“inhumane” is just another buzzword. if the raids weren’t effective, the bishops wouldn’t be complaining. congress has got to get this immigration problem under control.
Our country is able to function because of illegal Mexican labor. They didn’t steal anything. I can’t believe I’m hearing this garbage on a Catholic forum.
I think this is somewhat a false notion. Our country is built on businesses like Micro-soft and GM, not people picking tomatoes.
what, in particular, was objectionable? they seem to be treated the way any detainee gets treated. anyone arrested is going to get separated from family, job, home. as long as they’re getting whatever due process they’re entitled to, the bishops’ complaint is unmasked as a gripe about the fact that ICE is enforcing immigration law.
We have no relevent immigration law. My only point is that none of this is the fault of Illegal Mexicans. The fault lies with our government which has failed to address the fact that we need these people and that there should be a safer way to get the work done. These people come here seeking a means for life and the way they are treated is in so many ways immoral. And yes, our country is built on people picking tomatoes. Our country is still very agrarian and it would grind to a halt if it wasn’t for the immense support of illegal Mexican labor. It’s something I’m quite familiar with, believe me. Aren’t most of GM’s jobs overseas now anyway?
I think the bishops’ point is that the way immigration law is being enforced is immoral, unjust, and I believe that many advocate immigration reform in general.
owners and management will be fined – with a possibility of jail time which is appropriate.
It’s not about a free pass. It’s about the fact that immigration law needs serious reform. Until then, it is immoral to pick and choose when to raid people and separate their families, destroy their hopes and dreams, all on a whim. Illegal Mexicans operate with impunity throughout the country, but now, whenever they feel like it, they drop in and raid a whole community. Why is it that some get raided and others don’t? Soon we will see that those communities that actually try to stand up for their rights will get raided first. This is common sense. So now they must live in fear. Kid’s have to worry about when their parents might be snatched away. It’s ugly. It’s immoral. And God Bless the Catholic Church for being the light of the world!!!
I agree that ICE should uniformly enforce the INA with nationwide sweeps of all businesses.
Agree! We need a comprehensive immigration law, that allows workers to come in, legally, if they are indeed needed, and American businesses are not merely looking for cheap labor.
They share a big portion of the fault, by coming into the country illegally in the first place.
As I stated before, these businesses can get the workers legally, even from Mexico. However, those workers are more expensive than illegals, who they pay under the table.
But it doesn’t justify destroying out country in the process.
Our country would not grind to a halt, without illegal immigration. Rather, the agriculture industry, would have to pay legal help, more, so it would cost consumers more. However, the benefit would be saving our hospitals and schools, which are feeling the strain of illegal immigration and legal immigrants themselves would benefit.
I don’t know. GM’s problem is the unions, but thats a different subject.
I know a guy, a farmer, who hired illegals. He paid them decently, and they stayed. He then decided it wasn’t the right thing to do, so he got hold of INS or whoever governs such things, and got legal workers from Mexico. He ended up paying more for them than for American workers because of all the red tape and all the requirements imposed on employers beyond just the worker’s paycheck. So he gave it up. He can’t get American workers because we’re in a labor shortage area. So, he changed from growing labor-intensive crops to non labor-intensive crops, thus removing himself as one of the major suppliers of a local canning company that pays very good wages.
I agree - America needs to take a queue from other countries and stop thinking ours is the best and only way - its FAR FROM IT
It costs Mexicans thousands of dollars to get to the US and some may die in crossing the desert. These are peoples fathers, wives, sons. Were’s the gain?