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Rep. Mo Brooks, (R-Ala.), on how the state’s crackdown on illegal immigration is leading to a drop in the unemployment rate.
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Well crackdown on illegals crackdown on unemployment at Alabama congressman.
Who says the gap and the proof is in the -- the unemployment rate in his state sliding from nine point 8% its Deborah nine point 3% now.
And Republican -- -- saying that Alabama's.
-- going after illegals is a big reason why congressman.
Is that the big reason.
Well that's a major factor if you look at the Pew Hispanic Center.
They have estimated that about seven point four million jobs in America are held by illegal aliens.
Well Alabama has its share you can look at our statewide drop in unemployment rate since we resolve some of the litigation issues associated with.
-- bill that the state legislature passed addressing illegal alien issues.
You can look at say actuary states like the state of California.
Unemployment rate at eleven point 9%.
Vs Alabama's nine point three.
Were making slow but sure progress.
Other states that like illegal aliens coming into their neck of the woods aren't doing so well.
On the other uses saying you know your general economy in the state is picking up -- And that we're we're -- of our -- much as the nation.
Is bouncing off to its worst levels and this has nothing to do with the illegal crackdown what is.
Well you have to look at the rate.
Of improvement in the state of Alabama if you -- July as your benchmark.
We have had seven tenths of 1%.
Improvement.
In our unemployment rate.
The nation as a whole from July to October 110 of 1% which means in terms of percentage drop we've done seven times better.
Than the rest of the nation and sanctuary states like.
The state of California.
I'm sure that the illegal alien apologists will come up with other explanations but -- -- one county for example -- -- Albert bill -- on the Tennessee valley.
They had a high concentration of illegal aliens working in places like chicken processing plants.
-- unemployment rate dropped almost a full two percentage points.
Let's face it if illegal aliens leave the state of Alabama that opens up a lot of jobs a lot of opportunities.
For American citizens and that's what we're seeing happen.
What did you guys do to crack down on and -- just curious cars what would.
What did you do.
While the state of Alabama the legislature passed and all encompassing bill that.
Made it easier for law enforcement to pick up individuals who were illegal aliens make it more difficult for businesses to operate in the state of Alabama.
If they are hiring illegal aliens where they could have severe sanctions imposed upon them.
Also impacted schools were schools under the statute -- this is still in litigation.
-- directed to check to see if these are American citizens or not or so there are a lot of things that the state did a smorgasbord.
Got some of them will hold up and courts some will not sorry I -- I can't either except I don't mean that this spring comes --
