Saturday, November 12, 2022

 Larry Jordan submits:

NumbersUSA
Nov. 11th, 2022
WEEKLY
NEWSLETTER

THIS ISSUE: While political talking heads try to explain Tuesday's midterms, a lame duck Congress may still try to sneak an amnesty past the American people.

FRI, NOV. 11th

The 2022 midterms didn't turn out the way most pundits predicted. The so-called Red Wave did not materialize, although Republicans will almost certainly retake the House of Representatives and still have a chance to win back control of the Senate depending on the outcome of several races to be decided in the coming days.

There will be a great deal of discussion between now and 2024 about Tuesday's voting and what it means for President Biden's agenda for the next two years. However the next Congress shapes up there is still the matter of the current lame duck Congress, which is unlikely to leave town until Christmas.

Is there reason to be concerned about bad immigration bills passing a lame duck Congress?

There is cause for concern about an amnesty or expansion of legal immigration since Democratic leaders may see the next couple of months as their last chance to move immigration legislation for the foreseeable future. Given the slim majority Democrats have now, and the prospect of Republicans taking charge in the next Congress, it may seem unlikely that the GOP would help pass any significant legislation between now and January, especially given that they can make use of the filibuster in the Senate, but never underestimate the sway the cheap labor lobby has over members of Congress.

Case in point, Senator Mitt Romney (R-Utah) published an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal yesterday arguing that this election demonstrates that what the nation urgently needs is a "bi-partisan deal" to increase immigration (which would of course also include amnesty).

What to Look Out For

Omnibus Amnesty
The federal government is being funded by a continuing resolution that expires on December 16. Congress could pass another continuing resolution extended funding until the next Congress, which is what many Republicans are pushing for. For their part, Democrats would love to pass an omnibus spending bill during the lame duck session, taking away the power of the purse from the incoming House Republicans. Omnibus spending bills, which fund the entire federal government, are notorious for being stuffed with pork but also for providing cover to pass controversial legislation without debate or giving public notice.Many in Congress will vote for a bill they haven't had a chance to read (or can't be bothered to read), in order to keep the government running.

EAGLE Act
The Equal Access to Green cards for Legal Employment Act (Eagle Act, H.R. 3648), introduced by Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) with eight Republican cosponsors, would essentially grant permanent residency to temporary "skilled" H-1B guest workers, circumventing existing caps on employment-based visas. There is also a push to grant green cards to the adult children of H-1B visa holders instead of requiring them to return to their home countries after they turn 21 years of age.

Check your Action Board for alerts in the upcoming lame duck session.

It is still unclear what the next Congress will look like. There is no question about what it needs to do to end the border crisis. Go to our Six Great Immigration Solutions to find out the legislation your member of Congress needs to support.

Just Talking about Border Security is Not Enough

In an election where voters overwhelmingly favored Republicans on immigration, how many Republican candidates made immigration a centerpiece of their campaign? Even vulnerable Democrats like Sen. Mark Kelly in Arizona campaigned on the need for border security, while in office Sen. Kelly did nothing toward that end. Voters have been promised a secure border since 1986. Meanwhile, illegal immigration is at an historic high.

J.D. Vance, who handily won his Senate race in Ohio, and Ted Budd, who won in North Carolina, both stressed border security and a reduction in overall immigration in order to help American workers. They offered specific policy solutions that would truly reform the immigration system, and they rejected a "comprehensive" amnesty deal. There's an obvious lesson to be learned there.

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ERIC RUARK, DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH


NUMBERSUSA
MID-TERM ELECTION
ANALYSIS


Last night, NumbersUSA CEO James Massa, Director of Operations Jim Robb, and Government Affairs Chief of Staff Grant Newman live-streamed their breakdown of Tuesdays elections on Facebook.

Click the image above to watch the video.

NUSA IN THE NEWS
ABC4 (Salt Lake City, Utah): Referencing NumbersUSA's Colorado Sprawl Study, Scientific Director Leon Kolankiewicz was interviewed about "water woes" in the U.S. southwest due to a shrinking Colorado River.

"We are facing a crisis that shows no sign of getting any better.

"Increasing population, increasing water demands from an increasing number of consumers in Colorado and in every other state that comprises the Colorado basin is putting an ever greater demand on a resource that's actually shrinking."


Click on the link above to read the full story and see video of the broadcast news segment.
CANDIDATE COMPARISONS
The voting in the 2022 midterms is over but control of Congress is still not settled! View comparisons for each Congressional race by clicking on the button below.

View Comparisons

We rated each candidate on a variety of immigration issues. On the main page, you can click on a state to view the races in that state.

Once all the final results are known, we will be providing further analysis of what to look for in the 118th Congress

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In this short video, James introduces himself and explains why he decided to join the fight to reduce overall immigration.

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