National Council of Agric Employers - 3
National Utility Contractors Assn - 3
Natl Assn of Computer Consult Businesses - 3
Natl Assn of Software & Services Cos - 3
Nec Corp / Nec USA 3
NumbersUSA.com - 3
San Joaquin County, CA - 3
Seaboard Corp - 3
Seniors Coalition - 3
Society for Human Resource Management - 3
Southwestern/Great American Inc - 3
State University of New York
Cornell University 3
Teamsters Union - 3
Texas Instruments - 3
Travel Industry Assn of America - 3
Tyson Foods - 3
United Jewish Communities - 3
University of Nebraska - 3
US Cmte for Refugees & Immigrants - 3
US-Mexico Border Counties Coalition - 3
Wal-Mart Stores - 3
Aleut Corp - 2
Alliance Air Services - 2
American Forest & Paper Assn - 2
American Hospital Assn/Texas Hospital Assn 2
American Hotel & Lodging Assn - 2
American Jewish Cmte - 2
American Legion - 2
American Museum of Natural History - 2
American Nursery & Landscape Assn - 2
American Subcontractors Assn - 2
American Symphony Orchestra League - 2
Applied Materials Inc - 2
Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation - 2
Banner Health Care - 2
Barry University - 2
Brinker International - 2
California Dairies Inc - 2
California Primary Care Assn - 2
Catholic Health Assn of the US - 2
Center for American Progress - 2
Christian Coalition - 2
Churrascaria Fogo de Chao - 2
City of Anaheim, CA - 2
Coca-Cola Co - 2
Conference of Provincials of N America - 2
Consumer Electronic Assn - 2
Countrywide Financial/Countrywide Home Loans 2
Delphi Corp - 2
Essential Worker Immigration Coalition - 2
Exxon Mobil - 2
Fed of Employers & Workers of America - 2
Feld Entertainment - 2
Food Research & Action Center - 2
Gemplus - 2
Green Industry Council - 2
Harvard University - 2
Helicopter Assn International - 2
Hewlett-Packard - 2
Immigration Equality - 2
Ingersoll-Rand - 2
InterContinental Hotels Group - 2
Intl Assn of Amusement Parks - 2
Intl Foodservice Distributors Assn - 2
Kansas Farm Bureau - 2
Labor Ready - 2
Lasercard Corp - 2
Los Angeles County, CA - 2
Major League Baseball Commissioner's Ofc - 2
Monmouth University - 2
NAAA-ADC Inc - 2
National Cattlemen's Beef Assn /Texas Cattle Feeders Assn 2
National Chicken Council - 2
National Club Assn - 2
National Council of Farmer Co-ops - 2
National Education Assn - 2
National Multi Housing Council - 2
National Roofing Contractors Assn - 2
National Venture Capital Assn - 2
Natl Assn/Computer Consultant Businesses - 2
NETWORK - 2
New England Neurological Assoc - 2
Nike Inc - 2
Nissan North America - 2
Northwestern University - 2
Nueva Esperanza - 2
Open Society Institute/Open Society Policy Center 2
Principal Financial Group - 2
Rockwell Collins Inc - 2
Rockwell International/Rockwell Automation 2
Rutgers, the State University of NJ - 2
Semiconductor Equipment & Materials Intl - 2
Stanford University - 2
Tanimura & Antle - 2
Time Warner - 2
Transport Workers Union - 2
UNITE HERE - 2
United Auto Workers - 2
University of Washington - 2
Upstate Farms Cooperative - 2
US Border Control - 2
Victor Alberto Venero Garrido - 2
Vietnam Assn of Seafood Exporters & Prod - 2
Visiting International Faculty Program - 2
3M Co - 1
Acute Long Term Hospital Assn - 1
Adecco - 1
Advanced Micro Devices - 1
AFL-CIO/AFL-CIO Professional Employees Dept 1
Agilent Technologies - 1
Alabama Farmers Federation - 1
Altria Group - 1
American Assn of Community Colleges - 1
American Bar Assn - 1
American Farm Bureau Texas Farm Bureau 1
American Federation of Musicians - 1
American Hospital Assn - 1
American Jewish Congress - 1
