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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: ChinuSFO who wrote (74857)	3/26/2006 6:02:09 PM
From: Orcastraiter	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81568

When it comes right down to it...we're all immigrants. We all arrived at different times in history when there were different immigration rules. The Native Americans arrived when the immigration policy was survival of the fittest. Ironically, the Mexican immigrants, many of Indian decent were occupying America before the white people that are now making the rules about who is illegal. Too bad that Bush is so preoccupied with screwing up Iraq, that he has neglected the Katrina victims and immigration policy. We should be actively doing a couple of things. There is an unmet demand for labor in the US. So it makes sense to increase the level of legal immigration. Secondly, the pressure for immigrating comes from both sides of the border. Economic conditions in Mexico almost force folks to come north to help feed their families and to get medical assistance. We should have long ago invested in programs which assist the Mexican economy, which will help reduce the demand to come north. Current minimum wage in Mexico is less that $5 US per day. When you can cross the border and work for $5 an hour, you're being 8 to 12 times more productive. Some will risk their lives for a chance to better their wage by a factor 8, 10 or even more. Orca

To: ChinuSFO who wrote (74857)	8/2/2006 11:27:21 AM
From: jim-thompson	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 81568

I understand now. "Guest" workers explained..... Since hearing the plan for treating illegal immigrants as "guest" workers, I now have undergone a complete reversal in my understanding of the proper meaning of words. I stupidly believed the definition of "guest" is one who is invited. Now I'm told this is no longer correct. For instance, if a burglar breaks into my home, he really becomes a guest who is only looking for a better life. Because he broke in for that reason, I must accept the obligation to provide him with living quarters, health care, education, and transportation. He has as much "right" to my house as I do, but I have to pay taxes, he doesn't; because the government doesn't really know he is a "guest" in my house and I am not allowed to turn him in. He will get preferential treatment because he is a "guest" in my house,yet I can not say anything against him. If I do vocalize my feelings, I must attend "sensitivity" training because I just don't understand how to accept my "guest" and his customs/religion/culture, etc. I am also required to learn his language so that we may communicate. It is not necessary for him to learn mine because he is a "guest" in my house. I am not allowed to wave my flag, but he may fly or wave his flag anywhere he chooses, because he is my "guest". I am required to subsidize his family and provide for his family's needs. When I get paid, I must give a portion of it to him in the form of welfare and food stamps so he can get his food and supplies free and at reduced prices. Because any money he makes is all his, he can buy the luxuries for his family that I cannot afford for my family, but I have to be ok with that because he is now a resident in my house. I feel SO much better - now that I understand!... ~?