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TARGET 9: Illegal Labor

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Thursday, 16 November 2006
Local officials are joining forces and working harder than ever to send a strong message—that illegal immigrants and illegal workers will not be tolerated in the Ohio Valley. Interstate 70 is known to be a major pipeline that brings many illegal immigrants crossing through the area. Recently more than 90 illegal immigrants have been busted in Ohio County, but not all of them were just passing through. "Everyone says we have an illegal immigrant problem, and I'm here to tell you we don't. We have an illegal employer problem," said Delegate Orphy Klempa.
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A push for more visas for skilled workers in the U.S.

Immigration Reform
Thursday, 16 November 2006
By Miguel Helft The New York Times A coalition of business and education groups is making a renewed push to persuade the U.S. Congress to raise the number of skilled foreign workers let into the country. The coalition, Compete America, whose members are drawn heavily from the technology industry, sent a letter to every member of Congress on Monday calling for an increase in both the number of so-called H-1B visas, which are used by skilled immigrants, and the number of employment-based "green" cards given to foreign workers. "The first part is to ensure that U.S. companies have the ability to hire the best and the brightest," said Jack Krumholtz, managing director for government affairs at Microsoft. "The second part is about making sure that we are able to retain them." The coalition, Compete America, whose members are drawn heavily from the technology industry, sent a letter to every member of Congress on Monday calling for an increase in both the number of so-called H-1B visas, which are used by skilled immigrants, and the number of employment-based "green" cards given to foreign workers. "The first part is to ensure that U.S. companies have the ability to hire the best and the brightest," said Jack Krumholtz, managing director for government affairs at Microsoft. "The second part is about making sure that we are able to retain them."
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Activists promote immigration reform

Immigration Reform

Thursday, 16 November 2006



Stephen Wall, Staff Writer Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
RIVERSIDE -- Latino activists began a renewed push Tuesday night for a comprehensive overhaul of the nation s immigration policies. The Riverside-based National Alliance for Human Rights urged Congress to move swiftly to reform immigration laws in the wake of last week s election. "With the House and Senate being taken over by Democrats, I m very optimistic that President Bush will accept and support a guest-worker program that will include a legalization component, said Gil Navarro, a 64-year-old San Bernardino resident. About 50 members of the alliance gathered at Zacatecas Restaurant to formulate strategies for legalizing the country s estimated 12 million illegal immigrants. The group called on Rep. Joe Baca, D-San Bernardino, to become more vocal in his support of immigration reform. Baca, who has served in Congress since 1999, could become chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus a post that would increase his clout in shaping the immigration debate in the House of Representatives. Baca has expressed support for legislation that would provide a path to citizenship for undocumented workers. He voted against a bill approved by Congress and signed by President Bush last month that authorizes 700 new miles of fencing on the U.S.-Mexico border. "If Joe Baca becomes the next chair, I m confident he s going to open some doors that will allow major changes in immigration policy to take place, said Armando Navarro, coordinator of the alliance and an ethnic studies professor at UC Riverside.