Comments on: Bush Unveils Temporary Worker Program

By: Paulo Paulada

Paulo Paulada — Thu, 17 Nov 2005 04:14:54 +0000

I came from Brazil in 1999 to study and after that my visa expired and I had spend 3 and half years been legal here at USA but one day I had to go home for good and I said ” there’s no way to go home and get the money that I spent at school” so I started to work and some people like you Mr. Larry Glenn had called a MONKEY and told me to go back to the rain florest and my answer was ” I AM HERE TO MAKE THE MONEY THAT YOU CAN NOT DO.

I hope mr BUSH think a little bit more about “his” country cause with out a “MONKEYS” the circus go out of businnes.

By: brandy

brandy — Sat, 13 Aug 2005 16:23:15 +0000

this is a comment to Larry Glenn…I am an American citizen who works for a company that employs LEGAL immigrants and I know for a fact these workers are doing jobs MOST Americans are unwilling to do. When a company places an ad for 820 workers and has not 1 NOT 1 American applicant who are they stealing jobs from? If these people did not come here and work legal or otherwise where do you think the American economy would be? We want everything to be cheaper but we don’t want to personally do the labor for cheaper. I agree that if the foreign workers aspire to be here they should be treated with the same expectations as Americans, paying taxes being the most prominent expectation and if these workers are allowed here legally they can be tracked and be required to pay taxes which a lot of illegals are paid under the table with no contribution to the tax payer system. Who do you think plants 3,000 trees per day so we can have the abundance of paper products we have? Not Americans. I know I personally do not want to be outside 10 hours a day carrying hundreds of pine seedlings on my back. Companies who bring in foreign guest workers are regulated by the DOL they have to prove they have tried to fill jobs with American workers before they are even granted the ability to apply for foreign workers.

By: goodluck samuel

goodluck samuel — Fri, 10 Jun 2005 12:29:00 +0000

i want work an live in usa.

By: HG

HG — Thu, 31 Mar 2005 20:02:00 +0000

The cheap prices of goods and services is the result of cheap labor. This makes the American economy strong competitive. The president’s program will help undocumented workers contribute to the economy.

By: Bryce Campbell

Bryce Campbell — Wed, 23 Mar 2005 20:37:42 +0000

I see lots of peripheral, shallow and irrelevant answers to the Guest Worker Permit.

But not much discussion of the core issues, such as:

Why do they want to work here temporarily.? Answer: Jobs, and better Jobs.

Why are they fleeing Mexico and similar?

Answer: Bad Government, Bad jobs, No jobs, No freedom, No economic freedom.

Why are more people fleeing Mexico than used to flee from European Socialism?

Answer: Mexican Socialism and Corruption are worse than European? USA is closer to Mexico?

Why shouldn’t Temporary Workers pay US social security taxes?Answer: They should, they receive most of the benefits, ie, military defense, roads, hospitals, schools, shopping, freedom.

During previous Mexican Green Card Programs, didn’t the US government remit Social Security payments to the Mexican Government? Answer: Yes

What happened to that money sent to the Mexican Government? Answer: It was stolen from the Mexican Bank.

Who stole it? Answer: The Mexican government says they don’t know.

Should we collect social security taxes and local taxes to the various US, State, County, School and City (ie, sales taxes) from the temporary workers? Answer: Yes, they are temporarily using the services. Also, if we send them to Mexico they will be stolen again.

Should temporary workers be given preference for naturalization? Answer: Different subject, they can do what they wish in normal fashion regarding becoming citizens of the USA.

Thanks,

Bryce Campbell

By: crissy

crissy — Wed, 02 Mar 2005 20:26:41 +0000

You know what I think that us the illegal people would do the jobs that you Americans would not do Larry Glenn the only opporunity that we was not given was being born the US but I don’t see why if we are willing to work and file out taxes just as any other American citizen why we should not have the opporunity to work. Even if you are working illegal in the US we still pay taxes that we cannot reclaim, that is money that’s helping the economy so all you citizen who don’t like us i really don’t give rat’s ___ because some of you don’t do anything for your country as call sorry ____ American.

By: Ron

Ron — Tue, 23 Nov 2004 15:07:09 +0000

It seems to me that we’re overlooking one major factor in allowing illegal immigrants. They’re draining our natural resources – - which in some instances are already stretched thin.

Have you ever experienced a blackout due to insufficient ability on the part of the power company to deliver the demand?

And, how many areas of our country have insufficient water and must bring in water from other areas. And now, we want to increase this demand?

Last of all, the traffic on our highways is up as many more vehicles are on the road straining the highway system. When you’re sitting in a traffic jam you can thank our leaders of government who brought in millions of immigrants to use these highways.

We need to provide for Americans, not illegal immigrants.

By: GOD had created US EQUAL

GOD had created US EQUAL — Wed, 10 Nov 2004 16:17:09 +0000

What if you don’t have HOME ???!!!

By: Simon Nava

Simon Nava — Tue, 19 Oct 2004 01:43:37 +0000

Why is there so much hate against immigrants? Give them an opportunity! These are people just like you, with the same flesh! Immigrants are willing to help this country in every way possible. They come to this country because the living standards in their home are just too unfair. Just as you want to live in a fair democracy, they that as well. Aren’t you all proud about the fact that the US the most powerful country in the world? If you are, then be very proud about the fact that immigrants helped this country to be what it is today.

By: Tom

Tom — Wed, 08 Sep 2004 17:51:27 +0000

the only people who want these guys here are the ones that don’t have to compete with them for the jobs,and don’t live anywere around them.the people of california showed how we felt about this.that just shows that they are above us in our own governments eyes