Don Kosnik: To Sen. Salazar
Sunday, June 3, 2007
An open letter to Senator Ken Salazar
May 28, 2007
Today, Memorial Day, we honor those who have fought and died for our country.
Sadly, while we still have men and women serving in Iraq, President Bush, Senator Kennedy and others are making a mockery of their service by ignoring our existing immigration laws and border security here at home.
As I am sure you know, there are 12 to 20 million illegal aliens here in the U.S. How did this happen? How many of these are terrorists? How many are drug dealers?
In 1986 Senator Kennedy sponsored a bill granting amnesty to illegals. Since then, the problem has only gotten worse. Now, Kennedy is sponsoring a similar bill.
Senator, I know you do not believe that new bill grants illegals amnesty because they will have to admit wrong-doing and pay a small fine to get a Z-visa. But the Z-visa allows illegals to stay here while the government tries to work out the details. In the hearts and minds of many Americans, this is amnesty.
Many illegals have been working here "under the table" and have avoided paying income tax while sending billions of dollars "back home." Kennedy's bill does not prosecute or penalize them for back taxes owed.
This is amnesty. Illegals would be allowed to stay here while the government implements certain triggers (that should be enforced anyway), a process that could take many years. Allowing these law breakers to stay here is an insult to every law abiding citizen and especially those who have patiently waited for years to enter the country legally.
Those here illegally must leave and not be given any visa or work permit until border security, an employer verification system and temporary worker programs are in place and operational.
The Bush/Kennedy bill is just a smoke screen to continue to provide cheap labor to the wealthy at the expense of the American working class and our national security.
Please vote NO on the Bush/Kennedy Bill.
Sincerely,
Don Kosnik
Yampa
Comments
agentofchange 5 years, 11 months ago
Right on Don !!
JQPUBLIC 5 years, 11 months ago
I have a plan.... give all illegals 60 days to get out of the country, at the border as they leave they sign up for and receive a number, USA SECURES OUR BORDERS. We decide how many immigrants to allow per year and how many guest workers (some don't want to be US citizens, they just want our pay). If they pass a background check, begin allowing them back, lowest numbers first (1st to leave 1st to return) up to our quota of immigrants (with a spouse & children) and guest workers each year. We follow our immigration laws and the first rule if they want to become citizens, learn English. Guest workers (and immigrants before they become naturalized) must be sponsored by an employer, that employer pays insurance in lieu of social security because they will not be entitled to any government benefits. They get a time limit then check out of the country or become citizens (whichever the case); if they become unemployed (uninsured) they check out immediately or become classified illegal (employer reports to ice). Children born here have the same status as their mother (citizen, illegal, guest). We set non-negotiable penalties, if they are picked up after the 60 days they get fined, spend 30 days in jail then deported, a 2nd time fined and 60 days jail and deported (you get the idea), their employers get huge fines. Other rules would need to be ironed out but if these immigrants want to become LAW ABIDING citizens or guest workers they will leave so they get a number to get back legally, if they want to continue breaking our laws: we don't need them and we can't afford them.
Murray Tucker 5 years, 11 months ago
Call it amnesty if you want to, but under the Z visa the US INS will be able to track those here illegally, and businesses will not be able to exploit them with below minimum wages.
I suspect that many of the 11, 12...20 million, will not register.
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