The Greater Good
Bush says that the American people need to be convinced that his comprehensive immigration reform bill must be passed. Bush has no credibility, because he’s trying to sell Americans a bill of goods, but this time their not buying it. Most Americans want our government to prove that our ports and the northern and southern border can be reasonable secured. Once that happens a discussion of the legitimate needs of industry and a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants could begin.
The Congressional Budget Office hasn’t produced a fact-finding report on the fiscal and societal impact of the legislation. Illegal immigrants would be given legal status just one day after their application is filed even if a background check is not completed. The Heritage Foundation estimates it will require over two and a half trillion dollars to cover the retirement benefits of 12 million illegal immigrants if this amnesty bill becomes law. However, by some estimates there are 30 million illegal immigrants.
Forcing contractors to increase wages would be good for the middle class, but instead the bill would produce a class of indentured workers, which would result in lowed wages. Supporters of the bill admit it’s flawed, but would be better than nothing. The bill they’ve proposed serves to undermine human rights and workers’ rights for citizens and illegal immigrants alike.
Multinational corporations got Bush to cut taxes and provide them with cheap labor, thereby lowering wages for the working class in this country. This has been a full frontal assault on the the middle class and American sovereignty. If a nation doesn't have sovereignty, human rights don’t exist.
Nations have immigration policy for the benefit of it’s citizens, not illegal immigrant or multinational corporations. Nations have policies on who they let in, for the benefit of the greater good of their society. The debate about the greater good is just beginning. We need to have one class of workers who are equal in their protection under the law and are treated as equal citizens by corporate employers. That’s a conversation America had about civil rights and we must have that kind of conversation again.
The Congressional Budget Office hasn’t produced a fact-finding report on the fiscal and societal impact of the legislation. Illegal immigrants would be given legal status just one day after their application is filed even if a background check is not completed. The Heritage Foundation estimates it will require over two and a half trillion dollars to cover the retirement benefits of 12 million illegal immigrants if this amnesty bill becomes law. However, by some estimates there are 30 million illegal immigrants.
Forcing contractors to increase wages would be good for the middle class, but instead the bill would produce a class of indentured workers, which would result in lowed wages. Supporters of the bill admit it’s flawed, but would be better than nothing. The bill they’ve proposed serves to undermine human rights and workers’ rights for citizens and illegal immigrants alike.
Multinational corporations got Bush to cut taxes and provide them with cheap labor, thereby lowering wages for the working class in this country. This has been a full frontal assault on the the middle class and American sovereignty. If a nation doesn't have sovereignty, human rights don’t exist.
Nations have immigration policy for the benefit of it’s citizens, not illegal immigrant or multinational corporations. Nations have policies on who they let in, for the benefit of the greater good of their society. The debate about the greater good is just beginning. We need to have one class of workers who are equal in their protection under the law and are treated as equal citizens by corporate employers. That’s a conversation America had about civil rights and we must have that kind of conversation again.
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