We the People - Alabama have published the first of our monthly "job performance reports"
on Alabama's delegation to the 112th Congress.
The report can be viewed at the link below
| States raise record number of immigration bills in 2011 | |
| In January 2011 alone, more than 600 immigration bills seeking to limit the rights of illegal immigrants have been filed by state lawmakers. Last year, 1,400 bills were introduced but only 131 resolutions were adopted. For every SB 1070, there are many more bills that get introduced but don’t have the political momentum to make their way through committee and hearing and onto the floor. Many states aren’t even willing to put forward tougher immigration bills because of the inevitability of facing costly lawsuits. We have to let states know that illegal immigration is still a priority, just as the economy is, for Americans everywhere. Without our help, states might not realize they already have the momentum they need to pass and enforce tougher illegal immigration laws. | |
| California legislator files Arizona-style immigration bill | |
| Assemblyman Tim Donnelly, R-Twin Peaks, would make it a crime in California to be in the country illegally in a bill he proposed that is similar to Arizona’s SB 1070. This bill would end “sanctuary cities” and require all employers to use E-Verify, a free, federal program that is Internet-based and allows employers to check the eligibility of potential employees to work in the U.S. It also would make it a misdemeanor to be in the country illegally and increase the penalty for those convicted of human-trafficking into California for the purpose of sex slavery. | |
| Number of illegal immigrants holding steady | |
| According to a new estimate by the Pew Hispanic Center, the two-year decline in the number of illegal immigrants in the U.S. because of the recession has halted. As of March 2010, 11.2 million undocumented immigrants lived in the U.S. down from 12 million illegal immigrants in the U.S. in 2007. However, the newest number suggests that the number of new unauthorized immigrants entering the country is balanced by those leaving. Clearly, the only silver-lining in the current economic situation is the decline in the immigrant population, but experts say to expect larger numbers of illegal immigrants as the economy rebounds. | |