As if H-1B visas weren't enough, now the sights are being set on importing low skilled labor as well [View all]
"In an effort to avert the bitter and public feuding between business and labor organizations that helped kill a broad immigration overhaul in 2007, representatives of the two groups released a statement on Thursday outlining shared goals designed to show that at least for now, they could reach a basic level of compromise.
In the statement, signed by Thomas J. Donohue, president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and Richard L. Trumka, president of the A.F.L.-C.I.O., the groups called for a visa system that would let businesses meet their demand for lower-skilled workers, while offering protections for American workers.
The statement called for the creation of a government bureau that would use “real-world data about labor markets and demographics” to fashion a guest worker program — an idea that the Chamber had until recently opposed. The statement also described “a new kind of worker visa program that does not keep all workers in a permanent temporary status” — language that seems to imply, at least generally, the possibility of a pathway to legalization or even citizenship for some guest workers."
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/22/us/politics/business-and-labor-leaders-urge-visa-system-for-low-skilled-work.html?ref=politics&_r=0
So much for unions protecting our backs, the AFL-CIO is signing off on this travesty. This is part of the ongoing effort to depress worker's wages in this country to the point where we US wages are competitive with those in China, India and Vietnam. Oh, and this isn't just about the agriculture sector, this is about all low skilled work. And of course, you can be assured that the definition of "low skilled" will be stretched to include as many jobs as possible.
The 1% isn't going to be satisfied until we once again have sweatshops and child labor.
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