Accepted.
You called me a liar when all I did was posit my opinion, not assert facts.
Whether you intend to mislead or not, saying "The two major partys are, almost, indistinuishable today," is a lie.
One party is for tax cuts, a strong defense, protection of marriage, right to life, ect etc etc.
There are differences between the partys but, IMO, they are differences of degree only.
No where is this lie more evident than the pro-life issue. Republicans want to end abortion, rats want to expand it to children my daughters age.
It's my belief that illegal immigrants should not be given preferential treatment in employment, or in receiving citizenship, JUST because they were here, illegally, first.
I agree. On the other hand, if you have ever employed a worker you know that it is often a crap shoot. You can verify references and past employment but you still may wind up with a drunk, thief, or equally irresponsible fool. An employer who is currently employing illegals, that they have spent money training, would prefer to keep that employee rather than hire a new untested immigrant. You can callously say "too bad...they are illegals," but training costs money and eats away at profit and limits raises and expansion...now multiply this by 15 million illegals and you can see the problem that xenophobes like Tancredo and Buchanan can't see...because they never hire anybody and they hate and don't understand business.
An employer who is currently employing illegals, that they have spent money training, would prefer to keep that employee rather than hire a new untested immigrant.
I understand that. If the employer wants to keep the worker that much, when the "guest worker" program takes effect, (if the rules go the way I would like them), the employer would have the employee go outside the border, apply for the job, then the company informs the government that they have a job for such and such.
The worker comes back in to the country, with a job waiting, and all is well.
I know, the question is why make both interested parties go to that trouble.
I just don't see rewarding people for breaking our laws as a good thing. Even if they are a good worker.
I also agree that enforcement of labor laws, now and after, is essential.