Thread: U.S. officials promote programs for Mexican immigrants

I am going to be sick! Get the defibulator!


http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/ ... 831349.htm


Posted on Mon, Jun. 06, 2005
U.S. officials promote programs for Mexican immigrants


BY EDWIN GARCIA
Knight Ridder Newspapers

SAN JOSE, Calif. - (KRT) - U.S. government officials convened Monday in San Francisco to promote programs, services and benefits available to Mexican immigrants in this country, including those who are undocumented, under a binational effort aimed at protecting workers' rights and improving the health of families.

The officials from the Department of Labor and Department of Agriculture spoke to dozens of representatives of Mexican consulates from throughout the Western United States in a daylong training seminar aimed at jointly promoting immigrant rights.

"We are interested in making sure that all eligible people participate in our programs because we think our programs are very worthwhile," said Allen Ng, a regional administrator with the USDA's Food and Nutrition Service, which provides meals to children in school, among other programs. "This partnership with the Mexican consulate is just another avenue for outreach."

A regional administrator for the Labor Department, George Friday, told of how his agency's Wage and Hour Division recouped more than $3 million for 17,000-plus workers in the past year who were owed paychecks from employers.

The government's participation, though, drew criticism from an anti illegal-immigration advocate who noted a paradox - somehow the undocumented can work in the United States, usually through false or misleading documentation, yet their rights are protected.

"This is another indication that the federal government has absolutely no intention to curb illegal immigration," said Yeh Ling-Ling, executive director of Diversity Alliance for a Sustainable America, an Oakland group that wants less immigration. "Americans should be outraged."

While the government representatives seemed careful to not publicly emphasize how illegal immigrants can benefit under federal laws, the consuls and a top official from Mexico's Foreign Ministry in interviews spoke openly about how the undocumented often don't complain about working conditions for fear their employer will have them deported.

"They have to understand that it doesn't matter if they're here undocumented; they have labor rights and cannot be subject to slavery conditions or exploitation," said Juan Bosco Mart, the Foreign Ministry's general director for North American Affairs.

"Most of them don't know about these programs, so we want to do outreach to them," he said.

There are an estimated 10 million Mexican immigrants living in the United States, about half of them illegally, Bosco Mart said, citing Mexican statistics. In addition, about 300,000 Mexicans are believed to migrate annually to work in the United States to meet labor demands, according to Bosco Mart.

A highlight of the seminar was the information provided by Labor Department representatives who explained federal law that states all workers must be paid at least minimum wage. "We are charged with making sure people get paid for their wages," Friday said.

Another emphasis was on the programs provided by the Agriculture Department, such as food stamps, health brochures on diabetes printed in Spanish, and the WIC program, which provides nutrition services to women, infants and children. Not all the department's programs, though, are offered to illegal immigrants.

Officials of both countries said the partnership benefits the United States and Mexico in ways that each nation couldn't achieve independently.

Undocumented workers will be more comfortable reporting workplace abuse to the Labor Department if encouraged by Mexican consular officials. Mexican immigrants and their families who learn to live a healthier lifestyle can reduce the cost of health-care and hospitalization, the officials said.

"It's an investment," said Alfonso de Mara y Campos, the general consul in San Francisco whose office assists Mexicans from San Mateo County to extreme Northern California.

"It's a win-win situation," he said.

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I do not believe the Department of Agriculture has the authority to violate federal law and aid and abett illegal aliens. I believe this is genuine aiding and abetting and abuse of American tax money. There should be an immediate injuction filed to stop this nonsense which makes no sense at all and violates the law, I'm sure.

See? There is alot of damage a wacko President can cause which is why he should be removed from Office. He has no authority to hand out money to foreign nationals to set up camp in the United States. The man is OFF HIS ROCKER!! He'll have to buy back all their homes. Hope he has alot of money.

The United States Treasury is broke. Rnning the largest national deficits in US History and the Presidio of La La Land thinks he's got money to "outreach" to Mexican Citizens?

OUTRAGED doesn't even begin to describe how I feel.

These are programs designed for American farmers and rural communities struggling to re-develop their areas and create new jobs....not draw more people than the little towns can support as it is or support illegal labor to compete with Americans for any new jobs they might, by the Grace of God, be able to lure to their communities.

This action ensures greater poverty in our rural areas already suffering the most from illegal immigration, an over-bloated population nationwide, and an economic plan to outsource every damn good job we have or fill what's left with anyone except an American Citizen.

This President is Mentally Unstable. More pointendly stated, he needs to be wrapped up in a Straight Jacket and placed in a Padded Cell.

The President is a CRAZED-MANIAC!

Undocumented workers will be more comfortable reporting workplace abuse to the Labor Department if encouraged by Mexican consular officials

Yes, they should report them if they are livng in Mexcio at the time of the abuse. they set themselves up for being abused when they enter the country illegally. Our goverment is breaking the law. This is getting out of hand.

