Those who are in the minority suffer most. They are the first to lose their jobs and the last to get a job back. and when they do get a job back. it is lower pay because they are told: This is a new global economy. and you have to compete with others in other parts of the world willing to work for much less money. So that is the subtext as well for this kind of discussion. but I want to finally say this: If this debate moves forward without an understanding that you have to find a way to deal with this issue of employer sanctions or shut off the lure. shut down the lure of a job. if we dont decide to get serious about saying to employers: You cant hire illegal immigrants. you cant do that without significant sanctions. if we dont do that. then we should make reservations to come back every 10 years and have another debate about how we deal with the next 5 million or 10 million people who want to come into this country. So I think that this issue in the coming couple of days is going to be a difficult issue with perhaps a lot of amendments. I will be offering an amendment. My amendment will be one that will eliminate the guest worker provision which is the extra "above" provision saying that there are anotherwith this new proposal before us. there is another. I think it is 3.8 million workers who dont yet live in this country. but above H2A and H2B and the other programs. above all of that. there is another 3.8 million workers living outside the country now that will be allowed in as a part of this compromise. It doesnt make any sense to me. That is not. in my judgment. the right thing to do.
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