Red Card biometrics touted for immigration reform

What are glaringly missing from the proposal are the need to conduct proper background investigations on all visa applicants (and the need to end participation in visa waiver agreements to avoid looking completely hypocritical), and the subsequent need to reduce the numbers of visas to reasonable levels to allow for conscientious investigations and tracking of those in the USA on visas (to make sure they leave when the visa expires).

I don't see any sign of shortage of STEM workers, farm workers, roofers, teachers, nurses, ski resort and amusement park workers, doctors, or models. The actual studies confirm that we have plenty of US citizens who are able and willing to do these kinds of work at prevailing local market compensation levels in line with local market living expenses.

The "shortage" whiners are primarily interested in filling their personal pockets, and have repeatedly let this slip into public statements.

by Bruce de la Vega | Friday, July 03, 2009  1:06:28 PM  |  Report

With yet another path to citizenship in this nations future, we had better take careful notice of the consequences? Without any doubt to process 13 to 20 million plus illegal immigrants is, according to Robert Rector of the reputable non-profit Heritage Foundation $2.5 TRILLION DOLLARS. It's an accumulation of procedures necessary to investigate backgrounds of all those who come out of the proverbial shadows. But if and when another of these AMNESTIES is forced past the American voters, millions more will be equally ready to head for America, expecting a ninth Amnesty. The major one in 1986 was rife with fraud and was never enforced, that's why our country has uncontrolled illegal immigration?

If we command of the Democratic leadership who originally tried to kill E-Verify, such as Sen. Harry Reid, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, we have an ongoing chance of combating the illegal immigrants of stealing further into the workplace. With Obama admitting that unemployment is farther on the rise, why would they be entering discussions of forcing another Amnesty down our throats. E-Verify is rapidly catching on and accelerating in the workplace and should not be denied to the American worker. CALL YOUR SENATOR AND REPRESENTATIVE AND DEMAND It should be fully funded, permanent and an a Federal identity check for everyone in working America? NUMBERSUSA, CAPSWEB for more details. ICE has a phone number to call when suspicious activity is determined in the Factory, office, restaurant or any industry.

by Brittanicus | Friday, July 03, 2009  10:58:55 AM  |  Report