"Guest worker" is the stupidest thing I have ever heard. When I have guests, they do not work!
Absolutely. And yet, I was told that there was no one working on an immigration bill because it was not a big deal to the American public. I see I was told wrong.
Now, will this bill be all things to all people, probably not, but it is a start and belive me when I say it is going to be a hot political issue in the upcoming elections.
I wish they would get the issues they do agree on passed then add amendments later if they need like just getting the borders sealed as the first step.
Why does the US need guest workers when we already have millions of people out of work, many being supported by welfare?
To take just a small instance, don't any of those refugees from NOLA who lost their homes and jobs want work?
The unemployment figures are not reliable, because they eliminate anyone who has been jobless for more than a period of months and is not actively in the job market.
Senators Coburn and Sessions have it right.
A guest worker program is the worst policy ever proposed in Congress! If you vote for this program three things are going to happen: (1) Our borders are going to be swarmed over by illegals and our hospitals and social services will overwhelmed; (2) Our national security will be weakened during a time of war against terrorism; and (3) A HUGE taxpayer revolt will occur and you will be ridden out of D.C. on a rail, right after you have been voted out of office, tarred and feathered.
This is the only responsible solution at this time.
Until better enforcement is exercised, no one is willing to consider amnesty or a "Guest worker program". They haven't earned the right to such a proposal yet. Though I would accept cleaning up the application for VISA's and citizenship. It's entirely too convoluted as it is.
However, I really favor Congress just staying away from the issue. They'll screw it up. I'd rather individual states pressured by their peoples force action. More likely to get it right with in state politicians held to account, then hope to influence D.C. politicians to do what is right.
Naturally, there's no teeth in the bill that will enforce this provision, but I hardly think that this is an oversight on the part of the bill's authors.
Dane, You're a big fan of this bill, so perhaps you can answer this question:
What will be done to enforce this proposed law when these Mexican illegal aliens refuse to go home after the five-year grace period has expired.
Ping!
Ah, ahh, ahhh...Bullsh^t! Pardon me, blatent lying makes me sneeze. Check out the results from one Representative's ongoing query
Tancredo: I keep asking every senator I happen to come across: "How many people do you have writing you, calling you, faxing you, emailing you, demanding a guest-worker/amnesty program, especially legal residents of the country?"
Human Events Editor: What do they say?
Tancredo: Well, none. Nobody has anybody. That’s not the issue and everybody knows it.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (news, bio, voting record), R-S.C., who supports the McCain-Kennedy approach, argued that lawmakers can't ignore the 11 million undocumented workers in the country.
Amazing that most of these people are soooooooo confused over what to do with the illegals already here. If they actually listened to the voters that put them in office they would know that the majority of Americans want illegals.............booted out of the country!
idiots, every single one of them
Truer words have never been spoken by a politician. A pox be upon the house of both political parties until our borders are secured and protected. - OB1
Is this faygala so stupid? This prissy boy fails to appreciate that when one comes from an impoverished 3rd world nation citizenship is irrelevant. Legal residency is of paramount importance where he can get a valid driver's license and be covered by labor laws. Can also bring mamacita y todos los hijos to the United States and put them in US schools. Will the USA give the family some kind of national health insurance?
And as Pricilla admits, the guest worker can apply for citizenship after 12 years. Once he gets citizenship he can sponsor numerous relatives for immigration
I thought this was Bush's fault, why is everyone screaming at congress.
Translation: They're busy divvying up the pro-illegal worker votes to the Senators who are safe from any election challenge.
Now, I realize you Senators are sold out to Business special interests at the expense of the American worker, but before y'all pass that amnesty bill that Jorge is hoping for, remember that you can be fired. Too many of you THIS YEAR in fact.
If they are dead set on passing a Guest Worker bill, then make it just that, a plan for temporary workers. Let them work, but no free access to healthcare or education or any other benefits that should only go to citizens. Also no families coming in where the babies would then be declared citizens.
President Bush can raise his poll numbers by dropping the phrases, "Guest Worker" and "Religion of Peace" from his vocabulary, He can raise the numbers quicker by pointing out he has done so.
IT could happen, that he comes to his senses.
Please call them INVADERS!
President Bush has been great on most things except for our border.
He has been great on the war on terrorists.
But on the border he is a gross failure.
He acted fast and correct on the 3,000+ people murdered at the world trade center.
He ignores the many rapes, murders and robberies which might be larger than the murders and money loss at the world trade center.
More Americans are abducted on the border of Mexico than in Iraq!
Start building the fence.
It should be made a felony for Criminals who overstay their 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 should be the first ones charged.