Posted on 04/27/2009 7:35:17 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Good post.
I see that some agribusiness shill got their article published in the National Review.
To claim that the US has been serious about immigration enforcement in the last few decades is akin to railing over how “9/11 was an inside job”.
Guest worker programs have worked so well in Europe. /sarc
Professional Guestworker Visas and Employment Opportunities for U.S. Workers
We’ve had guest worker programs for my entire 44 years on this planet.
The truth is that somebody wants a new round of guest worker programs, then another, then another, then another.
It works very well in Singapore ( Filipino, Indonesian and Thai domestic workers ) and Hongkong ( the same ).
We can learn from their example.
Here is the key paragraph from US History ( from the article ) :
” In the 1940s, the U.S. faced labor shortages in agriculture stemming from World War II. The government established the bracero program, which allowed hundreds of thousands of Mexican migrants to enter the country as seasonal laborers. The result was a 95 percent drop in illegal border crossings. A 1980 Congressional Research Service report concluded that “without question” the program was “instrumental in ending the illegal alien problem of the mid-1940s and 1950s.”
The program worked because it acknowledged human nature and economic reality. But it was phased out in the 1960s amid opposition from labor unions. “
I think they went back and read some of my old posts for this article.
If we truly need guest workers, bring them in as legal immigrants. We don't need to create a lower tier of guest workers that has no incentive to assimilate. That is largely what has caused the problems in Europe.
The economic reality now is that we have eight percent unemployment, and we don't need more workers at the moment, we have to get our current workers re-employed.
The border still needs to be secured and current immigration laws should still be enforced - against illegals and their employers.
If anything, the real number is quite a bit higher. Which is an even bigger reason to not allow in foreign workers, other than those few required to meet a bona fide shortage, until the economy improves.
Yes, many don’t realize there are many legal ways for people from other countries to enter the U.S., and to live and/or work here. Not only are there several legal ways to accomplish this- we allow more citizens of Mexico into the U.S. through various legal means than from any other country- by far.
The media and politicians have deliberately clouded this issue so many believe there is no legal way for Mexicans to come here to live or work. The truth is many who enter illegally do so because they cannot do so legally because they have a criminal record either in Mexico or the U.S. The illegal entries are for the most part not the people we should want here at all.
It really is a simple topic- illegal is illegal and should not be allowed to continue.
The second any ‘Guest Worker’ sets foot on US soil the Democrat party rushes to provide a Green Card, welfare, and a ballot. Who is going to send the guest home? No one, and this shill knows it.
Exactly, with all the legal means we have (more than ever before), illegal immigration is at an all time high.
Well intended article, but I have to disagree with htis statement. While it may have some effect, the real way to reduce illegal immigration is to remove the magnet(s). No more public services for illegals...period. No more anchor babies.
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