Building A Border Fence Is One Step Of Providing For The Common Defense
The House has pushed through a bill on securing our border by building 700 miles of border fence and it has irritated a number of groups and individuals. One of these groups is Action For World Liberation Everyday(AFWLE) who’s spokeswomen is in Washington DC to join with other protestations in chaining themselves to a half ton 28 ton wall they set up in a Senate park where plan to fast for a length of time in attempt to influence the public sentiment and the Senate. The reporter for Christian Science Monitor whose article I used as my source did not feel that her relationship to the AFWLE was important information.
Her objections that those willing to break the law will find a way around such a border are legitimate but we employ border control agents to prevent them from doing just that. The question is if we have enough agents and if the ones we have are efficiently organized.
This brings me to the National Border Patrol Council which is a union and may not be completely trustworthy in this case because they are a member of the AFL-CIO and what they said agrees with that organizations stance. The AFL-CIO came out for amnesty for illegal aliens in 2000 but are against Bush’s proposal which sounds like amnesty to me. Nine illegal immigrants that were fired after being part of a unionization effort won a case before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the National Labor Relations Board in January of 2000 which set a precedent that the AFL-CIO probably found advantageous. Self interest may encourage the National Border Patrol Council to favor more border control agents on the border as a partial solution but their connection to the AFL-CIO compromises their loyalty to their mission.
Maureen Torrey a business owner who benefits from illegal immigration says she is paying $16-$17 dollars an hour in upstate New York and can not attract enough workers. She should advertise as Wal-Mart or other retail outlets as they pay Americans a whole lot less. I know the people work through temporary agencies at light industrial jobs for a fraction of what she states she is paying.
Senator Larry Craig (R) of Idaho and Dianne Feinstein (D) of California are out of touch with the bureaucracy as they want to tell it to speed up without actually finding out why it can not handle the present load. My opinion is they are playing politics and not really looking for solutions.
Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert (R) is the only one in this article that speaks for two thirds of the American people when he states the border fence is about the national and economic security of the United States.
Source 1 is the Christian Science article about the bill to build a border fence.
Source 2 shows that Azul-Cristian Caravaggio is the Tennessee contact person for AFWLE
Source 3 shows the National Border Control Council is affiliated with the AFL-CIO
Source 4 is about AFL-CIO’s stance on amnesty for illegal immigrants
Source 5 mentions case illegal immigrants won in Minnesota.
Source 6 Is 2004 statement by AFL-CIO president on President Bush’s immigration principles.
Her objections that those willing to break the law will find a way around such a border are legitimate but we employ border control agents to prevent them from doing just that. The question is if we have enough agents and if the ones we have are efficiently organized.
This brings me to the National Border Patrol Council which is a union and may not be completely trustworthy in this case because they are a member of the AFL-CIO and what they said agrees with that organizations stance. The AFL-CIO came out for amnesty for illegal aliens in 2000 but are against Bush’s proposal which sounds like amnesty to me. Nine illegal immigrants that were fired after being part of a unionization effort won a case before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the National Labor Relations Board in January of 2000 which set a precedent that the AFL-CIO probably found advantageous. Self interest may encourage the National Border Patrol Council to favor more border control agents on the border as a partial solution but their connection to the AFL-CIO compromises their loyalty to their mission.
Maureen Torrey a business owner who benefits from illegal immigration says she is paying $16-$17 dollars an hour in upstate New York and can not attract enough workers. She should advertise as Wal-Mart or other retail outlets as they pay Americans a whole lot less. I know the people work through temporary agencies at light industrial jobs for a fraction of what she states she is paying.
Senator Larry Craig (R) of Idaho and Dianne Feinstein (D) of California are out of touch with the bureaucracy as they want to tell it to speed up without actually finding out why it can not handle the present load. My opinion is they are playing politics and not really looking for solutions.
Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert (R) is the only one in this article that speaks for two thirds of the American people when he states the border fence is about the national and economic security of the United States.
Source 1 is the Christian Science article about the bill to build a border fence.
Source 2 shows that Azul-Cristian Caravaggio is the Tennessee contact person for AFWLE
Source 3 shows the National Border Control Council is affiliated with the AFL-CIO
Source 4 is about AFL-CIO’s stance on amnesty for illegal immigrants
Source 5 mentions case illegal immigrants won in Minnesota.
Source 6 Is 2004 statement by AFL-CIO president on President Bush’s immigration principles.
posted by Kerwin | 11:15 PM
1 Comments:
I never understood the logic behind some of these arguments, not just with border security but with anything. This "they'll do it anyway..." What kind of logic is that?
Sounds suspiciously like "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em."
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