Need comprehensive immigration reform - and not just a wall

Posted: Jan 12th, 2019 - 8:37 am

Article on radio this morning about employers complaining there are no people to staff nursing home, farmers have no people to harvest their crops, hotels cannot get enough personnel to clean their rooms.

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Need comprehensive immigration reform - and not just a wall (Views: 423, 2019-01-12, 8:37 am)
- Borders, language, culture - can’t have one without the - others. (Views: 183, 2019-01-12, 8:49 am)
  - ^^5^^ - NM (Views: 171, 2019-01-12, 10:25 am)
- Get rid of welfare and you'd have plenty of people to do - those low skilled jobs. But why (Views: 244, 2019-01-12, 8:54 am)
  - Your response is - heartless (Views: 254, 2019-01-12, 10:08 am)
    - I'm sure the OP meant able-bodied people who CAN work - but choose not to. (Views: 228, 2019-01-12, 10:27 am)
      - Perhaps - but not what she said (Views: 161, 2019-01-12, 10:51 am)
        Blame Trump all you want. I doesn't change the fact that - Pelosi/Schumer own the shutdown. (Views: 238, 2019-01-12, 11:00 am)
        Next - Not my president (Views: 214, 2019-01-12, 11:44 am)
        No... - they don't (Views: 289, 2019-01-12, 12:10 pm)
        How do you know? Where is your proof? - What proof do you have to back up (Views: 174, 2019-01-12, 3:48 pm)
      - You would think that was obvious, but I should have - known. (Views: 256, 2019-01-12, 11:33 am)
        Reminds of the Feed the Children commercials. You'd - think one of the camera crew would (Views: 232, 2019-01-12, 12:32 pm)
        The children will just produce more children - Like, duh (Views: 185, 2019-01-12, 5:26 pm)
      - It's the usual emotional response one would expect - here, but it's the truth. Some welfare (Views: 180, 2019-01-12, 11:37 am)
      - Maybe we should replace furloughed govt workers - with the illegals already here, so (Views: 258, 2019-01-12, 12:06 pm)
    - Don't you think those of us who work have to deal with - these same issues? (Views: 214, 2019-01-12, 12:15 pm)
      - My family was on - welfare (Views: 163, 2019-01-12, 5:21 pm)
        NO ONE suggested what you posted - Does not make sense (Views: 210, 2019-01-12, 6:14 pm)
    - But, mustn't they suffer like I do? - I work for pennies for the MT (Views: 144, 2019-01-13, 9:54 am)
- This is just more bloviating. Been hearing this for 30 plus - years. Then when Congress does (Views: 214, 2019-01-12, 9:00 am)
  - Congress does not like to write any laws for which they would - be held accountable. They prefer (Views: 173, 2019-01-12, 9:01 am)
- What is there left to comprehend in the comprehensive - part? This is just more talk, do (Views: 171, 2019-01-12, 9:03 am)
- When I've heard this in the past its code for amnesty. - nm (Views: 180, 2019-01-12, 9:06 am)
  - Deja vu all over again as Yogi said. Just like 1986. - Amnesty, border security, promises, (Views: 207, 2019-01-12, 9:29 am)
  - Most immigrants who are here - illegally (Views: 283, 2019-01-12, 10:11 am)
    - Are they mules carrying drugs into this country? - Are they rapists and murderers? (Views: 228, 2019-01-12, 10:30 am)
      - The wall - will not stop them (Views: 186, 2019-01-12, 10:54 am)
        Clearly you are not researching, others you - would not post obvious errors (Views: 164, 2019-01-12, 2:09 pm)
- The wall first, then the rest. This is how we got in this - situation anyway, with incrementalism (Views: 271, 2019-01-12, 9:09 am)
  - Why should you trust - Trump? (Views: 196, 2019-01-12, 10:14 am)
- Will Congress fund a wall in exchange for some kind of - reform? Give them DACA for any child (Views: 302, 2019-01-12, 9:24 am)
- Then I suggest they call Chuck and Nancy - to get them moving (Views: 212, 2019-01-12, 10:24 am)
  - No... - call the president (Views: 199, 2019-01-12, 12:12 pm)