Immigration is an issue best resolved at the Federal level.  A series of State-wide measures will only confuse the issue.  Our Chambers do not support illegal workers. We believe a series of measures to address the problem must be passed at the Federal level:

• Secure the border.
• Support a new temporary worker program that reflects the demand for workers in our economy.
• Support a fast and reliable electronic employment verification system.
• Support a realistic path to earned legalization of workers to address the 12-million undocumented workers.

 

Our regional economy is broad and diverse.  It is reflective of the American economy as a whole.  Our Chambers represent all aspects of the regional economy.  From Healthcare to Higher Education - from Automotive to Advanced Manufacturing - from the Mom & Pop store to the S&P 500, we have many important resources in our community that we ask you to recognize and to protect.

 

Sep 3, 2010 Ayotte mailers drill Binnie on immigration (Politico) ...by GOP pollster Magellan Strategies shows Binnie now in third place behind Ayotte and former gubernatorial nominee Ovide Lamontagne. The automated survey of 887 likely Republican voters taken Wednesday night has Ayotte leading Lamontagne 34 percent to 21 percent. Binnie takes 17 percent and...    more...  

Sep 2, 2010 Buyer seeking GM plant makes latest pitch to union (The Indianapolis Star) He noted income for skilled trades workers in his Chicago-area plant this year will approach $100,000. "Norman's very impressive. However, wages for regular production workers would fall from $29 per hour to the new $15.50 level. About 75 to 100 men, women and children attended, a stadium...    more...  

Sep 1, 2010 Dramatic drop for illegal immigration (Politico) ...touted their border security credentials. Republicans have hammered Democrats, saying they are soft on illegal immigration and have not done enough to shore up the Southwest border. But Chandler said the Department of Homeland Security has cracked down on employers who hire illegal...    more...  

Aug 24, 2010 Group: Angle among biggest obstacles to immigration reform (The Hill) Gene Taylor (Miss.). Immigrants’ List maintains Taylor’s “anti-reform movement runs very deep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), ranking member on the House Judiciary Committee, makes the list for supporting changing birthright citizenship laws.Others on the list include Rep. Brian Bilbray (R-Calif.),...    more...