[Polybius]

yes, its anarchy, and this guest worker program will only make it worse.

Right now, the biggest obstacle we have in enforcing laws is the bleeding-heart liberal population and media wailing like a Greek chorus about the "poor immigrants trying to feed their families in the only way they can".

That, and the lobbyists need for the foreign labor in certain sectors is why Congressmen look the other way.

The Guest Worker Program attacks both of these issues.

"The poor 'immigrants' trying to feed their families" can do it by applying for a Guest Worker spot.

The liberal whining can be countered by pointing out that illegals would be cheating "the poor Guest Workers trying to feed their families".

The Guest Workers with permits would not appreciate illegals and will protect their turf by calling the 1-800-YOU-FINK hot-line set up by INS.

The businesses that need the workers will get them and avoid illegals lest they be squealed on by the legit Guest Workers.

The alternative is the anarchy we have now.

[oceanagirl]

Actually, I scoped out DU on the immigration issue. There are really nasty threads on the topic: DUers are very, very split between "poor immigrants" and "we want U.S. jobs for U.S. citizens." There are a lot of folks who are pissed about L-1 and H1-B visa abuses.

The only difference seems to be that more people there don't want to cut back on legal immigration, although there are environmentalists and some peak oilers who see the U.S. population as being unsustainable in the long term, considering their views.