Immigration

 

The Little Rock Regional Chamber strongly supports comprehensive, national immigration reform.

  • Support allowing for seasonal and low-skilled workers
  • Support a fast, reliable employment verification system
  • Oppose mass deportation and amnesty for undocumented workers  
  • Support measures to secure our borders

News

Mar 2, 2010 SB251 (The Salt Lake Tribune) I know that if the E-Verify system ever gets to the point where it does what it is supposed to do, you wouldn't have to require our members to use it. Others have balked at mandating use of the system. Illinois -- Lawmakers recently moved to bar employers from using the system, saying its...    more...  
Mar 1, 2010 EDITORIAL: E-Verify (El Paso Times) ...working. Westat, a research company, evaluated the system for the Department of Homeland Security, and the results weren't encouraging. According to Westat, E-Verify incorrectly clears undocumented workers about 54 percent of the time. Other news isn't so bad. Westat noted that in 93...    more...  
Feb 28, 2010 The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash., Bert Caldwell column (The Spokesman-Review) Bert Caldwell Feb. 28, 2010 (McClatchy-Tribune Regional News delivered by Newstex) -- Consumers finally got some relief from abusive credit card practices last week. Competition, which should drive fees down, instead has pushed them higher. Besides, they say, merchants and restaurants will absorb...    more...  
Feb 26, 2010 Firm says system to identify illegals wrong half of time (Arkansas Democrat Gazette) Immigration officials have been taking steps to improve such inaccuracies. Westat reported that 93 percent of the cases checked were legal workers who were accurately identified on the first try.    more...  
Feb 24, 2010 Most O.C. cities not using E-Verify (The Orange County Register) Costa Mesa, Orange also has an active anti-solicitation ordinance, aimed at stopping day laborers from congregating and soliciting work. Orange is currently enrolled with E-Verify, according to federal data. However, the city does not make it mandatory for their contractors to sign up for the...    more...  
Feb 24, 2010 Merchants want Congress to take a swipe at 'swipe fees' (CNN) And this is for all people," Lipert said. With the new credit card bill going into effect this week, some experts predict higher interchange fees as companies emphasize cards that give rewards for purchases. Other proposals in Congress include setting or limiting fees; requiring more disclosure;...    more...  
Feb 22, 2010 Mixed blessing: credit card reform may shock some (Seattle Post Intelligencer) But banks wrote off about $35 billion in credit card debt last year, as the unemployment rate topped 10 percent. Several banks also added these fees to existing accounts. Rarely used cards were among the first cut off.    more...