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Bush to Propose Immigration Law Changes
EFL President Bush will propose immigration law changes to allow workers from Mexico to enter the United States if they have jobs waiting for them, officials said Monday in previewing an election-year measure intended to bolster support among Hispanic voters. -- Whining from advocacy group about not being consulted snipped --- Karl Rove, with Bush at a campaign fund-raiser in St. Louis, deflected questions about Bushâs proposal. "Stay tuned," he told a reporter. Bushâs planned announcement comes five days before he meets in Mexico with President Vicente Fox on the sidelines of the Summit of the Americas, a meeting of the hemisphereâs leaders. Bargaining position Mexico is seeking a measure of legality for the approximately 4 million In direct violation of federal law and wants a legal way for others to work in the country in the future. Note how the existing illegal aliens and the future âworkersâ are seperated. He wants us to reward the current illegal aliens as well as allow more aliens in. Do you think he would support this for non-Mexicans? Didnât think so. Immigration talks between the United States and Mexico stalled when the Sept. 11 terror attacks prompted the United States to tighten border restrictions Cause, meet Effect. Effect, Cause. Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge, at a town hall meeting in Miami last month, hinted at a change of policy when he said the United States needs to "come to grips" with an estimated 8 million to 12 million illegal immigrants and "determine how you can legalize their presence." And piss on all the decent law-abiding people who have been waiting years to come here legally.. He also said that the immigrants should not be rewarded citizenship Being firmly against blanket amnesty is good (since the vast majority of citizens are against it as well. Two guest-worker bills have been proposed in Congress: One from Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain and two of McCainâs Republican House colleagues, Jim Kolbe and Jeff Flake; and a second from Sen. John Cornyn. Cornyn, a Texas Republican, has proposed that illegal immigrants could volunteer to work for up to three years if a job exists for them. When theyâve worked three years, they could apply for legal permanent residence, but must return to their country of origin to do so. Will they have to wait in line like all the law abiding people do? Workers illegally in the United States would have 12 months to apply to the program and after that would no longer be eligible. Those accepted would be given a "blue card," allowing them to travel outside the United States. Would those who refuse be deported? Otherwise this is meaningless. The Cornyn proposal would give guest workers the same rights granted Americans under Labor Department laws and would set up accounts for workers in which employers would deposit money drawn from workersâ wages in lieu of withdrawing the money for Social Security or Medicare. An incentive to return to their country of origin. Good idea. The money would be held by the Treasury and would be refunded to the worker when the worker returns to his or her home country. I think the Cornyn plan has merit as long as there are safeguards and background, medical checks such as they have now for legal immigrants. And that it is applied not only to Mexicans but other immigrants as well (otherwise it would be racial... that does not bother the left but it does me...). Combine this with a serious crackdown (on employers, politicians who dont report illegal aliens, illegal aliens, etc...) it might work otherwise there will be no incentive for someone to choose this over simply crossing the border. Also that these âblue cardâ holders are not eligible for green cards without going thru the same process (and wait) as legal aliens. I like the idea of having an incentive to return (perhaps give them their money in return for the âblue cardâ). Posted by: CrazyFool 2004-01-06 |
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