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FOR
CONGRESS POSITION PAPER (Revised January 2012)
Solutions
for the problem of uncontrollable illegal immigration must
address all aspects of the issue if future remedies are to be
effective. Firstly, the cause of the problem must be
recognized. Overpopulation in Latin American countries has
been the major cause of the problem, especially Mexico, where
the population has increased from 20 million in 1940 to about
110 million today. By comparison, if the U. S. population
had increased at the same rate, there would be over 800
million people living here today instead of 310 million. Half of
Mexico's population lives below the Mexican poverty level
of $2.00 per day per person. In practical terms, the
only alternative these 50 million people had, until the onset of
the current economic downturn, was to work in and/or migrate to
the United States if they wished to improve their living
standards. Even under the best circumstance (i.e.,
slightly more than the two children per family now occurring),
Mexico's population will not level off until after it exceeds
150 million or more inhabitants.
A managed nationwide guest worker program must be instituted,
monitored, and controlled. Run by the U. S.
Department of Labor (DOL), potential employers would contract
with the DOL to hire guest workers that would be paid at least
the minimum wage, with mandated payroll deductions for income
tax and social security and guarantees that fair labor standards
practices will be enforced. A special Social
Security program should be established for guest workers only
that would enable them to earn credits for retirement to be paid
only in Mexico at age 67 after their 40 quarters of earned
contributions have been credited to their accounts. If the
Mexican government cooperates, half of the U. S. income taxes
collected from these guest workers would be remitted to the
Mexican Treasury to pay for their and their families' health
care and the education of their children in Mexico. The
Mexican government would assume full financial responsibility
for the health care needs of their citizens while they are
employed in the United States. Other countries could
establish similar programs for their guest workers in the U. S.,
but would have to pay or guarantee reimbursement of their cost
of transportation to and from the United States. Canada has a
successful guest worker program that should be studied and used
as a modified model for the U. S. program.
Regarding the guest worker program, properly identified and
certified workers only (no dependents) would be admitted to work
a maximum of eight months annually in the United States.
Guest workers would be permitted to work only for qualified
employers under contract with the U. S. Department
of Labor. A vigorous inspection program using Federal
inspectors should be instituted to ensure that the guest workers
are properly treated by their employers. Employers guilty
of serious fair labor standard violations would be severely
punished and permanently barred from further participation in
the program. Guest workers must return to Mexico for the
remainder of the year at the end of their periods of temporary
employment in the United States. They would be
permitted to work a maximum of twenty five consecutive calendar
years in the United States in order to accumulate the minimum
of 40 quarters of covered employment for their
Social Security pensions that will be paid at age 67 in
Mexico. Those workers desiring to obtain U. S.
citizenship status would have to undergo the normal
naturalization process. Marriage to a U. S. citizen
would be prohibited for all guest workers while they are
participating in the program. Pregnant guest workers would
be immediately returned to Mexico and barred from further
participation in the program until their youngest child’s fifth
birthday. Finally,
the practice of late term pregnant Mexican women entering the
United States to give birth and thereby obtain U. S. citizenship
for their newborn children should be banned until a
constitutional amendment redefining eligibility for citizenship
is enacted.
Finally, aliens already illegally residing and gainfully
employed in the United States also would have first priority for
employment under a modified guest worker program, but must
adhere to all other requirements except returning to their home
countries four months annually as mentioned above if they apply
for permanent residency. Dependents of aliens currently
residing illegally in the U. S. whom are not U. S. citizens must
return to their home countries if they have not applied for
permanent resident alien status (green cards) or temporary
residency status.
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Designed by Imad-ad-Dean,
Inc.