claim: "we could cut unemployment in half simply by reclaiming the jobs taken by illegal workers."
author: lamar smith
evidence_1: immigration, both legal and illegal, is one of the most controversial political  issues in ... sue myrick (r - n.c.): we formed the reclaim american jobs caucus  ... the current immigration laws on the books, we would cut unemployment in half.  ... obvious that jobs taken by immigrants are jobs not available for u.s. workers,  this ...
evidence_2: may 13, 2010 ... there's even a new reclaim american jobs caucus in the house, with at ... stuck  at close to 10 percent: that immigrants take american jobs. ... find out how you  can help save jobs for american workers at americanworker.org. ... cut the  number of unemployed in half if we just booted out the illegal workers.
evidence_3: "we could cut unemployment in half simply by reclaiming the jobs taken by illegal  workers." — politifact texas on sunday, august 15th, 2010. page 1 of 1.
evidence_4: jul 1, 2010 ... “we could cut unemployment in half simply by reclaiming the jobs taken by illegal  workers,” said representative lamar smith of texas, ...
evidence_5: jul 1, 2010 ... lion illegal immigrants in the labor force. we could cut unemployment in half  simply by reclaiming the jobs taken by illegal workers. president ...