Lack of an Immigration Policy -- The Costs Keep Rising

AmericanEconomicAlert.org ^ | Monday, October 31, 2005 | Alan Tonelson

[Willie Green]

For education and discussion only. Not for commercial use.

Number of training hours lost at Barry M. Goldwater Marine Corps Range, Arizona, from dealing with incursions by illegal immigrants, 2004: more than 1,250

Number of training days this figure represents: more than 50

Source: National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2006, Report of the Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives on H.R. 1815, Report 109-089, 109th Congress, 1st Session, May 20, 2005, p. 309.
Special thanks to William R. Hawkins, USBIC

[Willie Green]

Note: when I attempted to access Report 109-089 (pdf file), my patheticly antiquated computer system locked-up. Hopefully, the vast majority of other Internet users will not experience this difficulty.

[Willie Green]

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[gubamyster]

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[taxed2death]

The US has a policy. Unfortunately the policy is to do nothing.....at the expense of the US taxpayer and legitimate small business owners.

[jackieaxe]

Does anyone else think we could have some synergy going here. How about live firing ranges all along the border?

[Travis McGee]

[janetgreen]

Why would Bush bother with the borders? HE WANTS A "BORDERLESS AREA OF THE AMERICAS", and has signed the agreement with Fox and Martin of Canada without our consent or knowledge. Goodbye American sovereignty!

I hope Americans are realizing WHAT they have elected in GWBush.

[blackie]

Protect our borders and coastlines from all foreign invaders!

Support our Minutemen Patriots!

Be Ever Vigilant ~ Bump!

[Willie Green]

And speaking of American workers, here is what is in the bill under consideration in the Senate today: COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY 2006 2006-10 Reconciliation: Provisions included in reconciliation submission:

1.Calls for "recapture" of Unused Employment-Based Immigrant Visas and Fees: Recaptures all employment-based visas not issued in previous fiscal years, and reissues them beginning in 2006 at a rate of as many as 90,000 additional visas a year.

2. "Recapture" of Unused H-1B Visa Numbers and Fees: Recaptures all H-1B visas not issued in fiscal years 1992-2003 and makes them available again in 2006. This involves as many as 30,000 additional H1-B visas a year

[dagnabbit]

Both Bush and the Democrats seek to abolish the United States in favor of some sort of larger hemispheric economic zone. With Bush we get better judges and slightly security practices along the way, but the destination is the same - the crapper of Third world oblivion.

[Pearls Before Swine]

Unfortunately the policy is to do nothing.....at the expense of the US taxpayer and legitimate small business owners.

We got the news that our small business health insurance co-pays are going up, as they do every year. Waited in the emergency room lately and done a citizenship estimate while there? The government's inaction on the borders is depressing, disgusting, and irresponsible.

[calrighty]

"I hope Americans are realizing WHAT they have elected in GWBush."

Sadly, they don't.

[Pelham]

Vicente Fox lite.

[NewRomeTacitus]

Who's pulling this "recapture" crap, Orrin Hatch? Reconciliation of what? It was never Congresses to give away in the first place. The arrogance is truly astonishing.