This guy is giving Mexicans a bad name.
"The Sensenbrenner bill instantly turns millions of people into felons."
Aliens illegally within our borders are guilty of a federal offense.
Does federal law even have a threshold such as misdemeanor vs felony?
...criminalize a large portion of the country’s population for going about their everyday activities of working and hiring others to work.
Newsflash to the author, Mr. Contreras, working in this country without authorization is illegal and so is hiring people who are not authorized to work in the country illegal. No matter how much he spins this to be a part of everyday activity in America - it's still illegal.
Hey newbie. Next time, post something like this under "comedy" or "satire".
"The United States Senate must craft a bill that legalizes the hiring of foreigners by employers who are willing to work in our fields, factories and cities at jobs American won’t do."
-Thereby increasing the supply of labor, and driving down wages.
One reason that so many entry-level jobs are going unfilled is because (and I know this from bitter personal experience) welfare pays better, and you have your days free to goof off or work under the table.
Another reason many jobs go unfilled is the fact that so many employers require pre-employment drug screening.
Turn off the tap for healthy, able-bodied adults without small children, and suddenly there would be more labor than we have jobs to fill.
Remember, gang, when you see those low unemployment figures on the news, the Government only counts people actively looking for work. Once you give up and sit on welfare, they no longer consider you part of the labor force. Makes them numbers look real good, sho' 'nuf.
When did Mexican become a race?
If all the illegals are legal then they get paid what Americans are paid then who do we replace the previous "cheap labor" with?
I get the distinct feeling that Sr. Raoul Contreras is not entirely unbiased on this topic...
Yeah? And?