I may be mistaken, but I thought the Heritage Foundation was pro-American worker at one time. Can anyone tell me if they have been changed? It looks like they have turned into every other anti American "guest worker" rag...

http://www.heritage.org/Research/Immigration/bg2229.cfm

January 13, 2009
Real Immigration Reform Needs Real Temporary Worker Program
by James Jay Carafano, Ph.D.
Backgrounder #2229

Temporary worker programs can be a helpful tool for improving the legal means by which a foreigner can come to the United States to work. Previously proposed temporary worker programs have been problematic. Any new temporary worker programs must help, not hinder, immigration reform and borÂ*der security efforts. Temporary worker programs should be designed not as a substitute for amnesty, but to fill important niches in the national workÂ*force, allowing employers the employees they need to help grow the economy and create more jobs for Americans.

[Why not hire unemployed American workers (who have been thrown out of work by foreign temp workers, by the way), eh, "Heritage"???)]

In addition, a new temporary worker program can only be successful if there is a clear strategy for impleÂ*mentation. Based on past experience, the right answer is to start with a pilot program that fills the gaps in existing programs and creates incentives for lawful non-immigrant work in the U.S. instead of illegal presence. An effective pilot program should also pioÂ*neer measures to strengthen security and combat illeÂ*gal immigration.