By Javier Manjarres
Senator Marco Rubio’s immigration reform ideas are being positively received by both Democratic and Republican members of Congress who believe that these “real” and “pragmatic” proposals could ultimately lead to a bipartisan immigration reform bill.
Congressman Trey Radel, who considers Rubio a “friend and “mentor” to him agrees with Rubio and says that there is a “moral and fiscal conservative argument” supporting his immigration reform ideas.
Radel says that he is “open” to the idea of a guest worker program saying that there is a “moral and fiscal conservative argument to keep them here in this country, to be productive members of society…when you look at these guest worker visa programs, its a win, win situation. What you do is fill the void for labor here in the United States.”
The freshman Congressman suggests that immigration reform should be tackled “piece by piece” instead of trying to pass immigration reform through omnibus legislation that typically has different provisions of the bill struck down before it the legislation is ultimately signed into law.
Like Rubio, Radel is concerned about overstayed visas and the possible security risks that they can pose-
We need to make sure there is a safe and secure way of people who are going to come to this country to work temporarily, to make sure we know precisely where they are at, if we can go find Osama Bin Laden, hold up in some place in Pakistan, I’m sure we can find a safe and secure way that makes sense for the American economy and the American people to again fill this void of labor. - Rep. Trey Radel
Radel suggests that some sort of identifier should be affixed to an individual guest worker’s drivers license that would indicate the date their visa expires, allowing law enforcement to easily determine if an individual has overstayed their visa. Share the post below.
4 Responses to “Radel Supports Rubio On Immigration, Open to Guest Worker Program”
ANY licenses provided to illegals (and I do not agree an ILLEGAL should get any) MUST have a notation that they are NON-CITIZENS AND MUST HAVE A SHORT VALIDATION PERIOD. SOME SORT OF GPS CHIP WOULD ALSO BE GOOD.
Face it. We are stuck with them so we must exert as much control as possibe while they are here! And we must stop any further invasions over our borders (North as well as South)!
GENETIC DISEASE OF THE LIBERAL-DEMOCRATS, MORE TAXES, MORE SPENDING AND EVEN MORE TAXES?
Everybody can have a say in this illegal immigration controversy, by calling their federal and state representatives? President Obama is determined to give people who have no respect for our laws, a path to citizenship; even low key criminals. Zero-in on your politicians and demand they vote for passage of Texas Republican Lamar Smith “(The Legal Workforce Act (H.R. 2885)” to remove unauthorized workers from nationwide business by implementing mandated E-Verify. Both businesses and the American people overwhelmingly support E-Verify. Nearly 360,000 American employers voluntarily use E-Verify and over 2,700 new businesses sign up every week. The program quickly confirms 99.5% of work-eligible employees. It’s free, fast, and easy to use. With 23 million Americans unemployed or underemployed and unknown millions of illegal immigrants working in the U.S., now is the time to increase E-Verify. Then we MUST demand passage of the “Birthright Citizenship bill (Rep. Steve King, R-IA; H.R.140)”, which will collapse the intentional smuggling of the illegal unborn into the United States to collect hundreds of billions of dollars in entitlements from taxpayers by parents. Plus the parents have figured how to scam the child tax credit of $4 to 7 Billion dollars without paying anything, and the IRS ignoring this disgraceful theft. Way above the original figure of $113 Billion dollars is being extracted at state level, with many welfare programs that don’t exist for Americans and legal residents. The welfare state is flourishing for illegal aliens, freeloaders from many different countries and we get the bill?
Called “anchor babies,” the children of illegal immigrants born/ smuggled into the United States cannot actually prevent deportation of their parents. It is not until they attain the age of 21 that the children are able to file paperwork to sponsor their parents (CHAIN MIGRATION) for legal immigration status. The cost is unbridled for the U.S. taxpayer who is charged with the free education, health care and low income shelter and cash payments. The parents remain illegally exposed until that point and deportable. A well regulated Guest Labor force could be provided for agriculture, but not permanent residency. Plus the STEM program for technical professionals who wish to immigrate, but not unlimited numbers? The impoverished should not apply, as America has millions of its own under privileged. All the facts, the shocking costs to federal and mainly states welfare benefits, which the Liberal Progressives press, does not wish to be known at NumbersUSA website.
Are we about to lose our rights, our guns to protect our families and a government influenced by the 7.billion annual cost for the United Nations; and the second illegal alien AMNESTY? The cost for this negative immigration application as reported by the Heritage Foundation ($ TWO TRILLION DOLLARS PLUS) for processing, retirement and pensions out of your taxes.
Until the border is secured this is just mking the [rpblem worse. Secure the border first and the rest of this will take care of itself. This is just another Amnesty play.
I have read that there are 8 million illegal’s working in the country today.
I would like Senator Rubio to tell me, why allowing 12 million illegal aliens to stay here and work will help any of the 20 million unemployed Americans and legal immigrants.