January 2008 Archives

It has taken more than six months to launch www.myworkvisa.us.

Eight years ago, Vicente Fox and George W. Bush campaigned on a work visa program between the United States and Mexico.  And now...Americans are wondering how 12 million people entered the United States and now reside illegally in the United States.

Four years ago, President Bush announced days before the Summit of the Americas, his plan of introducing a guest worker program.

Three years ago, Minutemen formed to protect the border and draw attention to illegal crossers

Two years ago, students from around the nation, take to the streets to protest a 2005 house bill that was passed to crackdown on illegal immigrants.

Last year, a hastily assembled comprehensive immigration bill, looked like a bipartisan bill, yet it was defeated based on irrational amnesty concerns.  Furthermore, a move to encourage a work visa program was abandoned, hoping they could pass this bill.  It didn't work

Today, America finds itself again discussing immigration plans, but we must wait for a President to be elected before a comprehensive immigration plan can be initiated and implemented. 

In the meantime, successful work visa programs, like the H-2B, are being scaled back, and this is even affecting the people who followed the rules. 

Nevertheless, we must be mindful that the U.S. economy should be permit those who apply legally to work in the United States the opportunity to work here.