Why amnesty for illegals is such a bad thing? I guess I’m struggling to see why it is.
On a related note:
“Mike Castle Supports Amnesty for 12 million illegal immigrants!”
…is what you would expect the headline to read over on the delaware-wingnut-o-sphere.
Castle clearly wants to keep a very large pool of cheap labor for his corporate overloads, and yet all the macho men over at First State Politics are silent. No on-line petitions, no impotent bluster. What gives?
The Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act, a bill developed by Senators John McCain and Edward Kennedy and others, includes the so-called “Essential Worker Visa Program” with a new category called “H-5A.” This new category is for alien workers who will perform jobs otherwise not covered in the existing visa categories. It is a temporary visa that allows foreign workers to perform a job for initially three years, with a possible extension after that period. Spouses and children will be able to follow the principal applicant.
As for me, I think we need to attack the issue at the source and enact MUCH tougher penalties on employers who hire illegally.