Founded in 1997, NumbersUSA is a grassroots membership organization devoted to immigration reform.
They are funded primarily through the contributions of their members who donate and contribute directly to their cause.
NumbersUSA was founded by Roy Beck as a citizens’ lobby committed to reducing immigration levels then a million immigrants annually into this country down to 300,000 within ten years. They are also an advocacy group made up of numerous local groups affiliated with the national organization.
As a grassroots organization, they actively campaign for congressional candidates who share their vision of achieving immigration reduction.
They have over 700 local affiliates and more than 2 million members.
NumbersUSA advocates for limited immigration at all levels: legal, temporary, and illegal. They support higher wages to facilitate economic growth. Through their work, they seek to educate the American public on both the challenges of mass immigration and the importance of an orderly and lawful process.
Through its civil forums: NumbersUSA Action and NumbersUSA Education and Research Foundation, it enlightens the public, leaders, and policymakers on dangers posed by high immigration numbers on environmental, economic, and American Quality of Life.
They also aim to collaborate with other groups such as business and faith-based organizations in creating a record of Americans’ opinions on immigration reform.
NumbersUSA continues to play a significant role in legislative debate with Congress regarding immigration reform. Here are some examples: in 2003, NumbersUSA played a role in pressuring President Bush to veto an amnesty bill, which he did.
In 2005, they played a crucial role in getting the House to reject the Kennedy-McCain amnesty bill.
Again, in 2007, the organization was instrumental in stopping amnesty once and for all by calling for Speaker Hastert’s resignation. Recent reports from NumbersUSA.org show that 51% of the current U.S. population was either born abroad or has a parent who was. The sheer volume of foreign-born citizens in the U.S. is truly staggering and shows that we need to rethink our current immigration policy in order to preserve American culture and traditions. Refer to this article for related information.
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