Business In Quandry Over Guest Worker Program

Why is Congress so baffled by the dynamics here? The argument states that Americans don't want these low paying jobs that immigrants will perform, because of the low wage and because it is "backbreaking work". So what? We have hundreds of thousands of people on welfare-make them take one of these jobs if they want to keep their assistance checks coming in. Don't penalize them for doing so-it can be additional income. Some will balk at giving a welfare check and earning money actually working, but we all know welfare does not provide for a decent life and at least, it will cut down on immigrants taking US jobs. And the argument of backbreaking work? So what? Unless you are disabled, I'm sure there are lots of healthy men on the public assistance rolls who are able bodied to do the work, if immigrants can do it, so can they.

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