[Clemenza]

Its our own fault for not calling in to our representatives if this passes. Had their been more of an outcry from the "silent majority", then this would not have made it out of committee.

The next few weeks will be crucial. TIME TO CALL ALL OF OUR REPRESENTATIVES!

[oceanview]

I'm flexible of some aspects of the whole "immigration" issue - although in a ideal world, if we need more people - we would simply bring them in as good old fashioned legal immigrants. Hispanics and latin americans fit in very well in our culture.

but this guest worker program is going to be a nightmare. the employers who currently hire illegals in the undergrouond economy - don't want legal guest workers, they want the underground undocumented workers they have right now. and that demand will continue to be filled by illegals.

so who wants guest workers? legitimate businesses that cannot hire illegals currently, but want access to a large pool of lower wage legal workers. pass a guest worker plan, and you will see walmart, home depot, and every large corporation in the US needing low skill service workers - hiring them in droves. and the americans who hold those low skill service jobs, are going to get crushed. I cannot think of a single thing that would spread the rise of unionization in the service sector, faster then a guest worker program.

[La Enchiladita]

This bill in Committee today came through REAL FAST.

They pulled a fast one, clemenza.