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OUTRAGED doesn't even begin to describe how I feet.

OUTRAGED IS NOT DESCRIPTIVE ENOUGH! WE ARE BEING DESTROYED AS WE SPEAK!

The man is totally unstable in incompetent. He is a danger and threat to us and the country and should be removed from office immediately!

I have seen presidents impeached for far less, why is no one trying to impeach him?

Normally, the opposing party would be clamoring for impeachment, but the Democrats are quiet as mice. But, of course, they are owned by George Soros who wants what Bush is doing. This IS his Open Society Plan.

The officials from the Department of Labor and Department of Agriculture spoke to dozens of representatives of Mexican consulates from throughout the Western United States in a daylong training seminar aimed at jointly promoting immigrant rights.

"Promoting rights" is not the job of government, even if it were legal. The government needs to stay the hell out of things like this. This is an abomination.

"We are interested in making sure that all eligible people participate in our programs because we think our programs are very worthwhile," said Allen Ng, a regional administrator with the USDA's Food and Nutrition Service, which provides meals to children in school, among other programs. "This partnership with the Mexican consulate is just another avenue for outreach."

Read...."We are a bunch of fat, overpaid bureaucrats and we have nothing better to do than to find slackers who want to slop at the government trough. Hey, it sure beats getting a real job in the private sector."

While the government representatives seemed careful to not publicly emphasize how illegal immigrants can benefit under federal laws, the consuls and a top official from Mexico's Foreign Ministry in interviews spoke openly about how the undocumented often don't complain about working conditions for fear their employer will have them deported.

They have nothing to fear in this country. Their chances of being deported are slim and remote.

"It's an investment," said Alfonso de Mara y Campos, the general consul in San Francisco whose office assists Mexicans from San Mateo County to extreme Northern California.

Yes, this is an investment, along the lines of Worldcom and Enron. Just put your money here and watch it disappear.

It never ceases to amaze me how stupid these government bag men think we taxpayers are. They confiscate our money, then give it to people who have no right to be here, or throw it down the third world rat holes, or spend it on feel good, bone-head programs that have all the effect a sparrow's fart in a hurricane. (Is the "F" word OK?)

HOW DO WE STOP THIS??????

HOW DO WE STOP THIS???

I'll find the names and addresses and post them and we will write these stupid Cabinet Members flirting around with "foreign agents" and "handing out our money"!!

These people are REALLY STARTING TO ANNOY ME!! I could strip them; check their teeth, and shove 'em into a cell myself!!

http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s ... 6/0198.xml

Telephone numbers for contacting Ag Dept are on the Press Release link above or below:

Department of Agriculture:

Terri Teuber - 202-720-6623
Tim McNally - 202-690-0498

Here is the Press Release on the Rural Development Program. It's all part of Bush's National Homeownership Month. Chase Bank is behind it. This is David Rockefeller's Bank. Chase makes the loans 100% of all costs, no money down loans, with a federal guarantee in the event of a default which of course offers the lowest possible interest rate.

They are planning 7,000,000 new homes over the next 10 years and the housing industry "put it altogether" and was on hand for the "signing ceremony".

The Press Release of course doesn't mention the "illegal alien" thing, which I guess is why they sent professional staff (our public employees) out to deliver the message personally.

But, this is the Mexico American Press Release about the "new program". If the people are American Citizens, then obviously the program would have nothing to do with Mexico. So, this is in anticipation of the amnesty program or like the "hand-outs" program above, they can qualify just because they are here. I wonder what home ownership is among Black Americans in the United States? This program violates our Civil Rights Laws because it targets a Caucasian Group for benefits which means they will have preferential "targeted" marketing.

https://www.alipac.us/ftopict-4581-rural.html+development

See, I told you all David Rockefeller is behind all this crap!!

This means alot of septic tanks, alot of lost farmland, alot of storm water run-off problems, alot of FILLING AMERICA UP WITH PEOPLE WE DON'T NEED.

See, Rural Areas like I'm in and have worked in for 30 years DON'T NEED THIS. They need a new GM Plant; or a Manufacturing Plant; or something that creates permanent jobs with nice benefits; not a 100% loan on a "new house" or millions of people from another country "nested" to steal their jobs. This is absolutely nuts.

So what do we have here? Lets analyze.

Chase = Rockefeller

Rockefeller = King Crone of Open Borders, New World Order, Council on Foreign Relations, Bilderbeger, One World Government Fanatic, Tied to Bush Family through Grandpappy who was the Rockefeller lawyer.

Housing Industry hires illegal aliens all over the country. Scared they'll get deported and then they would have to hire Americans again.

President = Maniac gives Rockefeller 100% guarantee on loans to people with no money to "buy" a house they can't afford and can't legally occupy in the United States.



This President is a Political Psychopath! He doesn't have the authority to commit this type of a loan guarantee worth billions of dollars to foreign nationals or a targeted group of White People. NO President does! What is WRONG with this MAN?