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47 Talk Radio Hosts Arrive in Capital to Demand Immigration Reform Without Amnesty for Illegal Aliens WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Members of Congress returning to Washington after facing irate constituents are likely to get little relief as 47 talk radio hosts follow them to the capital for a two-day national radio-thon on September 15 and 16. For the fourth consecutive year, many of the nation's leading talk radio personalities will be participating in Hold Their Feet...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As President Obama addresses the nation on health care reform, a new analysis by the Center for Immigration Studies estimates that 6.6 million uninsured illegal immigrants could receive benefits under the House health reform bill (H.R. 3200). While the bill states that illegal immigrants are not eligible for the new taxpayer-funded affordability credits, there is nothing in the bill to enforce this provision. Congress defeated efforts to...

A lawsuit filed in Las Vegas claims illegal immigrants are entitled to back wages, a legal point as yet unsettled, a prominent law professor said. The door is not shut until the Supreme Court shuts it, said William Gould, former chairman and professor emeritus at Stanford Law School said. In Las Vegas, illegal workers have filled suit against Bravo Pro Maintenance, a cleaning company that workers say cheated them of wages and demanded 13-hour work days without paying overtime, the Las Vegas...

'National Electronic Town Hall' Questions Health Care Reform Benefits for Illegal Aliens, Supports Continued Immigration Enforcement WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) announces September 15th and 16th as the dates for its annual Hold Their Feet to the Fire radio rally in Washington, D.C. In this largest gathering ever of talk radio, 47 hosts, led by Roger Hedgecock of Radio America Networks and Lou Dobbs of United...

Worker advocates say complaints of U.S. employers cheating their employees are on the rise because of the recession. Its definitely on the rise nationally because of the economic crisis, said Ted Smukler, public policy director at Interfaith Worker Justice in Chicago. Employers are desperate to shave corners when their profits are going down, Smukler told USA Today Monday. In Austin, Texas, the Workers Defense Project said complaints more than doubled in the first half of the year....

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- During a town hall meeting Tuesday on health care reform, Senator Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) stated his opposition to legislation that would cover illegal aliens. Specter has been a long-time champion of amnesty for illegal aliens, he was the author of the 2006 amnesty bill (S. 2611) that was widely rejected by the American people. Specter's opposition to including illegal aliens under the proposed reforms is a clear indication of how strongly the...

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- One out of three people in the U.S. without health insurance is an immigrant (legal or illegal) or the U.S.-born child (under 18) of an immigrant. Immigrants and their children also account for one-fourth of those on Medicaid. While there has been some discussion of whether illegal immigrants should be covered by proposed government insurance plans, the enormous impact of immigration, both legal and illegal, on the health care system has...

American Worker Asks Why We're Giving Jobs Away with 15 Million Americans out of Work WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following a series of Talk Show appearances over the weekend where politicians claimed triumph over the country's ailing economy, CFAW (Coalition for the Future American Worker) launched a TV spot this week reminding the country that 15 million Americans are out of work but our government is still bringing in 1.5 million foreign workers a year via immigration...

Former Congressman Bruce A. Morrison Outlines Problems with E-Verify ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In testimony today on behalf of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), former Congressman Bruce A. Morrison urged the Virginia Small Business Commission to reject proposals to mandate the use of E-Verify by Virginia employers. E-Verify is the controversial federal employment verification system that has significant technical shortcomings, including reliance on...

Ways and Means Committee Democrats Reject Amendment Designed to Limit EligibilityWASHINGTON, July 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As estimates of the costs of President Obama's national health care overhaul soar into the trillions of dollars, the powerful House Ways & Means Committee rejected an amendment last Friday that would have limited the taxpayers' liability by ensuring that illegal aliens would not qualify for the bill's health care benefits. In a straight party line vote, the...