I am curious about President Bush´s actual agenda with his new "Crackdown on Illegal Immigration" initiatives. His initiatives are five-fold:
1. Enhance Border Security: increase BPs, add Detention centers, ban gang members, reduce overstays, travelers require passports.
2. Stricter Interior Enforcement: state aid to ID illegals, apprehend fugitives, reduce delays in leaving.
3. Work-site Enforcement: increase fines, criminal employer probes, secure IDs
4. Streamline Guest Worker Program: simplify agricultural programs, eliminate delays for non ag guest workers, extend for professionals who enter from Canada and MX.
5. Improve Existing Immigration System: Background Checks for legals, no SS credit
The biggest change is number 4. The rest seem like appeasement to the ANTI activists. However, number 4 is a great idea. I am glad the ANTIs are not in an uproar over it.
Diane Feinstein is saying this:
ReplyDeleteSen. Dianne Feinstein was particularly concerned that the new initiatives will not do anything to help the ailing agricultural sector.
“The administration's approach is a Band-Aid that will not stop the looming crisis American agriculture will face this fall,” said Feinstein, D-Calif. “The crisis is that crops will not be harvested.”
Here is a what an ANTI Congressperson said:
ReplyDelete“It appears now that the president is announcing that he's going to start enforcing the law. Whoop-dee-do,” said Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Huntington Beach, who has been crusading against illegal immigration for years. “It may be better late than never, but I want to read the small print to see if there's anything he's trying to sneak by us.''
Here is what Kennedy said:
ReplyDelete“Sadly, the administration's proposal would make our immigration crisis worse. Without strong new laws, the administration's plan will do little to enhance our security and will hurt millions of immigrant families who are contributing so much to our communities and our economy,” said Kennedy, D-Mass.
Sorry Dee, we are not getting excited about 1, 2, 3 and 5 and we are not stressimg about 4. Same old bullshit from "shit for brains" president. Your same old shit is getting old too.
ReplyDeleteI think Feinstein has put her finger on it. If enough grief results, there will be more pressure for an immigration reform bill or the AgBill. If the president was serious about this, he would propose a way of meeting agricultural needs while not flooding the other labor markets with cheap labor.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous if your limited vocabulary will permit, please refrain from four letter words on this or any other blog. It adds nothing to the discussion.
ReplyDeleteultima--this is not a discussion---
ReplyDeletethis is a comment.
Ulty,
ReplyDeleteYou are a true gentleman. We may not agree, but I appreciate the civility you bring to the discussion!!
Ultima, I agree. If the President was serious about this issue, he would propose a solution to the severe labor shortages we are facing in the agriculture sector. As Feinstine said, crops are rotting on the vine. We need a resolution, not a band-aid.
ReplyDeleteUltima, What is your suggestion to resolve the Ag sector labor shortages? PS: I think this is truly "jobs Americans won´t do" including out of work auto workers, etc. Any suggestions Ulty?
ReplyDeleteEnforcement of our laws is not an appeasement for any anti group. Enforcement is being put into motion because our laws demand it and it now being realized that the majority of the citizens of this counry will no longer tolerate our laws being ignored.
ReplyDeleteThe Ag labor problem is similar to most personnel problems. To solve it there has to be a major recruiting effort wherever the workers live, a machine-readable, tamper-proof, photo ID with a thumb print and other biometric data. It must specify what kind of work the holder is allowed to do. Employers must provide safe passage across the border in both directions and a competitive wage.
ReplyDeleteThe program seems ok to dee, that's one thing that's wrong with it.
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