Dorgan: Scrap temporary worker program (AP)

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

Dorgan: Scrap temporary worker program

By CHARLES BABINGTON, Associated Press Writer
12 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - An effort to scrap a temporary worker program
that has drawn criticism from both parties will provide the first
test of a broad immigration bill, as the Senate on Tuesday began
tackling a long list of proposed changes to the measure.

A proposal by Sen. Byron Dorgan (news, bio, voting record), D-N.D.,
would strike the program, which would bring in at least 400,000
foreign workers each year.

Under a bill drafted by a bipartisan group and backed by the White
House, most of the workers could stay for as many as three two-
year stints, provided they leave the United States for a year
between each stay. Many of the visa holders would be unskilled,
nonagricultural workers in areas such as construction, landscaping
and meatpacking.

The temporary worker plan has come under attack from several
fronts. Many labor unions say it would depress wages and create a
class of workers with no job rights. Some business groups call the
leave-and-return element unworkable.

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Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070522/ap_on_go_co/congress_immigration

[L. Coyote]

1. AGREE. Think about the politics of having low-wage workers w/o voting rights.

Immigration "reform" has elements of just another freeper scam to control voting. These proposals aim to keep people working as long as possible without affording them the rights under the Constitution. How is this different than the Civil Rights Act violations of purging minority voters? Simple, they are trying to encode into law a means of keeping a large pecentage of workers from voting.

Any solution creating a separate class of persons is moronic, at best, ands unconstitutional on its face. If you are willing to do the work needed to keep a country and an economy functional, you should be able to participate in the decision making processes and become a member of the society, and not be required to live in cheap-wage limbo to aid in perpetuation of an imbalance in the political spectrum.

Bravo Sen. Dorgan.

[OHdem10]

2. Since the Temporary worker program (guest worker)

is a project of Business Community. 400.000 workers per
year over and above the original plan and would serve
to depress American wages, it will be interesting to
find out how many Dems vote for it.

Dorgan's Ammendment to scrap the Guest Worker Program
is up for a vcte right now in Senate.

[Eugene]

3. Update: Measure to remove guest worker program from bill fails

Source: CNN

Measure to remove guest worker program from bill fails
POSTED: 6:48 p.m. EDT, May 22, 2007

STORY HIGHLIGHTS
• NEW: Senate votes against amendment to eliminate bill's guest worker program
• Another amendment up for debate would cut program in half
• Many Democrats against guest worker program; Republicans generally favor it
• Senators back off Memorial Day deadline, give bill two weeks of debate

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Senate on Tuesday defeated a measure that would have
eliminated the guest worker program from the bipartisan immigration legislation
announced last week.

The amendment, introduced by North Dakota Democratic Sen. Byron Dorgan, was
rejected with a 64-31 vote.

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Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/05/22/congress.immigration/index.html

[primative1]

4. oooh goodie ... the slave boats are coming ...

three cheers for our captains ....