Posted on 02/16/2005 7:32:36 AM PST by kellynla
Senate Republicans' new point man on immigration said that it is unrealistic to assume that the 10 million illegal aliens in the United States can be deported and that the only alternative is to create a temporary worker program that has them come forward on their own. Sen. John Cornyn, Texas Republican and the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee's immigration subcommittee, also said he thinks new temporary workers from overseas must return home after their work visa ends, but he is skeptical about how successful it would be to have illegal aliens return home before applying for the program in the first place. "A program that told people you'd have to leave to go apply for it would be viewed as sufficiently punitive that people would say, 'Look, I'll just take my chances under the status quo,' which to me is not good," Mr. Cornyn told The Washington Times in a recent interview in his office in the Senate Hart Office Building.
As a senator from Texas, he has been involved in the immigration issue since he was elected in 2002, including sponsoring his own temporary-worker bill in 2003. He plans to hold a series of hearings, beginning with border security and document fraud issues, but hopes eventually to put together a broad package of immigration reforms. His earlier bill would have created both seasonal and nonseasonal systems and be open both to illegal immigrants already here and foreign workers from overseas. The nonseasonal visas would last for 12 months and be renewable for up to 36 months, during which time the government would store part of their wages, which would be paid to the worker when he completes his agreement by returning home.
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This is why Cornyn was elected from Texas. He's a Bush man.
Spencer Abraham was removed in 2000 for the same open border attitude. Maybe when Texas has finally had all they can stand they'll give Cornyn the same treatment.
My take on this;
I don't see an upside for current illegal immigrants to apply for this status and suspect the ones who do apply surely won't return home when their temp status is over.
I also see a whole bunch of new folks applying from other contries. This is a cheaper method of entry than paying coyotes and they still have the option of remaining as an illegal when their temp status is over.
To sum up my views.......... I see a whole bunch of new folks headed our way.
Sending people back to Mexico to apply is pretty asinine. What's the difference is they apply from San Diego or Monterrey? It just creates traffic on the roads.
they need to just go home...
I am tired of Mexico dumping it's problems on our back porch!
Vicente Fox was elected to solve Mexico's problems.
Let him do his job or let them find someone else who can!
Mexico is one of the wealthiest countries in the world and it's time for Mexico to take the training wheels off and start peddling through life on her own!
This is a ridiculous statement. It is unrealistic for us to get ALL the drugs out of America, but we sure do our best!!! Same goes for illegals.
What an ass.
Hey Cornyn, how about eliminating their job possibilities here and sending them home on their own by cracking down on corrupt employers.
Another jackass open borders Bushie.
Like Hatch before him, another Republican succumbs to the opinions of fellow committe member Ted Kennedy. No surprise. However the guest worker program and the Dream act and all the other worthless schemes they want so much will never get through the House.
How many illegals are there in the country today?
Of the number of illegals in the country today, how many are from Mexico, South America, and the rest of the world?
Fine -- but it's gonna take another $10k to build your house, another $$$ to mow the lawns, another $$$ to babysit your kids, another $$$ to clean your buildings, another $$$ to eat at a restaurant, another $$$ to buy food.
I'm all for cracking down on employers of illegals, but we need to provide some way for people to be here legally without waiting in line 10 years to immigrate. Guest worker program plus massive increase in legal immigration. Problem solved.
Or you could spend billions chasing down Jose who's building your neighbor's house.
At 10-20k per prisoner (and you know Mexico ain't payin' s***), let's say you find a million illegals, congratulations, that's $10-20 billion a year for incarceration, plus building the prisons, plus finding all of them.
Well I guess I have to send a nasty gram to this idiot.
Thanks, Senator, for the sanity. As for SCG...he was last seen spewing unbridled trash talk and hatred against President Bush the Great and anyone who supports him. Doctors and other concerned ones cautioned him he would end up like Robert Byrd, Al Gore, and Ted Kennedy, but he just kept right on spewing.
That's exactly how I see it as well. There's too many in that body, particularly in California who understand the devastating effects illegal immigration is having. Not to mention the growing outrage nationwide over this invasion has many starting to fear for their own political lives.
several hundred thousand went home, either by their own power or with a little help...
if you do a search on operation wetback you can get the facts...
Good idea...but this is a Bush man and he will continue to promote Bush's agenda. There is a point when they do not care what 'we the people' say.
That begs a question. (Again!) For the umpteenth time I'll present this question to the President's guest worker supporters.
What about "undocumented workers" with career jobs? That is, good paying jobs held by undocumented workers for several years? They own homes, have families, etc. I know that it happens.
Are Americans going to be asked if they want those good-paying, responsible jobs "undocumented workers" have held for years? I thought Americans had to refuse the jobs first then the search for 'willing workers' began.
The "guest worker" plan may be fine for temporary work but what about "undocumented workers" who have careers? Would guest worker proponents have the "guest worker" plan renege on the promise to ask Americans first?
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