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Amnesty For Criminals Passed in the Senate - 5/17/2007 11:35:44 AM

Mercnbeth

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The reason for raising the minimum wage is about to occur. More people working jobs in the US will be earning that amount.

The amnesty program along with the tail it provides for the families of the criminals getting amnesty has the potential of raising the population of the US by 100 Million.

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WASHINGTON (AP) - Key senators in both parties announced agreement with the White House Thursday on an immigration overhaul that would grant quick legal status to millions of illegal immigrants already in the U.S. and fortify the border. The plan would create a temporary worker program to bring new arrivals to the U.S. A separate program would cover agricultural workers. New high-tech enforcement measures also would be instituted to verify that workers are here legally.

Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., said he expects Bush to endorse the agreement. "Politics is the art of the possible, and the agreement we just reached is the best possible chance we will have in years to secure our borders and bring millions of people out of the shadows and into the sunshine of America," Kennedy said. Source: http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8P69IO00&show_article=1

What better indication of the lack of any distinction between the political parties; Senator Kennedy and President Bush congratulating themselves for their achievement in coming to agreement to bring more minimum wage workers into the workforce for the corporations who put money into their political campaign.

I guess in one respect this is good for me. My cost for lawn maintenance, pool service, and house keeping will remain low. The people I use have artificially low pricing because the market is flooded with illegals providing the services for a fraction of what the work should generate. The new minimum wage will have no impact here. California's minimum wage already exceeded the maximum new Federal amount.

The impact will be on the US citizens who make there living working these jobs. Not only the maintenance jobs but people doing electrical work, cement, wall board, and pretty much any kind of construction. Truck drivers, warehouse workers, all are in jeopardy. Go to the maximum new minimum wage to be implemented in a year - $7.25/hour. Why pay $20 or even $10//hour when people will be lining up for $7.25/hour. When, as an illegal, you were previously getting much less than that, on the high end $5.00/hour; $7.25 is a 45% raise! Those working jobs now better be careful and look over their shoulder. One slip and you can be history. Look at the recent Circuit City employee purge as an example.

YEAH for the Corporations! You've got your cheap workforce insured for another generation of profits! Keep that money flowing to your representatives!

At this point we are about as effective as a 80 year old man visiting a whorehouse without his Viagra. It took a change in the power base of Congress to get this current group to agree with the President. A similar bill failed last year.

Lets make sure we elect more of the same people next November! By then I'm hoping my Italian duel citizenship will be in place.