Houston: Business Leaders Form Group to Oppose Illegal Immigration Crackdown

[Mike Ellis]

Just like in Arizona, the business leaders are banding together to try and force politicians to screw YOU so that their illegal under-the-table profits can keep on flowing. They don't care if you have to carry the social and financial burden, because their money is more important than your nation.

New labor rules make some fear decline in work force | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle

March 27, 2008, 11:13PM
New labor rules make some fear decline in work force
By JAMES PINKERTON
Copyright 2008 Houston Chronicle

Houston industry and labor leaders say new federal rules that threaten businesses with prosecution if they don't fire suspected illegal immigrants could cripple the regional economy.


Last week, the Department of Homeland Security issued a revised version of its "no-match" regulations, which punish employers whose employees' names don't match their Social Security numbers.

The regulations are provoking such urgency among local business leaders that the powerful Greater Houston Partnership has created a nonprofit lobbying group — Americans for Immigration Reform — to battle the new rules.

Jeff Moseley, president and CEO of the partnership, said the lobbying group is also working to revive comprehensive immigration reform in Congress later this year. They plan to hire at least 10 staff members and raise $15 million to $20 million from the business community.

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Texas is now a majority minority state, almost entirely due to the explosive growth from illegal immigration. Our society has been significantly impacted by the situation, from lower test scores in the schools to increased crime, crowding, and pollution. All so some people could make a few more bucks.