At least I think this is the fourth post I've done on this issue. Linda Chavez makes a much better argument than Sullivan did below for this amnesty/worker program that Bush has proposed. She states,
These proposals may not offer perfect justice -- who can blame those who resent rewarding "line jumpers" with legal status while millions of other would-be immigrants wait patiently to enter the country legally. But "earned legalization" is probably the best solution to a largely intractable problem. There is no way that the United States can find and deport 8-12 million illegal aliens in this country, and even if we could, we would do more harm than good.
I might be able to get in line with this depending on the final product, but I am still extremely skeptical. Further, this part strikes me as curious,
a guest worker program would allow employers to fill jobs in industries that routinely experience shortages of workers willing to do the often difficult, dangerous jobs Americans shun
Considering that we have been hearing for close to a year now about the high rate of unemployment, why would we have any jobs that Americans do not want to do? If they are unemployed, then this is work for them to do. It may not be pretty or fun work, but it is still work. Perhaps I am being overly simplistic, but this just strikes me as common sense. I will continue to track this issue, but might cut back on posts until we have a more specific law to argue about. Right now, it's still in proposal phase and a myriad of things could change between now and the time Congress votes this up or down. That is all.
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