RE: [Futurework] Bush's amnesty program for illegalimmigrantworkers: Texan Trojan Horse? Or decent sensible policy?

[Harry Pollard]

Ed,   The market will tell us.   Harry   ******************************************** Henry George School of Social Science of Los Angeles Box 655  Tujunga  CA  91042 Tel: 818 352-4141  --  Fax: 818 353-2242 http://haledward.home.comcast.net ********************************************   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ed Weick Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 11:30 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Futurework] Bush's amnesty program for illegalimmigrantworkers: Texan Trojan Horse? Or decent sensible policy?   I've just read part of Scott McClellan's press briefing.  If I understand what he was saying, the people who are being brought out from the shadows will be allowed to stay in the US for a time, three years it would seem, but will then be required to return to their home countries.  They will be paying into Social Security while in the US and it would appear to be the intention that they get SS benefits when they return home provided that there is an agreement on SS with the home country.  There is no SS agreement with Mexico, though McClellan said informal talks have been held.  If there were no agreement, or if there were a problem in tracking the legitimized illegals after they had gone home, whatever they had paid in would stay in.   I agree that illegal immigrants would see this as a threat.  It appears to put a time limit on their stay in the US when many would have entered the US with the intention of staying.  It would require employers to hire the legitimatised immigrants only if the job had been turned down by Americans, and it probably would have been turned down because wages offered were too low or because of the nature of the work.  I can see why ever so many illegal immigrants might not want to come out of the shadows.    Ed      --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.558 / Virus Database: 350 - Release Date: 1/2/2004

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