Thread: Alabama Headline Misleading

I found that this article about the people of Alabama. Supports the Guest worker program. When you read it. The so called Alabamians, are not Alabamians at all. There Illegal Immigrants. OOPS COMMENTS TO EDITOR

Some Alabamians Support Proposal To Let Illegal Immigrants Work Legally
POSTED: 5:19 pm CST November 29, 2005
UPDATED: 7:44 pm CST November 29, 2005

A push to allow illegal immigrants to work legally in the U.S. is getting support in Alabama.

President George W. Bush calls it his Guest Worker Program.

Bush is pushing the program as a Homeland Security initiative and an economic booster.

This initiative would allow illegal immigrants to register for work, but some supporters here in Alabama want the idea to go a major step further.

Miguel Rodriguez is an illegal immigrant living in Alabama and looking for work. He said he likes the president's Guest Worker proposal since it could allow him to work for three to six years in the U.S, then return to Mexico.

His friend Fernando Gonzalez said the program would make it easier to earn an honest living.

"We know we're undocumented, but we also have needs. We have to pay rent, eat, everything. It's obvious we need a job he said," Gonzalez said.

The president re-introduced his temporary worker proposal this week. He's asking congress to give illegal immigrants the right to register and work in this country, but with time limits.

"Workers would be able to register for legal status for a fixed period of time, and then be required to go home," Bush said. "This program would help meet the demands of a growing economy and it would allow honest workers to provide for their families while respecting the law."

The measure is designed to help 11 million illegal U.S. immigrants to work legally in jobs the president said many Americans don't want.

They would be protected with better working conditions and employers would not be penalized for hiring illegal laborers.

"The problem is, many of the jobs that we see undocumented immigrants taking are jobs where they don't have protections, so they are put in greater risk," said Isabel Rubio, of the Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama. "The work is often times a lot more dangerous."

Some supporters want the program to go a step further, allowing illegal immigrants to earn legal residency status.

"After coming here and working and making roots in the community, becoming part of the society, it's very important for people to have that option," Rubio said.

It's a dream millions of illegal immigrants like Rodriguez and Gonzalez share. They are willing to work for the right to call the U.S. home, but not everyone is optimistic.

Bush faces major opposition in his own party and many Americans feel the work pass would take jobs away from legal residents. The issue will be debated for some time

http://www.nbc13.com/news/5429702/detail.html

you need to post that with Alabama Minuteman Surveillance Team

http://www.amist.us/invboard/

I will post it over there if you don't want to register

http://www.hispanicinterest.org/pdf/to_ ... ssions.pdf
Interesting letter a bit dated...

Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama

CÃÂ*rculo de LÃÂ*deres

April 11, 2003
Senator Jeff Sessions
493 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510-0104

Dear Senator Sessions:
As citizens of the United States, as children and grandchildren of immigrants from around the globe, and as
representatives of agencies that serve your constituents, we express our concern over the proposal to enable
state troopers to become INS enforcement agents.
The restructuring of INS as a part of Homeland Security is an opportunity for welcomed reform. However
making short-sighted changes while the country is at a heightened state of alert in preparation for war could
potentially lead to the violation of both human and civil rights. These are the very same rights the United States
government has sent our military around the world to defend. If immigration reform is the goal, then efforts
should be directed toward lobbying for reform through the new Department of Homeland Security. Although
one may agree with the stated goal, enabling State Troopers to become enforcement agents opens the door for
the violation of civil rights through the use of racial profiling. There are constitutional challenges across the
country on the issue of racial profiling. The state of New Jersey recently paid almost one million dollars in
damages to victims of racial profiling where individuals were pulled over by state troopers based on skin color.
George Will quoted President Bush in an April 19th article as saying, “Racial profiling is wrong and we will end
it in America.�
State law enforcement officers already have statutory authority to arrest and detain any person they feel has
committed a criminal offense. Being a state trooper is a full time job, as is being an INS enforcement agent.
The additional duties could potentially hinder a trooper’s ability to perform prescribed duties. In addition, the
increased financial burden of training and implementation, on an already overburdened and underpaid segment
of law enforcement must come from somewhere.
We oppose the use of state troopers to enforce immigration law. There are statutes on the books to address
public safety concerns and immigration is constitutionally designated as a federal enforcement issue. The State
of Alabama is already under financial hardship. What would be the cost of the proposed program? The state
law enforcement agencies and justice systems are terribly over burdened. What form of detention would be
utilized and how much time will that take away from regularly assigned duties of state troopers? We ask you to
strongly reconsider the proposal.
Sincerely,
Alabama Hispanic Democratic Caucus Hispanic Business Council of the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce
Alabama Latin-American Association Hispanic Interest Coalition of Central Alabama
Alliance for Latino Health Mexican American Legal and Educational Defense Fund
Centro Cultural Latino Project Aprende
El Centro Legal Latino
P.O. BOX 55058• BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA • 35255
PHONE: 205 930 9173 • FAX: 205 930 9196

They are NOT Alabamians as you have to be LEGAL to be an Alabama Citizen! Now they are trying to make it look like Alabama wants these law breakers! I ASSURE WE DON"T WANT THEM HERE!

When did you see this? I missed it

It makes you feel like BIRMINGHAM has been lost with out a shot fired. That does NOT please me.

They are NOT Alabamians as you have to be LEGAL to be an Alabama Citizen! Now they are trying to make it look like Alabama wants these law breakers! I ASSURE WE DON"T WANT THEM HERE!

I missed it too. Under our noses AGAIN! What do they think if they just keep telling us this BS we will eventually start believing it?!!!!

Another invitation...

http://www.alasweb.org/TemplateMari/Immigration.htm

"We will talk about THE IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES, that is to my understanding already a name that by itself generates a lot of fear and maybe brings us sad memories."

"That MIGRA my dear friends, doesn't exist in Alabama. That`s it. Uniformed officials that work for the MIGRA, don`t work in Alabama."

OMG... this is misleading to the enth degree!