SAVE Act Supporters Seek Discharge Petition

Supporters of the SAVE Act are collecting signatures this week on a discharge petition which will allow the act, H.R. 4088, to move to the floor of the House for a vote. The petition now has 169 of the 218 signers it needs to go into effect. The SAVE Act is a vitally important step toward effective immigration law enforcement. Its key provision requires employers to check the legal status of employees through the E-Verify system. Lack of effective verification has long been a weak link in stopping illegal immigration.

Below is a list of Discharge Petition Signers. If you don't see your House Representative listed, please call his/her office and ask them to sign the discharge petition. Act now — opponents of the bill are fighting the discharge petition, hoping eventually to kill or weaken the bill.

Discharge Petition Signers:

6. Jo Bonner Alabama 13. Terry Everett Alabama 77. John B. Shadegg Arizona 128. Trent Franks Arizona 130. Rick Renzi Arizona 103. John Boozman Arkansas 2. Brian P. Bilbray California 30. John Campbell California 36. Darrell E. Issa California 44. Edward R. Royce California 49. Mary Bono Mack California 74. Dana Rohrabacher California 78. Daniel E. Lungren California 90. Ken Calvert California 122. Duncan Hunter California 126. Jerry Lewis California 127. David Dreier California 140. Kevin McCarthy California 148. Gary G. Miller California 154. Elton Gallegly California 161. Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon California 162. John T. Doolittle California 165. Wally Herger California 14. Thomas G. Tancredo Colorado 47. Marilyn N. Musgrave Colorado 108. Doug Lamborn Colorado 92. Christopher Shays Connecticut 96. Michael N. Castle Delaware 12. Jeff Miller Florida 16. Ginny Brown-Waite Florida 21. Gus M. Bilirakis Florida 50. Connie Mack Florida 98. Ric Keller Florida 107. Ander Crenshaw Florida 110. Tom Feeney Florida 112. Cliff Stearns Florida 114. Dave Weldon Florida 141. John L. Mica Florida 146. Adam H. Putnam Florida 152. C. W. Bill Young Florida 164. Vern Buchanan Florida 3. Lynn A. Westmoreland Georgia 27. Paul C. Broun Georgia 72. John Barrow Georgia 95. Nathan Deal Georgia 117. Jack Kingston Georgia 132. Phil Gingrey Georgia 137. Tom Price Georgia 138. John Linder Georgia 7. Peter J. Roskam Illinois 63. Jerry Weller Illinois 71. Ray LaHood Illinois 88. Mark Steven Kirk Illinois 93. Judy Biggert Illinois 105. Donald A. Manzullo Illinois 168. John Shimkus Illinois 17. Steve Buyer Indiana

60. Brad Ellsworth Indiana 121. Dan Burton Indiana 169. Mike Pence Indiana 55. Steve King Iowa 94. Todd Tiahrt Kansas 123. Nancy E. Boyda Kansas 144. Jerry Moran Kansas 62. Ron Lewis Kentucky 75. Harold Rogers Kentucky 83. Geoff Davis Kentucky 145. Ed Whitfield Kentucky 37. Charles W. Boustany, Jr. Louisiana 38. Rodney Alexander Louisiana 101. Jim McCrery Louisiana 149. Roscoe G. Bartlett Maryland 153. Wayne T. Gilchrest Maryland 8. Mike Rogers Michigan 29. Tim Walberg Michigan 33. Thaddeus G. McCotter Michigan 48. Candice S. Miller Michigan 57. Joe Knollenberg Michigan 59. Peter Hoekstra Michigan 151. Dave Camp Michigan 54. John Kline Minnesota 69. Michele Bachmann Minnesota 28. Gene Taylor Mississippi 9. Roy Blunt Missouri 68. Jo Ann Emerson Missouri 106. Sam Graves Missouri 116. Kenny C. Hulshof Missouri 135. W. Todd Akin Missouri 73. Lee Terry Nebraska 131. Jeff Fortenberry Nebraska 139. Adrian Smith Nebraska 32. Dean Heller Nevada 31. Mike Ferguson New Jersey 58. Jim Saxton New Jersey 85. Christopher H. Smith New Jersey 109. Scott Garrett New Jersey 111. Rodney P. Frelinghuysen New Jersey 129. Heather Wilson New Mexico 163. Stevan Pearce New Mexico 157. Peter T. King New York 15. Heath Shuler North Carolina 20. Virginia Foxx North Carolina 65. Patrick T. McHenry North Carolina 67. Walter B. Jones North Carolina 81. Sue Wilkins Myrick North Carolina 84. Robin Hayes North Carolina 120. Mike McIntyre North Carolina 147. Howard Coble North Carolina 24. Jean Schmidt Ohio 39. Michael R. Turner Ohio 51. Jim Jordan Ohio 97. Robert E. Latta Ohio 118. Steven C. LaTourette Ohio