American Mushroom Institute - 1
American Physical Therapy Assn - 1
American Society of Travel Agents - 1
American Thoracic Society - 1
Americans for Immigration Control - 1
Amn Healthcare - 1
AMN Healthcare Services/O'Grady Peyton International 1
ARC of the US /Arc of the US 1
Arizona State University - 1
Assn of Jesuit Colleges & Universities - 1
Beverly Enterprises - 1
CA Inc - 1
California Healthcare Assn - 1
California Landscape Contractors - 1
Cargill Inc - 1
Center for Individual Freedom - 1
Center for International Education - 1
Chevron Corp - 1
Chicago Celts for Immigration Reform - 1
Cisco Systems - 1
City & County of San Francisco, CA - 1
CoBank ACB - 1
Commission on Grads Foreign Nursing Schl - 1
Communicating for Agriculture Inc - 1
ConAgra Inc - 1
Council for Government Reform RetireSafe 1
Dairy Farmers of America - 1
Darden Restaurants - 1
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu /Deloitte Tax 1
E&J Gallo Winery - 1
EDS Corp - 1
Electronic Industries Alliance - 1
Emory University - 1
English First - 1
Fashion Model Fairness Project - 1
Ferrer-Morgan, Manuel - 1
Force Protection Industries - 1
Friends Cmte on National Legislation - 1
General Electric - 1
Government of El Salvador - 1
Grand Hotel Co - 1
Human Rights First - 1
Immigrant Investors Assn - 1
Institute of Real Estate Management - 1
Intel Corp - 1
International Longshoremens Assn/Intl Longshoremen's/Warehousemen's Union 1
International University of Nursing - 1
Intl Fedn of Prof & Technical Engineers - 1
Iowa State University - 1
Jewish Federation of Metro Chicago - 1
Kimberly-Clark - 1
Land O'Lakes - 1
Livingston Group - 1
Lockheed Martin - 1
Log Cabin Republicans - 1
Machinists/Aerospace Workers Union - 1
Major League Baseball Players Assn - 1
Massachusetts Institute of Technology - 1
Metropolitan Museum of Art - 1
Milwaukee County, WI - 1
Molson Coors Brewing /Coors Brewing 1
Monster Government Solutions - 1
Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Assn - 1
NAACP - 1
National Franchise Assn - 1
National PTA - 1
Natl Assn Plumb-Heat-Cooling Contractors - 1
Nestle USA - 1
New England Council - 1
New Jersey Hospital Assn - 1
New York University - 1
North American Institute of Aviation - 1
North American Midway Entertainment /Farrow Shows Inc 1
Northern Colorado Stone Quarriers Assn - 1
Office Depot - 1
Omega Protein - 1
Outback Steakhouse - 1
Painters & Allied Trades Union - 1
Pennsylvania State System of Higher Edu /Penn State University 1
Princeton University - 1
Qualcomm Inc - 1
Republican Jewish Coalition - 1
Rockit Fund - 1
Room Block Inc - 1
San Antonio Trade Group - 1
Seamus Literary & Editorial Services - 1
Sheet Metal Workers Union - 1
Sherritt International - 1
Sinclair Oil - 1
Southeast Dairy Farmer Assn - 1
Spanish-American Institute - 1
St Elizabeth Medical Center - 1
Stephens Group - 1
Strategic Solutions Washington - 1
Sun Microsystems - 1
Swift & Co - 1
Tahirih Justice Center - 1
Texas Pacific Group /Burger King 1
Theodosiou, Phillip - 1
Torchmark Corp /United American Insurance 1
Unisys Corp - 1
United Cerebral Palsy Assn - 1
United Egg Producers - 1
University of California - 1
University of Chicago - 1
University of Illinois - 1
University of Iowa - 1
University of Miami - 1
University of Michigan - 1
University of Pittsburgh - 1
University of Southern California - 1
University of Wisconsin/University of Wisconsin/Madison 1
US Business & Industry Council - 1
US Olympic Committee - 1
Vanderbilt University - 1
Western United Dairymen - 1
Wine Institute - 1
Xilinx Inc - 1