Roughly 10% of Mexico's population of about 107 million is now living in the United States, estimates show. About 15% of Mexico's labor force is working in the United States. One in every seven Mexican workers migrates to the United States.
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Wednesday, September 13, 2006

Who's building your house or business?

The percent of workers who are illegal in the building trades

insulation 36%
drywall 28%
construction labor 25%
brick/stone masons 25%
painters 22%
cement masons 21%

Mr. President: Americans will do these jobs.

From Special Report "Why unions promote mass immigration," National Legal and Policy Center, 2006. Their source: Pew Hispanic Center.

Saturday, September 09, 2006

Unions and immigration

What gives? Check out this succinct history of the labor unions and their uncomfortable relationship with immigration at Capital Research Center.

Union officials are looking out for themselves and not their members say Carl Horowitz in this piece. The unions will take their dues, but flood the labor market with less skilled, less educated, and non-English speaking workers.





Thursday, September 07, 2006

Medved on immigration

Radio and pod-casting his Sept. 5 program on immigration and what the voters want. My congresswoman Deborah Pryce is campaigning, but I don't think she's said a word about immigration.

Monday, September 04, 2006

What's going on with Miller Brewing?

A number of blogs have posted newspaper stories that Miller Brewing was supporting an illegal alien protest and the bloggers were calling for a boycott. (I don't drink beer, so I couldn't help.) Then on September 1, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel carried the denial and counter charges.

"Miller Brewing Co. on Friday denied providing financial help for a planned march in Chicago supporting illegal immigrants, but a newspaper report of the firm's involvement in a controversial political issue could create marketing headaches for the Milwaukee brewer.

The Chicago Tribune reported that Miller had paid more than $30,000 for "a planning convention, materials and newspaper ads" connected to this weekend's "Immigrant Workers Justice Walk."

Not so, Miller spokesman Peter J. Marino said.

"The money supported a recent convention on immigration issues in Chicago, which provided attendees with information on how to become legally naturalized citizens of the U.S.," he said."

However, organizers of the earlier marches in Milwaukee say Miller helped finance them.

Read the whole article, and if you decide to boycott Miller, here are the brands--just in case you're a beer drinker. Has anyone heard of Americans who won't take trucker jobs? I guess we can lay that excuse to rest.

Miller Lite
Miller Genuine Draft
Miller Genuine Draft Light
Miller High Life
Miller High Life Light
Sharp's non-alcohol brew
Red Dog
Icehouse 5.0
Icehouse 5.5
Icehouse Light
Southpaw Light
Leinenkugel's Original
Leinenkugel's Light
Leinenkugel's Red Lager
Leinenkugel's Honey Weiss
Leinenkugel's Apple Spice (seasonal)
Leinenkugel's Berry Weiss
Leinenkugel's Oktoberfest (seasonal)
Leinenkugel's Creamy Dark
Leinenkugel's Big Butt Doppelbock (seasonal)
Leinenkugel's Sunset Wheat
Henry Weinhard's Private Reserve
Henry Weinhard's Blue Boar Pale Ale
Henry Weinhard's Classic Dark
Henry Weinhard's Northwest Trail Blonde Lager
Henry Weinhard's Hefeweizen
Henry Weinhard's Summer Wheat


Hamm's
Hamm's Draft
Hamm's Special Light
Olde English 800 Malt Liquor
Olde English HG800
Olde English HG800 7.5
Magnum Malt Liquor
Mickey's Malt Liquor
Mickey's Ice
Milwaukee's Best
Milwaukee's Best Light
Milwaukee's Best Ice
Foster's Lager
Foster's Special Bitter
Peroni Nastro Azzurro
Pilsner Urquell
Sheaf Stout
Sparks
Sparks Light
Sparks Plus 7%
Sparks Plus 6%
Steel Reserve Triple Export 8.1%
Steel Reserve High Gravity
Steel Reserve High Gravity 6.0
Steel Six





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