142. John A. Boehner Ohio 160. Steve Chabot Ohio 42. Tom Cole Oklahoma 45. Mary Fallin Oklahoma 134. John Sullivan Oklahoma 143. Frank D. Lucas Oklahoma 125. Greg Walden Oregon 5. Bill Shuster Pennsylvania 10. Charles W. Dent Pennsylvania 25. Jim Gerlach Pennsylvania 40. Todd Russell Platts Pennsylvania 41. Phil English Pennsylvania 80. Joseph R. Pitts Pennsylvania 115. Tim Murphy Pennsylvania 156. John E. Peterson Pennsylvania 23. Joe Wilson South Carolina 56. Bob Inglis South Carolina 70. J. Gresham Barrett South Carolina 87. Henry E. Brown, Jr. South Carolina 26. David Davis Tennessee 76. John J. Duncan, Jr. Tennessee 119. Marsha Blackburn Tennessee 136. Zach Wamp Tennessee 11. Mac Thornberry Texas 19. Michael C. Burgess Texas 22. Jeb Hensarling Texas 34. Ted Poe Texas 35. Kevin Brady Texas 46. Randy Neugebauer Texas 52. John Abney Culberson Texas 64. Kay Granger Texas 66. K. Michael Conaway Texas 79. Nick Lampson Texas 89. Lamar Smith Texas 100. Kenny Marchant Texas 104. John R. Carter Texas 124. Michael T. McCaul Texas 133. Pete Sessions Texas 150. Louie Gohmert Texas 155. Ralph M. Hall Texas 159. Sam Johnson Texas 166. Chris Cannon Utah 167. Rob Bishop Utah 1. Thelma D. Drake Virginia 4. Tom Davis Virginia 18. Eric Cantor Virginia 43. Frank R. Wolf Virginia 53. J. Randy Forbes Virginia 86. Virgil H. Goode, Jr. Virginia 91. Bob Goodlatte Virginia 102. Robert J. Wittman Virginia 99. David G. Reichert Washington 61. F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. Wisconsin 113. Paul Ryan Wisconsin 158. Thomas E. Petri Wisconsin 82. Barbara Cubin Wyoming

Gates Seeks More H-1Bs

Microsoft chairman and founder Bill Gates has called on Congress to admit more foreign workers in the "high-tech" science and engineering fields under the H-1B visa program. Said Gates, "America will lose its status as a leader in technological innovation unless it allows more skilled workers to enter the country." The reason, he maintained, is that there are not enough qualified Americans to fill high-tech positions.

Comment: Many take issue with Gates' claim that high-tech is something that too few Americans will do. A report by the Urban Institute, cited in BusinessWeek (10/26/08) found no shortage of qualified U.S. workers. Indeed, quite a number have had to look for employment in other fields. A study at Duke University last year reached a similar conclusion.

The real appeal of H-1B workers, critics of the program charge, is that companies like Microsoft can pay them lower wages and work them harder than Americans. Dr. Ron Hira, Assistant Professor of Public policy at the Rochester Institute of Technology cites data from the U.S. immigration service (USCIS) to make this point. Said Hira, "Gates has characterized H-1B workers as possessing 'unique talent' and skills and being paid large sums of compensation (>$100k). But the facts belie all these characterizations. The typical H-1B holder holds a Bachelor's degree and is being paid $50k."

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