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robert cardenas | 10.17.07 - 2:16 am | #

Josue:

I am also a first generation born American and someone who has become involved in our electoral process. I believe in what you have stated and in view of 911 we have no choice but to tighten up the boarder and protect our fellow Americans.

Back about seven years ago I successfully argued that the State of Michigan not deny undocumented/illegal immigrants Michigan Drivers licenses. I did so based of sound economic principles. The situation facing the state was and still is dire. The second largest sector of our economy is agriculture and that is dependent on migrant labor. Michigan is the most northern destination for 45,000 migrant farm workers. Approximately 18,500 of these are in the United States illegally. If Michigan had denied the illegals a driver’s license then they would have stopped in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, or a host of other states that allowed them drivers licenses at that time.

The farmers of Michigan would have to follow federal guidelines when looking to replace their lost labor and would do so using the H2b program that has the farmer paying the travel of the labor from their country to the final destination farm in Michigan. The farmer would also have to increase their wages by almost $4.00. This would total out to approximately a $125,000,000 bill to the farmers that are already just squeaking by. They could raise the price of their produce but the market would not bear it as the surrounding states could offer the same produce much cheaper. If the farmers were to compete they would need a government bailout which is just shifting the burden to the taxpayer.

The Senate killed the measure because no one could stomach another government subsidy created to overcome a non thought out fiscal position.

The world has changed and security is paramount, so paramount that most states have adopted a driver’s license denial program in regards to illegals. This has just occurred in Michigan and it is about time.

We still need the labor and they will still come. We must find a means of supplanting the labor in an economical and secure way so that all our needs are met.

President Bush’s guest worker program does that by documenting who is in the country, for how long and where they are going, It does not grant amnesty nor does it give preference to those that break the law. It does however provide for the needs of our nation’s farmers, our nation’s consumers, and the illegal workforce that we so desperately need to tend to our crops.
Victor Diaz | 01.09.08 - 2:09 pm | #

Josue:

I am a Latino Republican who just discovered your web site. It is very interesting and informative. Latinos with a conservative bent. I like that. But regarding your employment status, I was wondering whether you know of any employment opportunities for somebody like myself who is a conservative Latino and B.A. educated in Latin American Studies at UCLA. Please let me know of any opportunities. Thank you.

Jairo Hernandez, Jr.
Jairo Hernandez, Jr. | 09.04.09 - 4:56 pm | #