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The New York Times: Home of the Whopper By Charles Breiterman, Friday, August 7, 2009 An Illegal alien graduated from Harvard. A sob story newspaper article bemoaned his lack of options, stating that he thought that the Dream Act would be law by now. The reporter neglected to mention that the Harvard alumni network is some 3,000 strong in Mexico, and includes the current and former presidents of that country. This guy should be able to find a good job, legally, in Mexico. Read More » Going to August Town Hall Meetings is the Most Important Thing NumbersUSA Members Can Do By Chris Chmielenski, Wednesday, August 5, 2009 If you tuned into one of the cable news channels or logged onto one of the online news services over the past two days, you were likely to see mobs of angry citizens confronting their Congressmen over the proposed healthcare legislation. This is exactly the kind of dedication and energy we need from our NumbersUSA members this month on the immigration front. Read More » Lamar Smith Spells Out Costs of Speaker Pelosi's Insistence on Covering Illegal Aliens With Federal Health Plan By Roy Beck, Tuesday, August 4, 2009 Now, nobody in Congress can claim not to know what is going on with illegal aliens and the proposed federal health plan. Congressman Lamar Smith of Texas has laid out the details in The Hill, a newspaper for the Capitol Hill staffers and Members of Congress. Read More » Today, House Committee Showed Why You Can Never Believe A Congressman Without Verification By Roy Beck, Friday, July 31, 2009 Congressmen lie. Congressmen deceive. Congressmen think the voters in their District are either idiots or too apathetic to notice. Today's vote on health care for illegal aliens is such a perfect example. The vote was a farce that will be used by many Congressmen to defend themselves against charges that they promote illegal immigration, when in fact their action today just encouraged more of it. Read More » Recent News Schumer Points to the Fall for Amnesty Proposal Sens. Jeff Sessions and Lamar Alexander Cosponsor the SAVE Act Gallup Poll Reveals Americans Favor Reduced Immigration Sen. David Vitter Cosponsors SAVE Act 'Treehugger' Website Wonders if Immigration Should Be Reduced To Help Environment Sen. Mary Landrieu Cosponsors SAVE Act American Meat Institute Favors E-Verify Schumer Points to the Fall for Amnesty Proposal Keep the Pressure on Congress By Chris Chmielenski, Friday, August 7th, 2009 The House of Representatives began their summer recess last week, and the Senate will be leaving Washington this week to spend some time in their districts before Labor Day. This is the best time to get to your Members' local office and tell them to vote against giving health care to illegal aliens. Read Roy's blog that summarizes an op-ed written by Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas) detailing the ways illegal aliens can get coverage under the new plan. You can find a list of your Members' local offices on our website. The pro-amnesty groups are organizing trips to Town Hall Meetings across the country, so make sure your voice is being heard as well. NumbersUSA takes no position on health care reform, but we do oppose the coverage of 11-19 million illegal aliens. When attending a Town Hall Meeting or visiting a local office (see a list of talking points), it's important that you stress the importance of verification. The health care reform bill (H.R.3200) excludes illegal aliens from receiving benefits, but without verification, it will be easy for anyone to receive benefits under the bill. Don't let your Congressmen off the hook; keep the pressure on until the say they'll support adding verification to the bill. We also had four great amendments added to the Homeland Security spending bill last month. The amendments would permanently re-authorize E-Verify and make it mandatory for all government contractors, ensure the completion of the border fence along the Southwest border, and reinstate the No-Match letter program. After the summer recess, a conference committee will decide whether or not to keep these amendments in the bill. Ask your Members to keep these four amendments passed by the Senate in the bill.

New on Our Website Contact your Members of Congress during the summer recess and ask them to support the immigration amendments to the DHS spending bill. View the new Gallup Poll showing increased support for immigration-reduction. View an updated list of cosponsors to 5 Great Immigration-Reduction Bills. Donations Donate Now Action Buffet View Your Action Buffet Sign the Petition to keep the E-Verify, border fence and No-Match amendments in the Homeland Security spending bill. If you've already signed, please forward to y