STRIVE Act: MALDEF, Juan Hernandez, ANLA support; Chertoff kinda
Posted Sat, Mar 24, 2007 at 11:01 am
Without refering to Flake-Gutierrez specifically, DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff reiterated his support for "guest" worker scheme:
From this:
"[The new laws should] bring them out, register them ... and make sure as a condition that they pay their debt to society for having broken the law... What I'm talking about is a common sense policy... We have to be tough. We have to be humane. We have to put into place a workable policy into this vexing issue.""We" also have to do our job, and Chertoff isn't doing his. If he wants to advocate for an amnesty, he should quit his current position and go to work for the AILA or EPIC.
From this:
The Reform Institute and We Care America today called on Congress to show leadership on immigration. "Inaction on fixing the nation’s broken immigration system can no longer be tolerated. Congress must act on comprehensive immigration reform now," said Cecilia Martinez, Executive Director of The Reform Institute.And, according to this, Eric Gutierrez of MALDEF ("Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund") says that group supports the bill. And, the American Nursery & Landscape Association (ANLA) "applauds" the bill [1], saying among other things:
...Dr. Juan Hernandez, Senior Fellow of the Reform Institute's Comprehensive Immigration Reform Initiative, is available to comment on immigration policy. Dr. Hernandez served as Director of the Office for Mexicans Living Abroad under Vicente Fox. His recent book, The New American Pioneers, is an authoritative look at the complex issues related to Mexican immigration.
"The inclusion of AgJOBS in the STRIVE Act highlights the unique needs of agriculture," said Craig Regelbrugge, ANLA’s vice president of government relations and research. "The time for Congress to engage in this issue is now. Our industry, along with the rest of labor intensive agriculture, is at a labor shortage breaking point that Congress must address this year."[1] landscapemanagement.net/landscape/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=413918
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George (not verified)
Sat, 03/24/2007 - 22:42
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HS 10512 grwilliams20@hotmail.com 2007-03-25T00:42:28-05:00
This is what's known as ex-post facto law. First, one establishes the immigration law, then if the violators don't like the consequences of violating that law, appease the violators by changing it. It doesn't matter if the net affect of the law is detrimental to the good of the nation.
Fred Dawes (not verified)
Sun, 03/25/2007 - 02:08
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HS 10513 dawes57@cox.net 2007-03-25T04:08:23-05:00
George when you don't have a nation that follows laws and the rulers do the people! you have the duty to remove the rats once and for all. SEE Bill of Rights! the enemies of freedom are here and in front of anyone who wants to see. the so called government is owned by the drug dealers.