The part of her article I disagree with is where she says that Americans won't work at menial jobs for the money that employers will pay. I believe that Americans would work those jobs if the welfare system was cut back to only provide benefits to the truly disabled or otherwise unemployable poor. Hunger creates a powerful motivation to get a job.
Ive always felt that for a first offense there should be a fine that hurts but doesn't put them out of business. A second offense should bring jail.
Cynthia Tucker wrote this? Cynthia Tucker is opposed to illegal immigration?
Is it possible that a little common sense has oozed in through the cracks at the AJC?
{The part I agree with is that if there were no jobs available for illegal immigrants there would be little reason for Mexicans to come here here illegally.}
Not so fast. While there are a few businesses that intentionally exploit illegal workers, most are honest but helpless to stop it. For example, when we hire construction laborers, if they provide proof of identity and a SS#, we cannot deny them employment based on their legal status. Further, it is illegal to investigate the authenticity of the documentation they present. A company would have to start a policy of background checks on all employees to stop it. Some already do. But it is cost prohibitive to do background checks in industries where profits are tight, risk is high and wages are low.
It should be made a felony for Criminals who overstay their legal visas and Invaders.
I believe we should give amnesty to these poor CRIMINALS or INVADERS.
This should be a 2 week amnesty to get the heck out of our Country.
The ones who ignore this amnesty should be buried in a tent city jail and fined $10,000 or buried elsewhere.
All aiders and abettors of these CRIMINALS or INVADERS should get 1 year in a tent city jail and a $10,000 fine for each CRIMINAL aided.
Those in government of Cities should be the first ones charged.
If passed, this will take most of the wind out of the sails of those employers who hire illegals, as the "savings" via hiring same would be far less than the outlay when found out.
But while not paying executive wages they could pay a livable wage, these are fellow citizens we are talking about.
Can a lot of this work not be automated that way we don't need immigrants or a zombfied underclass who we keep around to do these jobs, but wont rebel because they are working for non livable wages.
There's another thing that has to happen and that is for the various states to deny the social services to illegals. When I hear the caterwauling about how much it would cost to round up and deport illegals, no mention is ever made of the billions it is costing us NOT to do it. Tucker has it half right here as far as employers go, but, not surprisingly, fails to address the issues of health care, education, incarceration, etc. which taxpayers are being forced to provide.
Since the feds won't fulfill their obligation to control the borders, maybe each state should be able to set its own policy and give local control over spending on illegals.
Well, yes and no.
First of all, I used to manage a vineyard; when these guys come for employment, if they have the paper work, you MUST accept them. I certain most were illegal, but for me to turn them away would be a discrimitory act on my part, one that is punishable by both the EDD and in civil court. Furthermore, why must I be the enforcing agency of the Fed's laws? I have no training (nor should I) to identify forged documents, or any reasonable means to determine someone's citizenry. I have enough to do with tax compliance, EPA requirements, Fish and Game, county ordinance issues, air quality control, CDF, CHP code enforcements, and a myriad of other things that keep me full-time amusing the government; I don't wish to be the border police too.
Don't get me wrong; I'm not in favor of employing illegals, but why burden legitimate businesses with more?
Fixed it. What kind of crap was this?
That's because the topic was ILLEGAL ALIENS.
Instead, Bush focused on fences and raids and deportations. In so doing, he reached out to a disaffected Republican constituency that is increasingly hostile to immigrants illegal aliens — especially to those Latinos who enter the country illegally.
Bush's tough talk will certainly have widespread appeal in Georgia, where many voters have become anxious — even angry — at what they perceive as the staggering burden of illegal immigration. There is a backlash brewing — a rising tide of frustration born of resentment over schools forced to accommodate non-English speakers, hospital emergency rooms beset by uninsured patients and perceptions of higher crime rates.
Georgia, meet a couple of California's "perceived" criminals.
Man Accused of Shooting CHP Officer Is CapturedJaime Zavala Garcia, 37, was arrested in Liberal, Kan., on Sunday afternoon with his brother, Antonio Garcia Zavala of Hesperia, who was booked on a "perceived" suspicion of aiding and harboring a fugitive.
CHP Assistant Chief Mike Maples said Garcia was a "perceived" illegal Mexican immigrant whose Pontiac was to be impounded because he was a "perceived" unlicensed driver.
Garcia could face charges of "perceived" premeditated attempted murder of a police officer, and discharging a "perceived" firearm against a police officer — counts that could lead to a sentence of 40 years to life in prison if he is convicted.
They do not like to pay the market wage, they want government subsidy in form of future citizienship for the aliens and their relatives. The perspective of moving to US is a powerful incentive - the immigrants might be willing to work even at the LOSS!
I have no problem if the law is written in a way the employeer is not held responsible if the employee uses fake documents. These are rampant. There is a small town of about 800 in Arkansas where about 8 years ago a big bust was done where fake papaers were being made. It is easy. There must be someway the employeer can check and be held not liable for someone else lying.
This is a no brainer. If you dampen demand for cheap, illegal labor, the incentive to come here lessens. As usual, politics discourage direct, common sense solutions.
And if Bush would uphold his constitutional oath of office and defend the borders, there wouldn't be any problems.
Cynthia Tucker is wrong as usual, as well as some of her dittoheads on this thread.
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Sterilize and deport. Sneaking into the US will quickly become unpopular among Mexicans. And the ones who try it won't be able to spawn another, bigger generation of illegal border crossers.
Cynthia Tucker.
Another liberal trying to play both sides of the rhetorical fence.
Lord, I hate agreeing with a liberal -- if Tucker is starting to see the light, please make her a Republican...