We already have a guest worker program

We already have a 'guest worker' program for illegal immigrants (criminal invaders), but most people don't know about it.  On the surface the "H" Visa appears to allow only highly skilled, or professional, workers into the US.  But that is NOT the case.  Skilled, unskilled and agricultural workers  can all enter the US under the "H" Visa.  According to Bill West's article in FrontPageMagazine :

What we do historically have, and have had for many years, is...a guest worker program.  That is the “H” Temporary Worker visa.  Seldom in the current clamor over illegal alien workers and legalization and “guest workers” is the existing “H” visa program even mentioned.

“H” visas traditionally have been used by many high-tech employers, especially in recent years employers like computer engineering firms, to bring in well educated foreign technicians, engineers and scientists who, while on paper are paid the equivalent of their US counterparts, in reality are paid less.  This brand of white-collar corporate fraud has not been aggressively investigated by INS in the past and ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) currently, thanks primarily due to lack of manpower and other investigative priorities set by management.  Congress has essentially ignored this issue.  Therefore, this “H” visa abuse became widespread and mostly ignored.

The understanding of the "H" Visa is misleading.  It sounds  like ONLY highly skilled workers can enter the USA on this visa, but in fact, "A review of the “H” visa system reveals that it is actually quite broad. The H-1B category, the most common one encountered, covers “specialty occupation” workers.  H-1C is for nurses.  H-2A is for temporary agricultural workers.  H-2B is for other temporary workers, both skilled and unskilled. "

Another very important fact that Mr. West makes is that there is already a procedure in effect for legalizing illegals who are already in the country.  It is called  "Cancellation of Removal and was revised under the 1996 version of the Immigration and Nationality Act and is found at Title 8 US Code,  Section 1229b."

Essentially, an illegal alien who has been in the US for ten years or longer, ... will be eligible for cancellation of removal and would be allowed to remain permanently in the US and eventually be allowed to apply for naturalized US citizenship.   

One of the key elements to obtaining cancellation of removal, however, is the alien must be in removal (deportation) proceedings before an Immigration Court.  This means the alien, if not caught by immigration authorities, must surrender himself to those authorities to be placed in such proceedings so they can apply for the relief. source

Excuse me, but doesn't that sound a bit retarded?!?!  We who are fighting against criminal invaders to our country don't understand why current laws are not enforced.  But, if this law were to be enforced, thousands and even millions, might turn themselves in to authorities and the entire "system now would very quickly collapse".

Essentially, an illegal alien who has been in the US for ten years or longer, who meets the qualifications noted above, will be eligible for cancellation of removal and would be allowed to remain permanently in the US and eventually be allowed to apply for naturalized US citizenship.  One of the key elements to obtaining cancellation of removal, however, is the alien must be in removal (deportation) proceedings before an Immigration Court.  This means the alien, if not caught by immigration authorities, must surrender himself to those authorities to be placed in such proceedings so they can apply for the relief.   

Mr. West suggests that while we are debating all these new potential bills and laws, we might just want to look at the laws that are already on the books and try enforcing them!  Good luck with that Mr. West!

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Related reading:

From My Country - My View, "Corpus Christi, TX - KRISTV.COM - Minutemen using aircraft to report illegal immigration to Border Patrol
Thumbs up to our Minutemen! Doing the job that our government won't,  Go read her article here

From Ace in the Hole,  "Georgia Governor Signs Sweeping Immigration Law"

The state of Georgia approved a sweeping measure on Monday to crack down on illegal immigrants and the people who hire them as a passionate debate on immigration heats up in the United States.
Go read it all   From Yahoo! News
Cross Posted with: Public Figures...Beware
And now Michelle Malkin is on the job too... The more the merrier...

From Blogbat, May 1st, 2006, Mark Johnson of Human Events Online has posted a fun little piece reminding us of the upcoming holiday: Conservative Shopping Day, or, as I call it, Shop America Day. Excerpts below:

 
As you no doubt know, illegal aliens and their handlers plan to hold their next Senate intimidation rallies on May 1,

From Mike Jerihco at Adversus Monstrum, "Small Oversight"

Suspiciously blonde Hispanic man temporarily overlooks the fact that the Hispanic peoples originally came from Spain. Meanwhile, in New England, counter-protestors who have the temerity to point out that illegal aliens are, well, illegal, are righteously beaten by righteous people:  Go read it all and see the picture

UPDATE: Always on Watch has an excellent article today, you must go read it: "Profiting From Illegal Invasion" Below is an excerpt, but she has graphs, links, advice, .... Go on, scoot and read it.

When I saw the television coverage of immigration demonstrations throughout the United States, including the Heartland and areas with which I did not immediately associate a high population of immigrants, and the above graph, I wondered, “How did they get to be all over the United States?”

Greg at DeMdeiacratic Nation says to our politicians, "Don't Just Pass Anything..."

"If the Senate wants to be successful in passing immigration reform, its first priority should be to approve a bill to secure the borders and increase interior-enforcement infrastructure ." Go read it

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Comments

[doll]

Hi there,

I decided to leave CAII but I just stopped in to thank you for all the trackbacks and all. I appreciated it and I hope you will still visit my site. BTW, great post!

Cheers,
Doll

[Always On Watch]

Just letting you know that I linked to one of your previous articles @

http://alwaysonwatch.blogspot.com/2006/04/profiting-from-illegal-invasion.html

I'm sure that you'll have valuable input.

I didn't link to this particular article because I'm running out of time. I have to go to work today.