May 19, 2005

"[Kennedy-McCain] Guest-Worker Plan is Un-American"

Sen. Ted Kennedy may do a lot of talking about his love for the little guy, but if two major proposals he has made in this Congress were to become law it would be a disaster for the poorest American workers and a blow to American freedom...

...[the Kennedy-McCain massive illegal alien amnesty program] would provide amnesty to illegal aliens while creating a permanent, ongoing guest-worker program to fill--as a summary on Kennedy's website puts it-- "jobs that require few or no skills." This would thrust the American employment ladder down into Mexico and other under-developed regions of the world so that workers who are used to laboring for Third-World wages could routinely, legally and in massive numbers climb into the U.S. job market and compete directly with American workers for pay and positions...

Until now, the American ideal of an immigrant has been someone who comes here with the ambition to work harder, earn more, save more, perhaps start a business, and succeed in the free-enterprise system. But this entrepreneurial spirit will not be encouraged among the sub-class of guest workers Kennedy would create. The bill, says Kennedy's summary, "Prohibits the hiring of temporary workers as independent contractors."...

Posted to Immigration2005a at May 19, 2005 12:03 AM

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Posted by: Ames Tiedeman at May 20, 2005 01:43 PM

This is a short-sighted column. The McCain/Kennedy/Kolbe/Flake/Gutierrez proposal is directed primarily at unskilled and lowskilled immigrant labor. Only those who squandered the potpourri of K-12 and post-graduate educational opportunities available to all in the U.S. would be adversely affected. Those who wish higher wages should consider investing in obtaining marketable job skills. Don't blame immigrants if you fail to take advantage of the many blessings available to those growing up in the USA.

Posted by: Ralph at May 20, 2005 02:09 PM