Fifty-seven percent of Mexican immigrants on welfare

otisptoadwater wrote: Maybe we need to take a page out of the Germans and Saudis book on this issue. Want to come to the US and work in industries like agriculture, construction, and the service industries? Sign up for a background check, pass a test that ensures you speak enough English to get by, and agree to enter the USA as a Guest Worker with conditions. How about something like this?

That would require personal responsibility on the part of the individual and common sense within our government.

Our elected officials do not promote either one of these ideals.

otisptoadwater wrote: Maybe we need to take a page out of the Germans and Saudis book on this issue. Want to come to the US and work in industries like agriculture, construction, and the service industries? Sign up for a background check, pass a test that ensures you speak enough English to get by, and agree to enter the USA as a Guest Worker with conditions. How about something like this?

Guest Workers are not Citizens, they can't vote and they are entitled to a limited set of Gubment services - Welfare is not one of them. Guest Workers must find full time, or the equivalent number of hours in multiple part time jobs in the first 30 days in the USA or be deported. Guest Worker's wages will be taxed at the same rate as Citizens making the same amount of money. Employers will be responsible for reporting hires and fires of Guest Workers to the State and Federal Governments on a monthly basis, Guest Workers that have been unemployed for more than 30 days are deported.

Guest Workers that commit a single Felony or multiple Misdemeanor offenses are to be tried in the US judicial system, Federal if Felony, State or County if Misdemeanor. Sentences will include but not be limited to the current penalties that apply to Citizens for the same offense, deportation and being banned from re-entry in to the USA being additional options.

Guest Workers are required to return to their native country for a minimum of two weeks every two years. Guest Workers that demonstrate a history of four years of continuous employment, no criminal offenses, and a desire to immigrate to the USA are eligible to apply for a Green Card however all the rules of being a Guest Worker still apply.

Why not? The first problem is that the Federal Gubment is two faced on this issue on both sides of the isle and there are real economic impacts under this kind of program. If the Feds continue to refuse to tighten up the borders, deport Illegal Aliens, and allow them to receive entitlements like Welfare there is no chance a Guest Worker program will ever get off the ground in the USA.

The effect of this kind of program would also have economic impacts, if a farm can get away with paying Illegals a couple of bucks a day for harvesting crops off the books they will continue to do it. What would happen is every industry that attracts Illegal Aliens was held accountable for paying minimum wage, all of the accounting, and the additional burden of reporting actual employment information on a monthly basis? Consumer prices will increase and Corporate profits will suffer to some extent, it would be a short term economic damper if the program was well coordinated and administered - something the Gubment is not and never has been good at.

I agree 100% except if I made the rules, illegals who commit felonies would be taken to Afghanistan and left with a knife and a sack lunch.

Maybe they are just better at filling out the applications.

on that note wrote: Maybe they are just better at filling out the applications.

lol That must be it.

The government has no idea how many welfare folks are illegal- and they don't care either. There's no way to know how many illegal aliens are on these programs. They can lie- use false identification- their kids SS number etc.

And the government makes it easy easy to cheat....

Here's how it really works...
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Oh, so the MSM isn't always liberal....

Raees wrote: Oh, so the MSM isn't always liberal....

Oh, so only liberals support fraud?