Illegal immigration

Comprehensive immigration reform is fine, but it does not include any form of amnesty.

Growers could use the H-2A visa program that provides them with an unlimited number of temporary foreign workers, but there must be a way to track these visas to ensure strict compliance.

And what are the other hard-to-fill jobs? Construction? Manufacturing? Transportation? Service and hospitality?

With the state’s high unemployment rate, immigration advocates show absolutely no concern for those of our neighbors who are out of work.

Let’s work on putting Americans back to work before we worry about illegal immigrants.

Use E-Verify for all jobs, and the majority of the illegal immigrant problem will take care of itself.

Randall Paul

Kansas City

 

Comments

[uk immigration solicitors]

Many people realize that illegal entry is a problem without realizing that, in many countries, it is also a crime. In other countries, it may only be considered an administrative offense. There are a number of consequences that are commonly imposed on individuals who illegally immigrate. Some are incarcerated or held for extended periods in detention centers. They may be charged fines.

[whispering_to_kc]

Cut off Jim50's social security checks and Dan's farm subsidies and you'll see them both going back to work for a change instead of sitting on the veranda griping their fieldhands aren't chopping their cotton fast enough.

[Jim50]

Dan, cut off Welfare and you'll find Americans to do the work.

[Dan]

Randall,

I can't speak for all sectors that you mentioned above, but at least as far as agriculture is concerned, we cannot find Americans that will do our work.

H-2A users must advertise at state employment agencies, as well as in newspapers for domestic workers before they are certified to employ foreign workers.

I agree wholeheartedly that E-verify would solve the problem of illegal immigration, but folks in agriculture would just ask that the guest worker program be expanded and streamlined at the same time so that we can continue to provide Americans with a safe, reliable, economical food source in these trying economic times.