Unemployment Plummets After Crackdown of Illegals.  Wait a second, didn’t the U.S. Chamber of Commerce just issue a report saying that the DHS plan to crack down on employers hiring illegal aliens would be bad for the economy? See article here.

As unemployment rates increase across the United States, Oklahoma is experiencing a dramatic reduction in unemployment.  The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that unemployment in Oklahoma had fallen to 3.1 % in March, down 4% from March last year. Meanwhile, nationwide unemployment us up to 5.1%, up from 4.4% last year.

This decrease is attributed to the passage of Oklahoma House Bill 1804 , the Oklahoma Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act of 2007.  Some argue that this bill is the toughest state law targeting illegal immigration.  The law imposes strict penalties on employer who knowingly higher illegals, makes it a felony to transport or shelter illegal immigrants, forbids the state to issue drivers licenses or pay social welfare to illegal aliens or their families, and empowers state and local police to enforce federal immigration laws.

Much like other liberal amnesty supporters, the Oklahoma Bankers Association threatened that this bill would force 50,000 illegal aliens to leave the state and cause Oklahoma to lose $1.8 billion annually.

The key indicator in this situation is the fact that the unemployment rate has not increased even with the exodus of so many illegal aliens. The illegals are gone, yet the jobs are being filled by Americans. So much for the argument that illegals do only the jobs that Americans won’t.