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In reply to the discussion: Sen. Bernie Sanders: ending DACA "one of the ugliest and cruelest decisions ever made" [View all]lunamagica
(9,967 posts)63. Here is the portion of the bill related to workers. Where is the slavery?
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This is a good run-down of the provisions in the Immigration Bill that Senator Kennedy and Senator McCain unveiled this week - Senator Kennedy will be on "Inside Politics" today and "Face the Nation" on Sunday to discuss this bill and the judicial nominees.
Cross posted at www.tedkennedy.com
Title I: Border Security
Requires the development of various plans and reports evaluating information-sharing, international and federal-state-local coordination, technology, anti-smuggling, and other border security initiatives
Establishes a Border Security Advisory Committee made up of various stakeholders in the border region to provide recommendations to the Department of Homeland Security regarding border enforcement
Encourages the development of multilateral partnerships to establish a North American security perimeter and improve border security south of Mexico
Title II: State Criminal Alien Assistance
Reauthorizes the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program that provides reimbursement to state and local governments for incarcerating undocumented aliens convicted of crimes
Allows for funding to pay for additional criminal justice costs associated with undocumented immigrants charged or convicted of crimes
Title III: Essential Worker Visa Program
Creates a new temporary visa to allow foreign workers to enter and fill available jobs that require few or no skills (the H-5A visa)
Applicants must show that they have a job waiting in the U.S., pay a fee of $500 in addition to application fees, and clear all security, medical, and other checks
Requires updating of America's Job Bank to make sure job opportunities are seen first by American workers
Initial cap on H-5A visas is set at 400,000, but the annual limit will be gradually adjusted up or down based on demand in subsequent years
Visa is valid for three years, and can be renewed one time for a total of 6 years; at the end of the visa period the worker either has to return home or be in the pipeline for a green card
Visa is portable, but if the worker loses his job he has to find another one within 60 days or return home
Ensures that employers hiring temporary workers abide by Federal, state and local labor, employment and tax laws
Prohibits the hiring of temporary workers as independent contractors
Protects temporary workers from abuse by foreign labor contractors or employers.
Gives temporary workers and U.S. workers remedies for violations of their rights
An employer can sponsor the H-5A visa holder for a green card, or after accumulating four years of work in H-5A status, the worker can apply to adjust status on his/her own
Sets up a task force to evaluate the H-5A program and recommend improvements
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2005/5/13/113818/-
You go ahead and stand with Sanders. I'll stand with the immigrants
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Sen. Bernie Sanders: ending DACA "one of the ugliest and cruelest decisions ever made" [View all]
beam me up scottie
Sep 2017
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There's a reason cofounder of the Dream Action Coalition Cesar Vargas trusts Bernie.
beam me up scottie
Sep 2017
#7
Sanders encouraged his supporters to vote for Hillary and the vast majority of us did.
white_wolf
Sep 2017
#28
Of course he did, we knew who the real enemy is. So yes, thanks Bernie!
beam me up scottie
Sep 2017
#40
Indeed! Here he is on the Senate floor in 2013 speaking for Dreamers:
beam me up scottie
Sep 2017
#11
Here he is in 2007 repeating a false story about immigrants taking lifeguard jobs.
SunSeeker
Sep 2017
#14
The Kennedy-McCain bill did not spread a false story that immigrants were taking lifeguard jobs.
SunSeeker
Sep 2017
#20
This is exactly what the GOP wants us to do, discredit our own before the fight.
beam me up scottie
Sep 2017
#34
I dunno, the SPLC and League of United Latin American Citizens thought it was like slavery.
beam me up scottie
Sep 2017
#46
He had good reasons to support it and others had good reasons to oppose it.
beam me up scottie
Sep 2017
#50
Well, well well, How about this? LULAC Urges Congress to Support Bipartisan Immigration Plan
lunamagica
Sep 2017
#61
I'm sure snowman3 from Dkos is nice and all, but again, I'll have to defer to the SPLC and LULAC.
beam me up scottie
Sep 2017
#72
Oh. I see you can't find any reference to Sanders voting out of concern for the migrant workers in
lunamagica
Sep 2017
#73
It's up to you to prove your allegation, it's not my job to disprove it.
beam me up scottie
Sep 2017
#76
My allegation? You are the one alleging that he voted out of concern for immigrants
lunamagica
Sep 2017
#77
Here's a quote from an interview by Lou Dobbs that someone else posted earlier:
George II
Sep 2017
#86
The quote is accurate as it stands, no context necessary and no spin put on it at all. As for...
George II
Sep 2017
#95
I provided the definition before you used that word. Who knows, it's possible (not likely).....
George II
Sep 2017
#99
Actually, anyone keeping up on this thread would have seen that I sourced the quote....
George II
Sep 2017
#116
I assume that you're no longer doubting that Sanders said that to Lou Dobbs?
George II
Sep 2017
#119
Yes, I saw that in the Lou Dobbs interview that is resurfacing now because of
R B Garr
Sep 2017
#109
That's an exact quote, and it starts at about the 3:30 mark in the 5:15 video. nt
R B Garr
Sep 2017
#114
Was that question directed to me? There have been so many responses that the lines leading...
George II
Sep 2017
#97
Correct. If that bill had passed, the DREAMers would be permanent residents or even citizens
lunamagica
Sep 2017
#36
Here's what SEIU Eliseo Medina said said about the importance of passing the legislation at the time
lunamagica
Sep 2017
#47
You're linking to Hillary's primary website? No thanks. I still side with the SPLC and LULAC.
beam me up scottie
Sep 2017
#49
What does it matter where the link came from? It is true, or do you think they made it up?
lunamagica
Sep 2017
#52
Each one of those yellow underlines is a link directly to the original source. Posting the...
George II
Sep 2017
#105
Wrong. That was a cloture motion. The bill never got a vote, thanks to anti-amnesty hysteria.
SunSeeker
Sep 2017
#44
Those 52 Senators didn't vote for the DREAM Act. From your link, this is what they voted for:
George II
Sep 2017
#100
Donald Trump is a cruel ugly man. His one goal in life is to hurt those he despises.
Autumn
Sep 2017
#80
It's freaking sad that people can't get on the same page to fight for these kids
LostOne4Ever
Sep 2017
#124