The virtual fence along our border with Mexico hasn't worked well (previous blog here). Despite that, the Department of Homeland Security--bolstered by $100 million in stimulus funds--decided earlier this year to continue moving forward with the effort. Construction resumed in May. However yesterday...
The Senate voted 54-44 today in favor of requiring physical fencing along 700 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border. Senator Jim DeMint's amendment to Homeland Security's 2010 Appropriation Bill states that ineffective fencing to restrain pedestrians such as vehicle barriers and virtual fencing cannot be used to meet the 700 miles of fencing required by law. Instead, reinforced double-layer fencing must be installed by December 31, 2010.
The original bill mandated that 370 miles of (actual) fencing be completed by the end of last year. As of yesterday, just 34.3 miles was done.
Meanwhile back in February...
The House version of the economic stimulus package requires companies that receive contracts for projects funded by the bill to use the E-Verify system to check the eligibility of their employees to work in the U.S.
The Obama administration, meanwhile, has delayed implementation of a new rule that would require federal contractors to use E-Verify. The rule, which was issued by the Bush administration, was scheduled to go into effect Feb. 20, but the Obama administration postponed implementation until May 21 so it can review it.
Some figured that President Obama would quietly reauthorize E-Verify because it would blunt some of the energy behind comprehensive immigration reform. Don't know if that was the motivation or not, but...
The Obama administration said Wednesday it would implement a Bush-era program targeting federal contractors that hire illegal immigrants.
The program, which is unpopular in the business community, will cut across all sectors of the economy, affecting about 170,000 companies, from health care to construction to weapons makers, as well as many other industries that receive government business or federal stimulus funds.
The program requires that companies check whether employees are entitled to work in the U.S. through the government's E-Verify system, which compares names and Social Security numbers with a government database.
Targeted companies range from prime contractors with more than $100,000 in annual government business to subcontractors earning more than $3,000 in taxpayer money.
However...
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce sued the government in December to halt the program, calling it unlawful. That litigation, pending in a Maryland federal court, is likely to move forward now that the Obama administration has embraced the program.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce supports amnesty, but calls it comprehensive immigration reform. The "world's largest business federation" has recommendations for our "wasteful and inefficient" health care system, but few of these businesses provide health care to their employees needing amnesty. We get higher unemployment and the privilege of subsidizing what health care the illegal aliens get, in exchange for some cheaper products...and the Chamber is suing to help keep it that way.
Now that E-verify has not been sacrificed for the business community, it should be implemented across these United States. Right now rogue states like California a self branded--SANCTUARY STATE--should be forced by federal mandate on every government employee to be vetted by E-Verify. This is including every industry, business no matter who is on their payroll. There is no doubt in my mind that both the Federal, state and municipal governments have thousands of illegal workers, who are hiding out in plain site? A huge purge across the board will open jobs for documented legal residents and citizens and start the extraction process of foreign national by self-deportation. NOT JUST THE NEWEST EMPLOYEES, BUT EVERY WORKER WHO DRAWS A PAYCHECK? Remember that California business and contractors have had the luxury of hiring cheap labor, without any restrictions for decades.
However the tide is turning finally within Washington and hopefully the insistence of --THE PEOPLE-- drumming in their ears. The politicians have probably been stupefied by the barrage of irate voters calling for a permanent E-Verify adjoined to the Save Act. Under close scrutiny the people have demanded a double layer fence as originally designed by Rep. Duncan Hunter and upgrading E-verification, to enhance the search for illegal labor. The majority of liberal news desks, foundations, open border and free traders who don't want their supply of cheap labor severed, have given no indication that errors in immigration status can be resolved in the Social Security local office. California should certainly be a goal of ICE enforcement, specifically Los Angeles County and counterpart San Francisco, whose Mayors, Judges and elected officers have taken it upon themselves to shield illegal immigrants.
