This Issue: House passes bad immigration bills; Trump seeks to exclude illegal aliens from Congressional apportionment

Fri, Jul. 24^th

Thanks to everyone who sent messages to their U.S. Representative ahead of Wednesday's immigration votes. Unfortunately, despite your efforts, the House passed both the NO BAN Act and the Access to Counsel Act as amendments to a separate bill.

Both bills passed along party lines, but your activism helped keep most Republicans from joining with the House Democrats in what was mostly a partisan exercise. It's unlikely that the Republican-controlled Senate will consider either bill.

Depending on how your U.S. Representative voted, we've posted a new action on your Action Board, thanking or expressing disappointment in your Member's vote. Our grade cards will also be updated over the next few days to reflect the votes.

Trump continues executive action on immigration

Last week, I wrote about Pres. Trump's plan to sign an executive action that would issue new visas and green cards based on merit and could possibly include an amnesty for DACA recipients.

There hasn't been much talk of that action since last week, but Pres. Trump did sign an action this week ordering his administration to exclude illegal aliens from Congressional apportionment.

The 2020 Census should result in a slight shift in Congressional seats and electoral college votes. Most experts believe that approximately 7 seats in the House of Representatives will shift from states in the northeast and upper midwest to states in the south.

While Congressional apportionment doesn't directly impact the level of legal and illegal immigration, it can play a role in presidential elections and the legislative process.

Last year, the Center for Immigration Studies estimated that both legal and illegal immigration affect 26 House seats and electoral votes.

According to CIS, illegal aliens and their U.S.-born children directly impact the distribution of 5 House seats, and illegal aliens alone directly impact 3 seats.

The end result is more representation in Congress for illegal aliens and less representation for U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents.

Chris Chmielenski
NumbersUSA Deputy Director

Breitbart: Rosemary commented on the lawsuit launched by Big Business against Pres. Trump's immigration pause:

"That is just outrageous," responded Rosemary Jenks, policy director of NumbersUSA.

"The idea that they would be clamoring for cheap foreign labor right now is obscene --they have completely lost touch with reality."

CNS News: Chris had an op-ed published about the push to release alien detainees during the pandemic:

Anti-immigration enforcement advocates are constantly looking for reasons to reduce the number of illegal aliens detained and removed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The national emergency resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, serves as the newest reason for pushing their anti-enforcement agenda.

We need your help to fill in a lot of blanks on nearly 600 congressional races. Yes, nearly 600!

STEP 1: Go to our locator map and check out the Primary candidates for Representative in your own District -- as well as for a Senate race, if your state has one this year.

You'll probably find a lot of blanks because most candidates have not taken our survey and we've not come across them taking immigration positions in the media. In general, you can assume the blanks are masking a poor or bad position. Let's unmask them.

STEP 2: Email Joe by clicking here if you see any comment about one of those candidates taking an immigration position in the newspaper or on the internet. Pay special attention to candidates who are considered competitive for possibly winning the Primary.

House Approves Two Bills to Weaken Enforcement

Thu, Jul. 23^rd

Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed Rep. Judy Chu's (D-Calif.) NO BAN Act and Rep. Pramila Jayapal's (D-Wash.) Access to Counsel Act as amendments to separate legislation. The bills were passed mostly along party lines and are unlikely to receive consideration in the Republican controlled Senate.

Big Business Groups Sue to Stop Trumps Coronavirus Immigration Restrictions

Thu, Jul. 23^rd

The country's big business groups filed a lawsuit Tuesday to block President Trump's new coronavirus immigration restrictions, begging the court to keep the pipeline of foreign labor flowing.

Trump Signs Order Barring Illegal Aliens from Census Count

Thu, Jul. 23^rd

President Trump signed an executive action to prevent illegal aliens from being included in the 2020 census for congressional apportionment, saying the move is needed for "respect for the law and protection of the integrity of the democratic process."

TVA Hires Foreign H-1B Workers for Critical Infrastructure Jobs

Tue, Jul. 21^st

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is hiring foreign workers to take over computer jobs in the nation's electrical grid.

Judge Orders DACA Restart, Including New Applications

Mon, Jul. 20^th

A federal judge on Friday ordered the government to revive the DACA program as it existed before President Trump tried to phase it out in 2017, which means opening it up to brand new applications.