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OAKLAND, Calif., Dec. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) highlights new laws that apply to California employers and take effect Jan. 1, 2012. The new laws are designed to provide protections for employees and detail requirements for new hires. Other new laws allow for employer savings in their workers' compensation costs. Starting on Jan. 1, 2012, California employers must provide additional information to new hires that are...

Immigrants in North Texas develop American identity by participating in ethnic community activities, then branching out to broader civic and political life Whether contributing money to Boy Scouts, donating a statue of Gandhi for a Dallas city plaza, or successfully lobbying against flying Vietnam’s communist flag in a citywide international celebration, a new study shows that immigrants in Texas are involved in their communities. In North Texas, immigrants from India and Vietnam...

President Obama Continues Admitting Millions of Legal Immigrants and Temporary Foreign Workers To Take Californians' Jobs Despite High Unemployment LOS ANGELES, Nov. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Californians for Population Stabilization (CAPS) has launched a TV campaign in Los Angeles calling for lower levels of legal immigration and temporary foreign workers until Californians are working again. The ads are launching as President Obama continues to allow more than 1...

Ad Notes That Congress Allows One Million Legal Immigrants Per Year To Enter The U.S. And Take Jobs LAS VEGAS, Oct. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NumbersUSA will air a TV commercial during Tuesday night's Republican Presidential debate in Las Vegas, Nevada, on CNN. NumbersUSA wants to know if the candidates would continue to allow more than one million legal immigrants and temporary foreign workers to enter the U.S annually, get work permits and take jobs at a time of chronic, high...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) called today's ruling by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, allowing nearly all key provisions of Alabama's immigration enforcement law to be implemented, "a victory for the people of Alabama and the right of state and local governments to protect citizens from the harmful impact of mass illegal immigration." FAIR expressed disappointment that two provisions of H.B. 56 were temporarily...

2000 to 2010 was Highest Decade of Immigration Ever, Despite Job Loss WASHINGTON, Oct. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- New Center for Immigration Studies' analysis of Census Bureau data shows the nation's immigrant population (legal and illegal), also referred to as the foreign born, reached 40 million in 2010, the highest number in American history. Nearly 14 million new immigrants (legal and illegal) settled in the country from 2000 to 2010, making it the highest decade of...

NEW YORK, Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- A new Harris Poll asks the public whether they support or oppose 15 issues that are often politically divisive. The largest majorities are those who support cutting government spending (87%), increased educational spending (81%), deporting more illegal aliens (76%), stricter environmental protection (75%), and no tax increases (74%). The issues on which the public is most evenly split are same sex marriage (51% support), the recent health care...

RICHMOND, Va., Sept. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Immigration Control Foundation has launched radio ads in Richmond, Virginia questioning why Virginia's usually vociferous leaders remain so conspicuously silent about President Obama's bold move over the summer, unilaterally suspending illegal alien deportations and allowing them to apply for work permits. President Obama invoked Executive Privilege while Congress was away on summer break to affect what amounts to a new...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Obama administration's effort to halt state enforcement of immigration laws was dealt a blow today when U.S. District Judge Susan Lovelace Blackburn refused to block key provisions of Alabama's landmark immigration law. In August, the Department of Justice (DOJ) sought an injunction to block implementation of the Alabama Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act (H.B. 56). Judge Blackburn's ruling leaves intact most of the law including...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The outcome of two bills scheduled for mark-up Thursday by the House Judiciary Committee will provide members an important opportunity to protect the interests of American workers, asserts the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR). The requirement for all employers to use E-Verify, proposed by The Legal Workforce Act (H.R. 2885), would protect American workers by helping ensure our workforce is legal. The expansion of our...