You can’t describe it any other way - pure hypocrisy.

The Leftists have been screaming for “immigration reform” because of the plight of the poor people (who have a 3.8% unemployment rate) of Mexico. They have been extolling the world about how hard it is to get into the US legallyand using this as an excuse against securing the border. We need “guest workers” and “a path to citizenship”, despite the fact that we already have 13 guest worker programs and there is a path to citizenship. But, the battle continues from the Leftists to make it more equitable for people who want to come to the US and do the “jobs no American will do”.

Explain this to me then:

Republicans in congress are trying to double the number of H2B visas  currently available for seasonal industries workers. We are talking about doubling the number of people who can legally enter the US to do some of those jobs “no American will do.” You would think the cogressional Democrats would be all in, right? The Leftists who are so concerned with the plight of these foreign workers are all for this issue right? Doublinbg the capacity of one of our current guest worker programs is a good thing to these Leftists, correct?

No - they are opposing it.

The Congressional Hispanic Caucus doesn’t want the H-2B bill to move forward alone because it is pursuing comprehensive immigration reform. Last year, a broad immigration bill died in the Senate during a rancorous debate about enforcement and a path toward residency for illegal workers.

Republicans blame Democratic leadership for holding up the H-2B bill. Boustany needs 218 House members to sign a “discharge petition” that would allow the bill to bypass committee action and go straight to the House floor.

Stupak is one name that won’t be appearing on the document. “My discussions with House leadership continue and I remain hopeful that they will lead to the quick action needed for seasonal businesses in northern Michigan and across the country,” Stupak said in a statement.

Rice, sugar, shellfish producers and construction firms are suffering in Louisiana, according to Boustany.

“They can’t find the workforce,” Boustany said at a Capitol Hill press conference. “They depended on H-2B visas over the years to meet these needs. This is good policy that’s being held hostage by politics.”

You see the hypocrisy? Again, the Leftists are showing their true colors. They are not concerned for the foreign workers. They are concerned that the Republicans will be seen as the benefactor to foreign workers.They are also concerned that they will loose power.

The truth is simple - Leftists understand that their power comes from being seen as a the benefactor to a burgeoning hispanic population. They don’t want workers to come in to the US, work at their jobs, and then go home. The Leftists want more poor people to come to the US and stay - while remaining poor -  so the government can be the benefactor. This is the only way Leftists remain powerful - by keeping people dependent upon them.

This is the benefit of big government. It is the only benefit of big government.

Here is the paraphrase:

We should respect illegal immigrants more than lazy American young people because the illegals are more willing to be exploited to do our menial labor.

This refers to an article by a would-be politician, Aaron Maloy, who states he wants to continue the work of Rep. Shirley Gomes (R-MA). I guess you have to admit the destruction of social services and schools while making a case for illegal immigration to get elected as a Republican in Mass. You also have to blame the citizens using elitist hyperbole.

How many times have we heard the Republican Presidential candidates scapegoat undocumented workers for their own selfish political gain? Enough. And enough IS enough. When watching clips from candidate town hall meetings and debates you are likely to see undereducated rednecks and young college graduates asking the candidates questions like “What will you do to stop the illegal immigrant terrorists,” (as if they go hand in hand) “What is your plan to send all 13 million illegals back to where they came from,” etc, etc. What do they both have in common? Joblessness.

Aaron, First of all, you presume too much. Truly, when was the last time you saw a jobless redneck or a jobless, over-educated 20-something at a town hall meeting? You are trying to pigeon-hole a vast majority of Americans into your elitist definition of redneck and overeducated, but underemployed. According to the Federation for American Immigration Reform (so not NewsMax), 89% of Americans define illegal immigration as problematic. That is one heck of a lot of rednecks.

Secondly, your statements are really not something you can translate into policy. You cannot simply accept the factual destruction of social services and the ruination of the state’s education system as an acceptable by-product of the emotional respect for people who are willing to break our laws to make a buck.

Also, with the prospect of fewer jobs, fewer illegal immigrants are willing to make the very dangerous trip across the border illegally. This will mean a good deal to us, as an estimated $20 billion (some say 30) a year is transfered out of the country by people who are working in the US illegally.

Finally, you should be appalled at the ease with which employers of day laborers are able to exploit illegal immigrants doing back-breaking work for your quoted 5 or 6 dollars an hour. You should also be appalled by the safety risks to employing so much unskilled labor to do things like frame your potential constituents’ houses, office complexes, and such. With the elitist view that Americans have way to much money and time on their hands, the excuse for illegal immigration as a means to keep products cheap is pretty ridiculous as well. Perhaps we can afford it after all.

You are right on one thing: Enough is enough, Aaron. It is high time Americans stop making excuses for creating yet another bigoted class system in the US. There are no valid reasons to accept illegal immigration. None.

UPDATE: A commenter to this article notes that FAIR may not be the best source of impartial information regarding illegal immigration - or immigration at all, for that matter. I don’t know anything about them, so let me give you some better sources of the huge majority of Americans who find illegal immigration problematic.

Compared to other problems facing the country, eighty-one percent of registered voters nationwide say illegal immigration is an important problem facing the country.
Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg Poll; November 30-December 3, 2007

Sixty-three percent of likely American voters believe illegal immigration is a major problem. McLaughlin & Associates poll; April 12-15, 2007

Fifty-nine percent of Americans polled believe the more effective way to deal with the potential treat to national security posed by millions of illegal immigrants living within the United States is to crack down on illegal immigration by toughening the enforcement of existing laws, deporting illegal immigrants and prosecuting the employers who illegally employ workers.
UPI/Zogby Poll; April 13-16, 2007

There are dozens of similar polls with similar results.