Carlo, I didn’t use HTML, but the statement in quotes is what you said and I replied underneath the quote and I think I almost totally disagreed with you.
You said you want a fairer system for immigrants and I don’t care if it takes someone 3 years to go through the process. I think for what they gain, to become a citizen three years and a couple of thousand dollars is too cheap. The only people who should go to the front of the line and get in easier and cheaper, in my opinion, is spouses and children of American citizens.
Let us remind ourselves that we are on the same side of the isle.. I hate Amnesty, in any form, we don’t need it, and it won’t happen anytime soon, because we are here with a current majority in the House..
Now here is the camel in the tent.. Our Nation Business, small and large, needs this source of labor, whether you or I like it or not.. I know this first hand, but that is not all I base this on, ask the Ag industry, and the Hospitality Industry, and no less than the US Chamber of Commerce..
Not one of those industries want illegal immigration, because it’s illegal, DUH, but also sloppy and unpredictable.. We have no alternatives available to overcome the need except maybe automation, and robotics, and that isn’t good enough, especially for small business..
FYI, I spent 45 years in small business in Restaurants, Hotels, Ranching, and Cruise Lines, with a peak of 2800 employees, of which 40% was labor intensive, with 70% of those made up of these folks.. NO OTHER RELIABLE SOURCE APPLIED, NONE, ZIP, ZILCH, NADA!
Nothing I did, offered, tried, or attempted, filled those spots, that were vital to the operation to open the doors, and stay open..