Reply #38: Yup [View All]

Same scapegoating I've outlined in the OP.

Our future is better served by creating an economic egalitarian society. Solidarity amongst labor is a must and in todays globalized world it cannot be overlooked. Exploitation here or on the other side of the border effects us all.

The issue is exploitation, and by having an immigration system that panders to wealthy immigrants, we are only continuing the exploitation. Immigration is expensive in this country and unless those laws change there will be plenty of poor people hopping over the border seeking labor here. Their status as illegals is whats making it so easy for corporations to exploit.

The AFL-CIO's (as well as those unions that have split)position on this subject is that immigrants be entitiled to rights as citizens. This way they have rights to unionize and collective bargaining.