FAIR Urges New Congress to Promote True Immigration Reform Enforcement Key to Satisfying Voters and Improving Economy

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In the aftermath of Tuesday's historic elections, the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) looks forward to working with the new congressional leadership to reform America's broken immigration policies. Immigration became a key issue in countless races across the country, and remains one that Americans across the country want addressed in the 112th Congress. Polls clearly demonstrate that voters believe that mass immigration and unchecked illegal immigration undermine American workers, burden American taxpayers and compromise public safety...

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Excessive Immigration Harms U.S. Children, Says Group

(NewsroomAmerica) -- Excessive legal and illegal immigration into the United States is harming the country in a number of ways, says an immigration reform group, but it is especially harmful to American children.

The Federation for American Immigration Reform said in a study released this week that rising immigration numbers "demonstrates how our poorly conceived and poorly enforced immigration policies are harming American school children."...

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Illegal Immigration Costs U.S. $113 Billion A Year, Study Finds

The cost of harboring illegal immigrants in the United States is a staggering $113 billion a year -- an average of $1,117 for every “native-headed” household in America -- according to a study conducted by the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR).

The study, a copy of which was provided to FoxNews.com, “is the first and most detailed look at the costs of illegal immigration ever done,” says Bob Dane, director of communications at FAIR, a conservative organization that seeks to end almost all immigration to the U.S.

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New Congressional Caucus Emphasizes Link Between Illegal Immigration And Unemployment

While the Obama administration’s approach to dealing with America’s high unemployment level is to spend billions of borrowed dollars to try to create new jobs (without even making sure they are reserved for American workers), a new congressional caucus has a different idea. The Reclaim American Jobs Caucus, formed in March, is seeking to enforce U.S. immigration laws and fill millions of jobs now held by illegal aliens with unemployed American workers.

The bipartisan caucus was founded by Representatives Lamar Smith (R-Tex.), Sue Myrick (R-N.C.) and Gary Miller (R-Calif.) and has 41 members. "If the immigration laws we have on the books were enforced, we could cut unemployment in half," Smith asserted in announcing the formation of the caucus. Miller noted that in his home state some 2.2 million Californians are out of work, while about 1.9 million illegal aliens hold jobs in the state...

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