Chao: "The intent is to keep American workers first."

[Skidmore]

My hiney!!

This is from that hearing yesterday on illegal immigration. I'm sorry, folks, but I just can't get on that bandwagon that says illegal immigration is okay. I've actually been married to two immigrants, both of whom came here legally. We have so much illegal immigration because employers want cheap labor, Congress (Rs & Ds) are owned by business and will not enforce the laws, * and his cronies are rewarding their corporate sponsors, and then we have people on the sidelines who play the fiddle and say it's okay to break the law. Noone comes to this country illegally with out awareness that they are here illegally, except for perhaps an infant or toddler. As long as we fiddle, we are also part of a larger global problem. Where is the incentive for businesses to operate within the law or for other countries to start treating their labor with dignity and providing them with reasonable incomes for their efforts?

We have WHOLE FAMILIES of CITIZENS now who are UNEMPLOYED AND UNDEREMPLOYED lining up at food pantries and living in shelters. WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE?