Reply #48: Affects me

[Babel_17]

I work in an industry that can't be exported, construction, and my employer has to compete with those who are using illegal workers.

I'm angry with government and those employers. I'm dismayed at how this simple issue is largely ignored and/or discounted.

My anger at government is partly due to the cowardice of not facing up to this problem a long time ago. Where's the credibility?

No solution can be fair if the burden of it falls disproportionally on the backs of US workers. There's an element of a zero sum situation here. A very large wave of workers eager to do jobs US citizens already do = a depression of wages of the already hurting US working class. Any compromise would, imo, needs massive funds to ameliorate its negative effects on US workers and those who wouldn't be allowed to stay. Mexico needs help.

I can't support a bill that avoids fairness and reality. The rule of law would protect US workers. An amnesty bill should recognize the interests of the US worker as its prime concern. The burden of dealing fairly with those who were enticed to come here and work illegally should be on the backs of the wealthiest. It's that wealth that has most prominently benefited from the fruits of their labor.