Gingrich likes the Pence immigration plan
6 Jun 06
Newt Gingrich gives kudos to the Mike Pence immigration reform plan in his latest Human Events column: One positive addition to the border-security and immigration debate is Rep. Mike Pence's (R-Ind.) bill, the Border Integrity and Immigration Reform Act. This bill is as close to the right solution as I have seen. It sets up a four-step process starting with what is needed and universally agreed upon -- border security. Second, it does not provide amnesty for people in the United States illegally. It requires them to go home. Next, it sets up a work-visa program using electronic bio-metric security based on conservative market principles. After an American employer can, in good faith, show that no American worker will fill a job offer, a work-visa holder may be hired. The key feature is that, in order for people who are here illegally to get a work visa, they must go home, because work visas will only be issued outside of the United States. Fourth, once the program is set up, companies that continue to ignore the law will be sanctioned severely. I hope the House will take a serious look at Rep. Pence's thoughtful and pragmatic approach to solving this issue.
After an American employer can, in good faith, show that no American worker will fill a job offer, a work-visa holder may be hired.
An employer in Florida advertises the job in a Billings, Montana newspaper, will that suffice?
The only thing the Senate got right in their bill and Pence needs to change his second point too is, that all "undocumented workers" should be paid the prevailing wage irrespective of whether or not it is a Federal contract and have the right to sue their employers for failing to pay the correct compensation.
Simply put if it costs an employer $30 per hour to hire an "undocumented worker" any one guess how long before our lettuces are being picked by Americans.