''... with some 15 million Americans unemployed, there are still an estimated 8 million illegal aliens holding jobs here.''
President
Obama's much-touted job summit is scheduled for today. Congressional Democrats are reportedly working on another multi-billion dollar stimulus package (of course!). Newt Gingrich, the former speaker of the House, is trying to upstage the Democrats by holding his own summits, yesterday and today. These Republican summits will reportedly emphasize tax cuts (of course!).
There is no doubt that America's jobs crisis is very serious. Unemployment had reached 10.2 percent at last report in early November, its highest level for some 26 years. The next unemployment report, to be released tomorrow, seems certain to show more job losses – for the 23rd consecutive month.
Notoriously, unemployment is a lagging indicator. So, even if the recession is ending, it may continue rising for some time – and will certainly remain high for a long time to come.
The Obama administration has made health care the center of its domestic agenda. But according to the Los Angeles Times' Peter Nichols (Nov. 27):
Polling shows that the health-care overhaul is not as important to Americans as an economic recovery that yields jobs. With a midterm election next year, Democrats in control of the White House and Congress can't afford to look out of touch.
A Senate Democratic aide, speaking on condition of anonymity, said, "Democrats have to address the No. 1 concern of their constituents – and that is, by a long shot, jobs."
Yet, amazingly, neither Democrat nor Republican summits will address one obvious answer to the jobs crisis: an immigration moratorium.
Incredibly, despite the recession, about 125,000 legal immigrants and "temporary" workers a month – as many as 1.5 million a year – are still entering the U.S. http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=117741