From the Christian Science Monitor
"This get-tough attitude with businesses is growing across the US. As of April, 40 other states had introduced 199 bills related to employment of undocumented workers – the top subject of immigration-related legislation in the states, according to a report for the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL). Although Arizona's new law is apparently the harshest so far, Arkansas, Colorado, Hawaii, Tennessee, and West Virginia are still in the process of enacting legislation to force employers to verify their workers' legal status, cautions Dirk Hegen, an expert on immigration policy at NCSL. Now that federal immigration reform has stalled in Congress, more states are likely to act, he adds."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20070705/ts_csm/asanction_1
2007-07-05 15:39:26 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
For 40 states to be acting was a shock to me.
2007-07-05 15:45:26 · update #1
I don't think that even forced busing created this much activity at the state level.
2007-07-05 16:11:03 · update #2
What illegal immigrant issue?
2007-07-05 23:21:51 · answer #1 · answered by Ret. Sgt. 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are between 12 and 20 million illegals in this country and the farmers are still having a hard time finding enough people to pick their crops?
Apparently there are millions of illegals not interested in doing this work either!
Our LEGAL immigrant bureaucracy has not supplied the various sectors of our economy with anywhere near a sufficient number of employees.
Business owners have preferred the ready pool of illegal workers who show up for jobs to the almost non-existent pool of legal immigrants who don't show up in sufficient numbers.
Business owners have traditionally been allowed to accept questionable documents demonstrating a prospective employee's legal status.
The employers have been left off the hook!
That is suddenly changing with states passing legislation to require employers to be more systematic and diligent when going through the process of determining a prospective employee's legal status.
The states are finally asserting their rights in this area after realizing that the Reagan, Bush, Clinton, and George W. administrations have avoided doing anything at all over all of these years!
States rights is a Republican Party concept by the way!
I'd like to see George W. dare to go against these Republican principles and get the Federal Justice Department to challenge state's rights in dealing with this illegal alien matter!
2007-07-05 16:27:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
To answer your question, illegal immigration (not immigration) touched a nerve when the number of illegals hit critical mass. It's far, far more than the 12 million estimate. My guess is double that number. Instead of being a problem concentrated on the southwest boarder, we now have entire towns in places like Nebraska, Iowa, Georgia, North Carolina and Pennsylvania that are filling up with them.
2007-07-05 16:01:45 · answer #3 · answered by Yak Rider 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Yeah I think it did.
Most of us our proud of our heritage but we also say "I'm an American" when asked our nationality. I am a Mutt, like everyone else. I celebrate St. Patty's, I celebrate Oktoberfest, but when it comes down to it I am an American. I was born here, my mother and father were born here. Heck on my Dad's side you can trace his family back to the Revolutionary War.
But, what I am saying is we get very touchy when someone comes in and says, "I want that too, but I don't want to have to pay." Seems like someone saying let me have your house cause it's pretty and goes well with my needs. Just doesn't equate.
Hopefully the politicians will get that we do not want amnesty. If anyone else breaks the law in this country they have to do the time befitting the crime. With illegal immigration it is deportation, simple as that.
2007-07-05 15:59:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
The more that businesses crack down, the more the employers will outsource jobs overseas. This get-tough attitude will backfire. Businesses don't like to lose money, so they will send those jobs away.
2007-07-05 16:25:50 · answer #5 · answered by RE 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Ask our Gov officials there still under there desks an won't answer there phones.
2007-07-05 16:20:16 · answer #6 · answered by 45 auto 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Please, do you know where the meat you eat is processed? Do you know what companies are making a killing with their undocumented workers...? NO! None of this is making a difference to any large corporation. Ask Bush and his buddies.
2007-07-05 15:44:22 · answer #7 · answered by Carol R 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Illegals time Is up.You can feel the winds of change,and It feels good....
2007-07-05 15:43:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 8⤊ 1⤋
This is dumb once they leave you will see that america will go down hill i do not see any lawyers or doctors going to pick cotton or oranges for us to eat or wear i would think about it twice
2007-07-05 15:50:56 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 6⤋