[82Marine89]

Finally an honest view from the media.

[82Marine89]

PING

[djf]

It also creates a huge, impoverished underclass, with all the attendent problems of crime, drugs, and general mischief.

[Dad yer funny]

Yeah,...but "at least 6 million",???? Whoa nellie,its more than twice that figure,you should see the NYC area,awash and driving labor price$ crazzy,and then WE pay for all their services!

[Untouchable]

I agree with this article except for this one point:

Let foreign workers in a variety of industries qualify for temporary employment if Americans won't fill the jobs

The reason why American businesses employ people "under the table" is because they want to pay a substandard wage. They actively seek out illegals to fill these positions, Americans aren't given a choice about wanting the jobs or not. If temporary worker permits are granted to illegals, making them legal and subject to wage minimums of the locality and subject to payroll taxes and such, why would those same employers want to employ them? They would most certainly find other illegals to hire and/or those same temporary workers would again be forced to go back to working "under the table".

[Untouchable]

The more I think about it, the more it seems this AgJobs thing is Bush's tradeoff to big Agribusiness for cutting farm subsidies.

[CaliGirl-R]

Yep, this is my newspaper. They were also one of the first to editoralize the Eason Jordan story.

Where I live, there are those ribbon-shaped magnetic signs "Support our Troops" and "God Bless America" on so many cars. "W" and "Bush/Cheney" stickers too!

[JustAnotherSavage]

New poll is up!

Do you believe securing U.S. borders should be the first priority of homeland security?
Yes 96% 1895 votes
No 4% 89 votes
Total: 1984 votes

http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/lou.dobbs.tonight/