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To: MACVSOG68
"Most Americans support some type of program to give certain illegals a path to citizenship if they meet certain requirements and pay penalties, so that does not conflict."

Nope.
And that poll you put that under says:

"Sixty-three percent of NFIB small-business owners surveyed oppose amnesty for illegal immigrants if they only need to prove that they have been living in the U.S. for at least three years. National Federation of Independent Business Research Foundation Member Survey on Immigration, April 4, 2006"

Nothing about amnesty for anyone.



"Then raise the minimum wage and implement tougher enforcement. Most are working for minimum wage or slightly higher. ."

There you go again.
Illegal alien pay has got nothing to do with minimum wage.
Its precisely to avoid paying even the minimum wage that dishonest employers keep employing illegals so they can pay them below the minimum wage, without worrying about penalties.


"Few Americans will work for even 10 or 12 dollar an hour as the contractors in New Orleans found out"

Huh?
That is utter rubbish.
Is your name John McCain?
There are MILLIONS of Americans that work for 10 or 12 dollars an hour.
46 posted on 07/15/2006 12:07:39 PM PDT by Jameison
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To: Jameison
Nope. And that poll you put that under says:

"Sixty-three percent of NFIB small-business owners surveyed oppose amnesty for illegal immigrants if they only need to prove that they have been living in the U.S. for at least three years.

That differs from what I said. That is not what is in the Senate package. In addition to proving you have lived here for three years, you must pay fines, back taxes, learn English, and have no criminal record. That is what Americans want as reflected in the polls.

Nothing about amnesty for anyone.There you go again. Illegal alien pay has got nothing to do with minimum wage. Its precisely to avoid paying even the minimum wage that dishonest employers keep employing illegals so they can pay them below the minimum wage, without worrying about penalties.

It has to do with both, which is why I said raise the minimum wage and good enforcement. Both would be necessary, because most Americans will not work for minimum wage or anything close.

Huh? That is utter rubbish. Is your name John McCain? There are MILLIONS of Americans that work for 10 or 12 dollars an hour.

Yes, and many more who won't touch a job for that. As I said, illegals are working for that in New Orleans in spite of the fact that evacuees were to be given first refusal, which most did. Most evacuees, in fact, didn't want to work in New Orleans for any amount of money.

49 posted on 07/15/2006 12:19:40 PM PDT by MACVSOG68
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