This is a follow-up to my post of a few days ago about a New York Times article which reported that the Obama Administration is going to push amnesty for millions of illegals this year—in the midst of a recession!
Roy Beck, CEO of the grassroots NumbersUSA, says the article is a way for Open Borders advocates to send up a trial balloon to see if those of us supporting strict enforcement of immigration laws now on the books are paying attention.
Beck said that his phone rang off the hook for comment on the story. Here is one of the points he made to one and all:
In all my interviews today, I talked about two numbers that illustrate starkly the irrationality — and callousness — of any move toward an amnesty this year.
6 million — That is the estimate of illegal aliens who are holding down non-agricultural jobs in the U.S. Most of them are working in manufacturing, service and construction jobs that require no more than a high school education.
Nearly 7 million — That is the number of Americans with no more than a high school education who are looking for jobs (primarily in manufacturing, service and construction) but can’t find one.
The legal immigrants, still entering the US by the thousands, are also having a difficult (impossible?) time finding jobs as they too compete with illegal aliens and less-educated Americans.