Comments on: Immigration Reform? Yeah Right! http://www.digitalkaren.com/2007/06/03/immigration-reform-yeah-right/ views of life expressed by a woman using a powerful wheelchair Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:15:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Karen http://www.digitalkaren.com/2007/06/03/immigration-reform-yeah-right/comment-page-1/#comment-5383 Karen Mon, 04 Jun 2007 18:28:38 +0000 http://www.digitalkaren.com/2007/06/03/immigration-reform-yeah-right/#comment-5383 I am glad to hear from someone in the states on the frontlines of this problem. However, it really is pervasive all over the country. I agree with you, Karen. Why in the world should we trust the lawmakers to enforce a new law when they can't enforce (or don't want to enforce) the laws already on the books! -- for heaven's sake! I am glad to hear from someone in the states on the frontlines of this problem. However, it really is pervasive all over the country. I agree with you, Karen. Why in the world should we trust the lawmakers to enforce a new law when they can’t enforce (or don’t want to enforce) the laws already on the books! — for heaven’s sake!

]]> By: Janet D http://www.digitalkaren.com/2007/06/03/immigration-reform-yeah-right/comment-page-1/#comment-5380 Janet D Mon, 04 Jun 2007 14:19:19 +0000 http://www.digitalkaren.com/2007/06/03/immigration-reform-yeah-right/#comment-5380 We need this bill in America. There is a long way to go, but at least it's something. Right now, employers don't have a way to verify that a person is legal... and if they ask people who "look illegal" for further identification, then they're sued for discrimination. Don't punish the employers until there is a better way to make sure all employees are legal. I really don't think most of us in America (who are working) want our employers to go out of business for these kind of mistakes. We need a working system. Regarding this part: "... the employer may verify the potential employee’s status only after the employee has been hired." - that has nothing to do with the bill, IT'S THE LAW. Again, this is something that we are already living with in order to avoid discrimination lawsuits. Regardless of whether or not the immigration reform bill passes, we will still be living with this law. And Russell's Pearces Legal Workers Act will not change it either. Our best shot at improving the system right now is the Immigration Reform bill in the US Senate. At least it addresses much of the border enforcement issues. We need this bill in America. There is a long way to go, but at least it’s something. Right now, employers don’t have a way to verify that a person is legal… and if they ask people who “look illegal” for further identification, then they’re sued for discrimination. Don’t punish the employers until there is a better way to make sure all employees are legal. I really don’t think most of us in America (who are working) want our employers to go out of business for these kind of mistakes. We need a working system.

Regarding this part: “… the employer may verify the potential employee’s status only after the employee has been hired.” – that has nothing to do with the bill, IT’S THE LAW. Again, this is something that we are already living with in order to avoid discrimination lawsuits. Regardless of whether or not the immigration reform bill passes, we will still be living with this law. And Russell’s Pearces Legal Workers Act will not change it either.

Our best shot at improving the system right now is the Immigration Reform bill in the US Senate. At least it addresses much of the border enforcement issues.

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