Thread: Solis Suspends Bush's Guest Worker Rules

"The proposal to suspend the rule will be made official on Tuesday, and is open to public comment for 10 days."

Labor Dept: Suspend Bush's guest worker rules
The Associated Press
Posted: 03/13/2009 05:18:11 PM PDT

FRESNO, Calif.—Labor Secretary Hilda Solis wants to rethink rules issued by the Bush administration that changed the nation's guest farmworker program.

Bush's overhaul to the program was intended to make it easier for farmers to hire foreign field workers.

Solis announced Friday she plans to suspend the new rules for the program for nine months so her department can review and reconsider them.

Farmworker advocates have argued the changes would lower wages in the fields and erode labor protections. Growers criticized the fix too, saying it doesn't streamline the process or provide the comprehensive immigration reform they've been looking for.

The proposal to suspend the rule will be made official on Tuesday, and is open to public comment for 10 days.

http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_11908266

Bush's overhaul to the program was intended to make it easier for farmers to hire foreign field workers.

Obviously not easy enough.

IMO, Solis suspended Bush policy so the farmers would scream louder. It is her hope (and the administrations) that the continued moaning from the farmers will help the Obama administration when the time comes for a new amnesty push this fall.

I'm predicting the amnesty push will come this fall right before the recently approved E-Verify extension expires. It's my assumption that E-Verify will be used as one of the bargaining chips used to appease pro-enforcement advocates.

I don't believe it's a coincidence that E-Verify expires this fall and Bush's guest worker policy has been suspended until December.

Related:
http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-149712.html