NumbersUSA TV Ads Say Immigration Debate Should Be About Kentucky Jobs, Not Race or Nationality

Despite High Unemployment In Kentucky, Senator McConnell Continues To Allow Millions Of New Immigrants To Get Work Permits And Take Jobs

LOUISVILLE, Ky., July 28, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — NumbersUSA has launched a TV campaign in Louisville, Kentucky, calling attention to the fact that our government continues to issue millions of work permits to Legal immigrants despite twenty million Americans having trouble finding jobs. The TV commercials make the point that the immigration debate should not be about the color of people’s skin, their religion or nation of origin, but should be about JOB numbers.

In Kentucky, unemployment rates are still close to 10% and tens of thousands are unable to find a job. Thousands more have given up looking for work, and like other areas of the country, the economic recovery appears to be stalling. Yet, even against the sallow backdrop of an ailing economy, America’s leaders continue to allow millions of new Legal immigrants to enter the U.S. and take American jobs, even in places like Kentucky.

“At a time when huge numbers of people across Kentucky can’t find jobs, why isn’t Senator McConnell slowing the number of work permits our government is issuing to new people who want to come and work in America?” commented Roy Beck, NumbersUSA President. “It’s a very simple Numbers solution. Get people already here in America employed before bringing in more people who need jobs. It’s not complicated.”

Separate studies by the Pew Hispanic Center and Northeastern University indicate that new immigrants are landing American jobs while Americans are losing jobs. The Northeastern University study said that while six million Americans lost jobs over the last two years, one million new immigrants landed jobs.

The TV ad is shot on a clean, limbo set, and features close ups of various actors and actresses talking about what the immigration debate should and should not be about. All make the point that the immigration debate should be about the “NUMBERS,” emphasizing NumbersUSA’s approach to the immigration issue.

While the TV spots were launched in Louisville, Kentucky, more market rollouts are planned shortly. The campaign was previously launched in the Richmond, Virginia market and will continue in both markets for an undisclosed period.

For more information about NumbersUSA or to view the NumbersUSA TV commercial, please visit www.NumbersUSA.org.

SOURCE NumbersUSA