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Federal Government is the Largest Employer of Illegal Aliens

Rep. Steve King (R-IA) sent a letter to President Bush and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, taking them to rask for not screening illegal aliens from federal government employment. "As the government body empowered by the Constitution of the United States to enforce laws, it is imperative that you demonstrate to the nation that you are not above the law. We must set a good example to the nation," the letter said. According to a 2006 inspector general audit of the Social Security Administration and government agencies, including the federal government, workers who are not authorized to work in this country are working for the federal government. According to Rep. King, "I think it's obvious that the federal government has just decided that they are not going to police their own forces. That they will hire indiscriminately without using the basic pilot program, which we have been asking employers to use across this country for more than 10 years. And I think it shows, also, the attitude that comes from the White House, that we are going to be pretty lax about this and maybe if the problem gets big enough, then we can advance the amnesty. Now the shoe is on the other foot. The broader immigration reform policy is dead. Now we all need to focus on the enforcement of the existing laws we have and this is the most egregious that I know of."

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CNN Lou Dobbs - video:

States Crack Down on Illegal Immigration

State and local lawmakers are taking steps on their own to crack down on illegal immigration because the federal government is not doing the job. Now the state of Arizona joins Georgia and Colorado in enacting tough legislation on employers who high hire illegal aliens. Starting next year all Arizona employers must use the federal employment verification system to make sure their workers are in the country legally. Companies that violate the law more than once could lose their business license permanently. In signing the bill, Governor Janet Napolitano wrote, "It is now abundantly clear that Congress finds itself incapable of coping with the comprehensive immigration reforms our country needs. I signed it, too, out of the realization that the flow of illegal immigration into our state is due to the constant demand of some employers for cheap undocumented labor." Napolitano also signed two other immigration bills. One mandates that courts deny bail to illegal aliens charged with a felony. Another requires people to prove legal status before receiving state services. Arizona joins Colorado and Georgia as states with the toughest immigration laws on the books, requiring new work site enforcement. Nearly 1,200 other immigration measures have been introduced on the state and municipal level, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.

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CNN Lou Dobbs - video:

After Failed Amnesty Bill, Time to Enforce Existing Law

President Bush signed a border bill last year that called for more than 700 miles of fencing along the southern border. Yet only 13 miles of new fencing have been built. It's not the only deadline the Department of Homeland Security is having trouble reaching. The same law required for new cameras in place along the border. That deadline was blown. Presidential candidate Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) said: "It's mandated that the administration have interlocking cameras in place before May 30th, which now has come and gone. They don't have them in place where they could see people coming across into that desert." The senate comprehensive immigration approach that coupled border security with legalizing 12 million-plus illegal aliens failed last week. Now as Congress tries to figure out what's next, some lawmakers say it's time to return to the drawing board and start compelling DHS to fully implement existing law.