sounds good. Wonder if it would lead to gated worker compounds though and employers refusing to give their employees time off?
Kevin Schmidt writes: > I would think that would be a grand idea. ;) > > Uh-oh. It's one of those lightning strike moments. > > >Remember illegal immigration is only a recent definition. As recently as > >the 1950's there was a guest worker program for farm workers. One solution > >would be to reintroduce such a program. Require the employer to post a bond > >that gets forfeited if the worker jumps. Those who benefit from illegal > >immigration should pay for it. > > > >larry > > > >At 11:10 AM 8/27/2003 -0400, you wrote: > >>Jim, > >> > >>Ask how many of the past generations ancestors were "illegal" immigrants > >>versus "legal" immigrants, and I think you will see where the frustation > >>comes from. I am all for immigration, it's what this country was founded > >>and what makes it so diverse. Just make it "legal" immigration. > >> > >>Kevin > >> > >> > >> >> -----Original Message----- > >> >> From: Michael Dinowitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> >> Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 12:48 AM > >> >> To: CF-Community > >> >> Subject: Re: The Robin Williams' Plan > >> >> > >> >> He probably wouldn't. I just forwarded it with the subject I got. Good > >> >to > >> >> know > >> >> people are paying attention and looking these things up. :) > >> >> I particularly like part of 6, 7 and especially 9 which is quite > >> >apparent > >> >> with > >> >> my stance on the UN. > >> > > >> >Some of it sounds "good" in a fantasy-land, fairy tale way (like "we > >> >should all have wings, then we'd be able to fly to work!"), but most of > >> >it just doesn't sit well with me. > >> > > >> >I don't know if it's coincidence or what but I've received about 20 > >> >various "stop immigration", "all those people are on welfare" and "if > >> >you live here learn the language" pieces in the past week or so. > >> > > >> >While I agree that immigration, especially illegal immigration, needs > >> >attention this attitude frustrates me. I ask people with this opinion > >> >where they're ancestors came from (never here) and the reasoning always > >> >is "well, my grandparents worked for what they got, not like these > >> >people today". > >> > > >> >The problem, of course, is that the SAME EXACT sentiments were leveled > >> >against pretty much every large wave of immigrants by the > >> >children/grandchildren of the PREVIOUS wave of immigrants. The Irish, > >> >the Italians, the Chinese, the Dutch and Germans, etc have all been > >> >victims and accusers. > >> > > >> >It's just really disheartening to know that my culture simply refuses to > >> >learn from its past. > >> > > >> >Jim Davis > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=t:5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm
