Disappointed in state of immigration reform
When I attended the Hispanic Leadership Summit in
2007, I did not totally understand how distorted our
positions were and how mismanaged the national
immigration reform would be. Of course we lost the
initiative, we let someone else steal our agenda,
President Bush's initiative became "amnesty" and
nothing else. We let the neo conservatives distort
and neutralize our efforts, and most disturbing of
all we did not fight them at the point of their main
effort.
I am a Reagan Conservative. I am for a strong border, military and small government. I see the work registration program as an element of our national security program, not amnesty. Of course we need to secure our borders, but how can you effectively secure the borders and have a handle on the 12 to 20 million undocumented people in our very own shadows? The work permit program is a complimentary part of the effort to secure the borders. It cannot be by its nature the second step of a two step process. Once they resister, they will not be in the shadow. And guess what, once they register you have control of not only the exact number of guest workers, but also what their individual needs might be. And oh by the way they will certainly join the tax base. That would certainly help the human services become better prepared and be more effective in delivering services.
Ronald Reagan saw the utility of converting these undocumented workers into workers with legal standing. By the way not all of them aspire to become citizens. Most have the dream of returning to Mexico after working in the U S for 20 years and living the life on luxury in Mexico with the fruits of their labor. Lets leave the Path to Citizenship out of this proposal. That can come later for those that really do want to assimilate.
Ed Martinez, Jr
I am a Reagan Conservative. I am for a strong border, military and small government. I see the work registration program as an element of our national security program, not amnesty. Of course we need to secure our borders, but how can you effectively secure the borders and have a handle on the 12 to 20 million undocumented people in our very own shadows? The work permit program is a complimentary part of the effort to secure the borders. It cannot be by its nature the second step of a two step process. Once they resister, they will not be in the shadow. And guess what, once they register you have control of not only the exact number of guest workers, but also what their individual needs might be. And oh by the way they will certainly join the tax base. That would certainly help the human services become better prepared and be more effective in delivering services.
Ronald Reagan saw the utility of converting these undocumented workers into workers with legal standing. By the way not all of them aspire to become citizens. Most have the dream of returning to Mexico after working in the U S for 20 years and living the life on luxury in Mexico with the fruits of their labor. Lets leave the Path to Citizenship out of this proposal. That can come later for those that really do want to assimilate.
Ed Martinez, Jr