The Immigration Speech that Would End My Political Career

The Sundries Shack ^ | April 2, 2013 | Jimmie Bise

[2ndDivisionVet]

Yesterday, the federal government fired its starter’s pistol and began the race for the coveted and relatively rare H-1B visa. This year, our government will allow 85,000 people to work in the United States on these visas. Last year, if you waited longer than 2 1/2 months to apply one, you were out of luck. If your business needed a worker you could have hired if our government didn’t have such a silly quota system, you were likewise out of luck. The Chamber of Commerce wants a much larger number of visas available, which would rely on more government meddling.

I’ve been thinking a lot about our immigration system lately, mostly because Republicans in Congress are about to commit several acts of political stupidity. They hope to finally solve the Washington-created puzzle called “comprehensive immigration reform” in a way that brings more Hispanics to their Republican yard.

I’m no politician, as you may have noticed. If I were, I’d be lousy at it. My first “Gang of Eight, Plus Jimmie” meeting would end with me calling Lindsey Graham a vote-whoring waste of a public employee salary. However, if you put me in charge of our immigration system, I’d give this speech after a year.....

[Teacher317]

Yeah, can't allow any of that competition crap. That always leads to bad results.

*rolling eyes*

[entropy12]

Sometimes the reputation of foreign workers as working harder spreads. I have seen that happen at a large outfit where we hired a draftsman from some Eastern European country. He was exceptionally good, so they hired 2 more from the same country, and those 2 turned out to be below average.

Same thing happened when I was hired way back in 1963 at a machinery builder outfit as a mechanical engineer. My boss liked my work so much he went out and hired 4 more from my country. What employers forget is that is that all people from any country are not the same.

[joseph20]

Here is my speech. Moratorium on all immigration for 2 years with diplomatic exception only. Repeal the 1965 Immigration Act. Build an impenetrable wall on the entire border with Mexico. Deport all illegal aliens whenever they commit any crime or if they become known to government or law-enforcement.

Three years later and suddenly this idea doesn't seem so far-fetched anymore!

[joseph20]

The original statement is 10 years. I have it right here on paper because I wrote it down before posting it.