Proof positive that the House anti-immigration caucus does not give a care about the alleged impact of immigration on U.S. workers

Here is a list of the 96 members of Big Tom Tancredo’s Congressional Immigration caucus, who contend that if only employers would raise their wages, real Americans would do those jobs. http://tancredo.house.gov/irc/IRC%20Members%202005.htm

Here is a list of the 189 members of the House who have signed the “Discharge Petition” to increase minimum wage from $5.15 and hour to $7.25 an hour – the first increase since 1997 – to move forward it needs 218 signatures. http://clerk.house.gov/109/lrc/pd/Petitions/Dis11.htm

If the Tancredo group cared about American workers, and really worry about the low wage jobs being taken by immigrants, why don’t they support raising the minimum wage? Note that only ONE name appears on both lists – Congressman Mike McIntyre (North Carolina Democrat) one of only 3 Democrats to join the Tancredo cigar-smoking fraternity.

KJ