What are they key disagreements within the new (2007) immagration bill?
Answer:
Tomatoes and Cheap Labor
This should make everyone think, be you Democrat, Republican or Independent
From a California school teacher - - -"As you listen to the news about the student protests over illegal immigration, there are some things that you should be aware of:
I am in charge of the English-as-a-second-language department at a large southern California high school which is designated a Title 1 school, meaning that its students average lower socioeconomic and income levels.
Most of the schools you are hearing about, South Gate High, Bell Gardens , Huntington Park , etc., where these students are protesting, are also Title 1 schools.
Title 1 schools are on the free breakfast and free lunch program. When I say free breakfast, I'm not talking a glass of milk and roll -- but a full breakfast and cereal bar with fruits and juices that would make a Marriott proud. The waste of this food is monumental, with trays and trays of it being dumped in the trash uneaten. (OUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK)
I estimate that well over 50% of these students are obese or at least moderately overweight. About 75% or more DO have cell phones. The school also provides day care centers for the unwed teenage pregnant girls (some as young as 13) so they can attend class without the inconvenience of having to arrange for babysitters or having family watch their kids. (OUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK)
I was ordered to spend $700,000 on my department or risk losing funding for the upcoming year even though there was little need for anything; my budget was already substantial. I ended up buying new computers for the computer learning center, half of which, one month later, have been carved with graffiti by the appreciative students who obviously feel humbled and grateful to have a free education in America . (OUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK)
I have had to intervene several times for young and substitute teachers whose classes consist of many illegal immigrant students here in the country less then 3 months who raised so much hell with the female teachers, calling them "Putas" whores and throwing things that the teachers were in tears.
Free medical, free education, free food, day care etc., etc., etc. Is it any wonder they feel entitled to not only be in this country but to demand rights, privileges and entitlements?
To those who want to point out how much these illegal immigrants contribute to our society because they LIKE their gardener and housekeeper and they like to pay less for tomatoes: spend some time in the real world of illegal immigration and see the TRUE costs.
Higher insurance, medical facilities closing, higher medical costs, more crime, lower standards of education in our schools, overcrowding, new diseases etc., etc, etc. For me, I'll pay more for tomatoes.
We need to wake up. The guest worker program will be a disaster because we won't have the guts to enforce it.
Does anyone in their right mind really think they will voluntarily leave and return?
There are many hardworking Hispanic/American citizens that contribute to our country and many that I consider my true friends. We should encourage and accept those Hispanics who have done it the right and legal way.
It does, however, have everything to do with culture: A third-world culture that does not value education, that accepts children getting pregnant and dropping out of school by 15 and that refuses to assimilate, and an American culture that has become so weak and worried about "politically correct" that we don't have the will to do anything about it.
If this makes your blood boil, as it did mine, forward this to everyone you know.
CHEAP LABOR?
Isn't that what the whole immigration issue is about?
Business doesn't want to pay a decent wage.
Consumers don't want expensive produce.
Government will tell you Americans don't want the jobs.
But the bottom line is cheap labor. The phrase "cheap labor" is a myth, a farce, and a lie. there is no such thing as "cheap labor."
Take, for example, an illegal alien with a wife and five children. He takes a job for $5.00 or $6.00/hour. At that wage, with six dependents, he pays no income tax, yet at the end of the year, if he files an Income Tax Return, he gets an "earned income credit" of up to $3,200 free.
He qualifies for Section 8 housing and subsidized rent.
He qualifies for food stamps.
He qualifies for free (no deductible, no co-pay) health care.
His children get free breakfasts and lunches at school.
He requires bilingual teachers and books.
He qualifies for relief from high energy bills.
If they are or become, aged, blind or disabled, they qualify for SSI. Once qualified for SSI they can qualify for Medicare. All of this is at (our) taxpayer's expense.
He doesn't worry about car insurance, life insurance, or homeowners insurance.
Taxpayers provide Spanish language signs, bulletins and printed material.
He and his family receive the equivalent of $20.00 to $30.00/hour in benefits.
Working Americans are lucky to have $5.00 or $6.00/hour left after paying their bills and his.
The American taxpayers also pay for increased crime, graffiti and trash clean-up.
Cheap labor? YEAH RIGHT! Wake up people. THESE ARE THE QUESTIONS WE SHOULD BE ADDRESSING TO THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES FOR EITHER PARTY. 'AND WHEN THEY LIE TO US AND DON'T DO AS THEY SAY, WE SHOULD REPLACE THEM AT ONCE!'
THIS HAS GOT TO BE PASSED ALONG TO AS MANY AS POSSIBLE OR WE WILL ALL GO DOWN THE DRAIN BECAUSE A FEW DON'T CARE.
My issue is that it doesn't seem to be a realistic solution. We are having a hard time enforcing laws as it is. To go to a point system and to ask people to voluntarily come forward is just going to create bigger headaches, in my opinion. They need to work on legislation that would actually work, and be more simple - not more complicated.
What we need to do is grow some ballz and kick every one of them out! Why are we so pussified when to comes to illegal aliens? US business owners should be held accountable, they should suck it up and hire Americans and stop being so damn greedy!
The text of the H.R. 1645 bill can be found here:
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?...
Since the bill is currently under debate, disagreements keep changing. If the bill is approved, dissenting opinions are likely to be included post-text with the bill.
An overview of the bill is here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/security_th...
In short, the bill provides for more stringent border security, enforcing laws against those hiring illegal immigrants, but also provides for a path to legal status and naturalization for those who a) have resided in the USA since or before June 1st, 2006; b) have no felonies on record, or at most two misdemeanors; c) has been employed most of the time since arrival to the USA; they can obtain a temporary (six years) visa.
If after that period they are deemed to be good assets to the economy of the land, they will be able to start the naturalization process.
Disagreements:
- Noted by diverse Rep.: provisions for easier citizenship should be explicit for those illegal immigrants serving in the armed forces, or illegal immigrant relatives of legel immigrants serving in the armed forces;
- Noted by diverse Rep.: process can be seen as unfair to people who applied for citizenship before the passing of the bill (if it happens), thus after the six years of probationary status, those applying for permanent resident status should be pushed to the back of the line, after those who applied legally from the start;
- Noted by diverse Rep.: Basic knowledge of English and a test on civics (more extensive than tests given to immigrants coming legally) must be required;
- Noted by diverse Rep.: People who provide false or misleading information during the process of obtention of the temporary six year probationary visa or during the process of obtaining legal permanent residency should be treated as felons, not just expelled (under review).
It rewards those who WILLINGLY broke our laws.
When was the last time you broke a law and was REWARDED???
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