They have allowed easy access to Medi-Cal and a whole host of benefits, that was to support the bone fide population. No wonder the Great state is sinking under a $24. billion red ink deficit? State government used their devious influence to table Proposition 187, before being filed with the higher courts. We must not let down our guard, because once upon a time when there was no communications through the Internet, our politicians could easily stamp on our rights. There was no instant alarm bell of what legislation was secretly being discussed in Washington. Now we know what our elected officials are conniving behind our backs. That's why the American public has stayed ignorant and not so happy over the years. We only found out about laws afterwards, when it was too late to fight enactment.
We are already aware of a BLANKET AMNESTY being authored by Sen. Chuck Schumer, which will place upon the American people even more hardship in higher taxes to support illegal immigrants who have settled here. That is not even that is the main catastrophe? Although we are told that stricter immigration enforcement will be orchestrated , it will not stop the tens of millions who will swarm into America in the months to come? It will be like a human locust storm crossing our borders, in the hope of another AMNESTY? It is what the Council of Foreign Relations want? Unchecked, unfettered cheap labor as in their North American Union agenda. GOOGLE--the (CFR) and find their intentions?
The results of a BLANKET AMNESTY will not just be the irreparable costs attributed to feeding millions of more people, government benefits. But it will submerge us in irreversible momentum towards OVERPOPULATION. From 305 million population--NOW--but an extra 135 million in 40 years. Read more at NUMBERSUSA, CAPSWEB AMERICANPATROL & FAIR for the facts. CALL YOUR LAWMAKERS NOW AT 202-224-3121.
Posted by: Brittancus | July 10, 2009 at 09:19
A (CFR) Council of foreign relations document calls for creating a "North American preference" so that employers can recruit low-paid workers from anywhere in North America. No longer will illegal aliens have to be smuggled across the border; employers can openly recruit foreigners willing to work for a fraction of U.S. wages. So it's no wonder CFR is pushing for the Obama administration to almost immediately enact Immigration Reform. To understand what the CFR is up to the reader to--GOOGLE IT-- and you will uncover the the devious Bush agreement with Mexican President Vicente Fox, and Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin on March 23, 2005. The three adopted the "Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America" and assigned "working groups" to fill in the details. It is an ominous agenda to remove any restrictions on moving foreign labor between the 3 nations. Obviously is the start to rescind any laws relating to immigration enforcement, including a path to citizenship for the 13 to 20 plus million illegal workers and families already here--better known as BLANKET AMNESTY. Then millions more will try to settle in our country?
We are continuously lied to about the numbers and costs for these unfortunates, that is a massive strain on Americans economy and the taxpayer who foots the bill. You can believe what our government states or you can surf the net, or search out The Heritage Foundation that has calculated the AMNESTY will cost $2.5 TRILLION dollars out of your pocket. My feelings are that the unceasing bombardment of public anger on our--PUBLIC SERVANTS--elected politicians, has caused them to re-think E-Verify. But obviously the Libertarian open border, free traders that is headed by US Chamber of Commerce has used their money and influence, so the comics in Washington dropped the NO-MATCH LETTER. In other words Every year, the Social Security Administration (SSA) informs thousands of employers via a "no-match" letter that certain employees’ names and corresponding Social Security numbers provided on Forms W-2 do not match SSA’s records. Which obviously uncovers illegal labor in the workplace.
For many decades we have been subjected to higher taxes to educate the children of foreigners, approve free health care, wick, food stamps, low income housing and many more handouts, that are undisclosed. The left wing extremists, business elitists have used the courts, trying to undermine E-Verify. These entities however, intentionally failed to convey that by immediately going to the Social Security office, the discrepancies can be quickly corrected. Whereas illegal workers are not going to step foot into this federal building. Since the beginning of the Democratic reign of the leadership in Washington, have almost killed E-Verify, part of the Save Act, weakened the local police detainment (287(g) law, the Real ID Act. KEEP UP THE RIGOROUS BOMBARDMENT ON WASHINGTON SENATORS AND CONGRESSMAN 202-224-3121. Cannot emphasize the consequences for cheap labor, which will lead to irreversible--OVERPOPULATION. Find out the facts on the Internet, not what our government or newspapers dubiously feed us? Learn the truth also at NUMBERSUSA, CAPSWEB & AMERICANPATROL.
Posted by: Brittancus | July 10, 2009 at 09:25