A bad night for incumbent Senators
who have favored foreign workers
over U.S. workers -- and hopeful
signs of improved immigration
balance in Congress next year :
Although immigration
was not a pivotal issue
in the campaigns, the election
results suggest possibilities
of real improvements in the
immigration-issue balance
in Congress.
But voters need to push most of
Tuesday's winners toward stronger
immigration-reduction positions.
Pennsylvania Democrats
in their Primary election put
an end to the 30-year U.S.
Senate tenure of Arlen Specter
who had spent most of that career
as a Republican championing the
importation of foreign workers.
In Arkansas,
a consistent supporter of amnesties
to keep illegal foreign workers in U.S.
jobs (Sen. Blanche Lincoln) failed to
win the nomination in the Democratic
Primary, forced into a runoff in June.
In the Arkansas Republican Primary,
the winner (Rep. John Boozeman) is
one of the best Republicans in the U.S.
House in protecting U.S. workers from
unfair competition from high immigration.
Coincidentally, an extramarital affair
led to the resignation Tuesday of the
holder of one of the worst immigration
records among U.S. House Republicans
(Rep. Mark Souder).
Only 5 Republicans in the House have
worse career immigration-reduction grades.
This follows Utah's Republican convention
defeat of incumbent Sen. Robert Bennett
earlier (he had a record of leaning toward
greedy business desires for foreign labor)
And the earlier Democratic Primary
defeat of West Virginia incumbent
Rep. Allan Mullohan who for 38
years has earned a NumbersUSA
"F-Grade" for his dozens of actions
putting the interests of greedy employers
and foreign workers over the needs of
low-paid and unemployed U.S. workers
http://www.numbersusa.com/content/nusablog/beckr/may-19-2010/elections-analysis-immigration-balance-may-be-shifting.html
Rep. John Boozman (R.Ark.)
received more than 50% of the
vote in Tuesday's Republican
Senatorial Primary, avoiding a
run-off and winning the party's
nomination for the Senate seat
currently held by Blanche Lincoln.
Rep. Boozman holds
a career A-grade and completed a
NumbersUSA Immigration-Reduction
Survey, agreeing with NumbersUSA
on all our key issues.
Rep. Boozman will face
either incumbent Senator
Blance Lincoln (D-Ark.) or
Arkansas Lt. Governor Bill Halter.
Neither candidate received
more than 50% of the vote
in Tuesday's primary.
The run-off is June 8.
Rep. Boozman is a distinguished
member of the NumbersUSA
"5-for-5 Club" because he has
sponsored the five immigration bills
most important to NumbersUSA
- the SAVE Act, the Visa Lottery
elimination bill, the Birthright
Citizenship bill, the CLEAR Act,
and the Chain Migration bill.
Rep. Boozman has served
in the House for eight terms,
and has scored an A or better
in eight of the 10 possible categories
http://www.numbersusa.com/content/news/may-19-2010/true-reform-candidate-rep-john-boozman-wins-arkansas-primary.html