Posted on 08/05/2005 1:04:32 PM PDT by Reaganwuzthebest
I have some foreigner friends/acquaintances and they are angry that all these people might just cut in line. The paperwork and the lawyers fees are just the start of the all the hard work it takes to become a citizen.
Exactly, why should the criminals ge tto jump the line? Hey Mr. President - when your ranch is overrun with illegals, will you still feel getting your toilet cleaned for dirt wages was worth it????
That's the other side of this coin. Since 911 there have been some tightening of LEGAL immigration. I hear from friends in Europe that it's tough as hell to get to come here for very long and that enforcement is pretty strict. On the other hand we are planning to hand out cards to anybody who crosses our southern border and, at the same time, do absolutely nothing to secure it.
It's an insult to everyone who has made the effort to come here or who wants to come here to be an American.
All that an employer would need to do is to call one of the many temporary employment agencies in their area. They can get as many American workers as they need in this way.
Hee hee, I was just thinking about why weren't they here yet!
Sorry, no illegal immigrant laborers are needed and there are plenty of replacements.
How many U.S. citizens are picking produce in California's Central Valley?
The workers are needed but, right now, no significant number of Americans would be caught dead picking produce.
A guest worker program would allow growers to legally contract for Mexican temporary workers. The workers would come over legally during the picking season, they would do their job, get paid and then, in the off-season, they would go home to Mexico to be with their families and enjoy the money they earned.
Right now, once illegals are here, they hide and stay here since crossing the desert to sneak in is something you would rather do as few times as possible.
The children of these ILLEGALS are being educated and will compete for Career opportunities that should belong to our Children and Grandchildren. Other ILLEGALS will come in to replace the low paying jobs, and the cycle will continue.
Thanks President Bush and Gov. Huckabee of Arkansas.
sw
Nope, not when it comes to open borders.
Oh come on, more illegals would just be brought in. This is aimed at the middle class jobs. Indian and Chinese programmers and doctors aren't going to run across the border but removing the H1B barrier would be a big plus to special interests.
Yeah, I just got my H1-B in May. Not that cheap, though.
Hey....what corner are these guys on? I need some landscaping done........
Only one man could lead conservatives into the new world odor no one else could possibly get away with it...
What is coming across our borders are not workers simply looking for jobs Americans won't take or poor folks looking to feed their families..
This is a full scale invasion of criminals, terrorists, incubators of diseases we had once conquered in the USA...
If this is the face of the real Republican Party it's starting to resemble the marriage of Scarlett O'Hara to Gordon Gecko
imo
Only one man could lead conservatives into the new world odor no one else could possibly get away with it...
What is coming across our borders are not workers simply looking for jobs Americans won't take or poor folks looking to feed their families..
This is a full scale invasion of criminals, terrorists, incubators of diseases we had once conquered in the USA...
If this is the face of the real Republican Party it's starting to resemble the marriage of Scarlett O'Hara to Gordon Gecko
imo
The new patrones too...
A guest worker program would allow growers to legally contract for Mexican temporary workers. The workers would come over legally during the picking season, they would do their job, get paid and then, in the off-season, they would go home to Mexico to be with their families and enjoy the money they earned.
What would you suggest we do about the 97% of illegal aliens who don't work in the agriculture industry?
Study counters beliefs about illegal immigrants (Only 3 percent work in agriculture)
Why not just use that legendary Bush focus on doing "what is right" regardless of the politics and just issue a presidential pardon to all the illegal aliens and direct ICE to give them papers?
Yes but that might mean having to pay a decent wage, which would defeat the whole idea.
I'm all for another bracero program to help the growers, as long as it means we can send the other 97% illegal aliens home right away.
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