Immigration issue.An immigration reform Immigration reform is the common term used in political discussions regarding changes to immigration policy. In a certain sense, reform can be general enough to include promoted, expanded, or open immigration, but in reality discussions of reform often deal with the aspect of bill has generated significant controversy as it moves through the U.S. Senate. The bill proposes a guest worker program, reinforcing border control and cracking cracking - cracker down on employers who hire illegals. So the Business Journal asks: What consequences for business, positive or negative, do you think could result if the Senate's proposed immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. bill passes? Carl Shusterman Attorney Law Offices of Carl Shusterman The reason this really came up is that there are 10 million to 12 million illegal immigrants illegal immigrant n. an alien (non-citizen) who has entered the United States without government permission or stayed beyond the termination date of a visa. (See: alien) in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. right now. In this post 9/11 age it is a security risk to have so many people in the U.S. who we have no information for. Being a former prosecutor prosecutor Government attorney who presents the state's case against the defendant in a criminal prosecution. In some countries (France, Japan), public prosecution is carried out by a single office. In the U.S., states and counties have their own prosecutors. for the immigration service, I know there is no easy solution to the problem. I think this bill is a big step to bring these people out of the shadows and legalize le·gal·ize tr.v. le·gal·ized, le·gal·iz·ing, le·gal·iz·es To make legal or lawful; authorize or sanction by law. le their status. But it is not good for business. Some people who all met behind closed doors without legislative hearings on it, totally junked the H1B program through which U.S. employers sponsor well-educated foreign workers foreign workers Those who work in a foreign country without initially intending to settle there and without the benefits of citizenship in the host country. Some are recruited to supplement the workforce of a host country for a limited term or to provide skills on a who they need and can't find in the U.S. They've replaced that with a point system like Canada has. The point system isn't working in Canada. I don't see anything wrong with the current model where employers can get surgeons and engineers from abroad. There just aren't enough visas for these people. We should build on the present model. Stephen Frank Publisher California Political News and Views It will lower wages, harm the unions, and create unemployment among honest American citizens. Under the Senate bill, for eight years, illegal aliens who are in this country will be allowed to bring in family from their own country; that could be between 3 million to 5 million people, all of whom will be looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. jobs. There will be unskilled laborers coming to the nation, willing to work at whatever level possible. Unions like the Service Employees International Union will grow dramatically, but at the expense of the more skilled unions like AFL/CIO type. Patsy Flanigan President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Flanigan Farms Certainly it would help if there were more people who could work here legally. But the effectiveness of the bill depends on how difficult it would be to become a guest worker. The law is one thing, and what people do is something else. That's been the problem all along. We have laws but they aren't being enforced or observed. If we continue to make unreasonable laws they won't be followed. It wouldn't make much difference if the bill passes. This is a huge political football, which is unfortunate because people's lives are at stake. Marty Cooper President Cooper Beavers Inc. The consequences depend on the type of business. Clearly businesses that depend on low-cost labor--the service industry, agriculture, processing plants--will have to pay more for employees. Most importantly Adv. 1. most importantly - above and beyond all other consideration; "above all, you must be independent" above all, most especially , I don't think anyone knows. That is part of the weakness of the bill. There are no hard statistics; there are just opinions regarding what the effects will be. It's a big grey area. Robert Reeves Immigration Attorney Reeves & Associates Big business and small business alike would benefit substantially if the bill passed, because it benefits employee immigration. We have a critical shortage of workers in the United States. The only reason employers hire undocumented immigrants now is that they can't find workers in good supply. If they have an immigrant system that supplies sufficient labor, there won't be any need to employ documented immigrants. That's what the 1986 legislation failed to do. They did nothing about our ability to employ foreign labor. We all should hope this goes through. It would be good for the country, good for business, and good for the tax structure. |
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