On Tue, 30 May 2006 19:44:59 GMT, AnAmericanCitizen
wrote, quoted or indirectly quoted someone
who said :
>
>If we did what he is asking, it would be 1986 all over again only on a more massive
>scale. (i.e., get the amnesty, forget everything else -- closed border, employer
>sanctions, etc.)
Bush's plan could be described, "We will stop all illegal immigrants.
The magic wand to do this is to make them all legal."
Everybody wins, no?
Thinking though about the difficulties America had ending slavery, I
think perhaps a gradual approach would work best. You can't move from
an economy based on exploitation of illegal labour to a fair trade
scheme overnight without massive disruption.
But then, nothing is going to happen with the Republicans in power and
the Democrats lining up to get corporate donations. Expect only
cosmetic change. Corporations want lower wages. It is that simple.
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