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Our New IMMIGRATION BALANCE OF POWER Graphic Will Track How Election Shifts Congress



By Roy Beck, Thursday, October 21, 2010, 4:22 PM EDT - posted on NumbersUSA

By analyzing every single vote and co-sponsorship on immigration issues over the last four years (two years for freshmen), NumbersUSA is able to color-code the Balance of Immigration Power in the current Congress.



Immigration Balance of Power



As you can quickly see, the More Immigration side (ORANGE) has a slight edge (not majority) in the House in number of Members supporting that position.

And the More Immigration side (ORANGE) has a clear majority in the Senate (but not quite enough to reach the 60 votes to over-ride a filibuster).

The nation desperately needs voters on Nov. 2 to change the colors on this Immigration Balance of Power graphic.

WHAT THE COLORS MEAN AND SEE HOW THEY CHANGE ON ELECTION NIGHT

Just below this, I give you the definition of each of the colors to help you interpret the graphic in more detail.

We are going to be using this graphic on election night. We have assigned one of the 5 colors to every single candidate for Congress based on their immigration stances and records.

Be sure to keep our www.NumbersUSA.com web page in view as you watch TV election returns.

As each congressional winner is called on TV, we will add that candidate's color to the Immigration Balance of Power graphic so you can see how the voters are changing the way immigration is likely to be handled in Congress next year.

We can only hope that the huge blocks of Dark Orange will shrink by the end of election night.

DARK ORANGE -- These Members of Congress nearly always act to increase immigration and add more foreign workers to compete with unemployed Americans. They behave as if they are unaware that 22 million Americans who want a job can't find one.

DARK GREEN -- These are our champions. Nearly every chance they get, they act for less immigration, fewer foreign workers and to reduce the federal government's drive to force massive population growth and congestion.

Take another look:


Immigration Balance of Power



LIGHT ORANGE -- These Members usually support higher immigration and more foreign workers. But they don't seem totally committed to the proposition and show some signs of being able to be moved by constituent pressure.

YELLOW -- These Members are smack dab in the middle between favoring U.S. workers and favoring foreign workers and the companies that hire them. They seem pulled in all directions.

LIGHT GREEN -- We generally get these Members' votes when they are forced to make a choice. But they aren't committed enough to reducing immigration to take actions on their own. Many of them are susceptible to pressure from corporate lobbyists and national Party officials to back higher immigration. But constituency pressure -- and sometimes their own preference -- have kept them on the side of less immigration.

GRAY -- One seat in the House is empty. (On election night, all seats for which no winner has been called will be shown as gray.)

NARROW 'ORANGE' PLURALITY IN HOUSE COULD TURN INTO NARROW 'GREEN' MAJORITY ON ELECTION NIGHT

Starting at 5 p.m. on Election Day, our www.NumbersUSA.com home page will have live-streaming video from our conference room where we will provide you with constant analysis of what the election results mean for immigration -- as the results come in.

We will be keeping track all evening and into the next morning if necessary (live on camera) to see if we can move those two green colors across that dotted line that signifies the majority point.

As you can see on the graphic, we almost have a Green majority right now. And the Yellow group of undecideds were the ones who helped keep Speaker Pelosi from ever bringing any of her amnesty and immigration increase bills to the floor.


Immigration Balance of Power



It takes 218 votes to pass a bill in the U.S. House.

The balance between the More side and the Less side of the immigration debate in the current Congress adds up to this:

208 for More Immigration (both Oranges)
189 for Less Immigration (both Greens)
39 Undecided (Yellow)

That is the most optimistic way to look at the numbers.

But we also have to notice that there are 153 House Members truly committed to More Immigration (Dark Orange) while only 92 are truly committed to Less Immigration (Dark Green).

That will be another set of numbers to watch on election night.

'GREEN' SENATE MAJORITY IMPOSSIBLE?

It is difficult to imagine that Senate election results can change this chamber from being overwhelmingly hostile to the interests of unemployed Americans to being majority "Green" in favor of less immigration and more jobs for Americans.

But it will be exciting election night to see how much the Senate's Immigration Balance of Power improves. If it worsens by even one Senator, the "Orange" power for more foreign workers will cross the filibuster-proof line.

TV NETWORKS WILL FOCUS ON RED-BLUE BALANCE -- NUMBERSUSA WILL GIVE YOU THE STORY ON THE ORANGE-GREEN BALANCE

There is no question that the big story-line for most election-night news coverage will be how voters change the balance of power between Democrats and Republicans.

But my guess is that the only place you will be able to get immediate analysis of what the election results mean for immigration issues will be from the NumbersUSA home page on election night.

That's what you can call real 'Color Commentary'!

ROY BECK is the CEO & Founder of NumbersUSA

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Kathyet

All of it, should be dark green, all of it! Wake up! sleepy head you're future is hanging by a yellow thread.

Originally Posted by stevetheroofer

All of it, should be dark green, all of it! Wake up! sleepy head you're future is hanging by a yellow thread.

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Kathyet