{"id":65313,"date":"2009-12-04T16:52:33","date_gmt":"2009-12-04T21:52:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seattletimes.nwsource.com\/html\/northwestvoices\/2010427668_issueswithillegalimmigration.html?syndication=rss"},"modified":"2009-12-04T16:52:33","modified_gmt":"2009-12-04T21:52:33","slug":"issues-with-illegal-immigration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/65313","title":{"rendered":"Issues with illegal immigration"},"content":{"rendered":"

Obama administration should come down harder<\/strong><\/p>\n

In regards to the article \u201cIllegal workers quietly let go\u201d [NWMonday, Nov. 23], this is absolutely absurd.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s about time our nation step up and pull in the reins on companies that hire and continue to employ illegal immigrants. It\u2019s bad enough legitimate citizens are struggling to keep their jobs and provide for their families, but to have to fight for a job against a person who has no legal right to be here is outrageous.<\/p>\n

These companies should be getting slapped with heavy fines, put on probation and continuously checked on. It\u2019s unfortunate that it has escaladed to where companies need to be baby-sat, but President Obama should get more serious about holding these companies and individuals responsible. If not, this will be just another waste of taxpayer dollars and government time.<\/p>\n

Also, if these companies are pulling up Social Security numbers that do not match the name or other documentation new hires are providing, at what point does somebody alert the law or look in to what could potentially be identity theft?<\/p>\n

\u2014 Amanda Gourlie, Bothell<\/em><\/p>\n

Just let the immigrants be?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I was completely appalled upon hearing of the immigration audit from the article titled \u201cIllegal workers quietly let go.\u201d In my opinion, we need to just let the illegal immigrants be. They have the jobs that no Americans want, which pay wages far too small to survive on, especially in our materialistic society.<\/p>\n

People come to America for new opportunities in hopes of better lives, and we cannot even offer that to them. It is pathetic and, quite frankly, I am embarrassed for our country.<\/p>\n

The people who support the audit, which quietly lets go illegal employees rather than making a big scene about it, are upset because it does not make them leave America. It allows them to go somewhere else and \u201ctake more of our jobs.\u201d<\/p>\n

It is an outrage that Yamato Engine Specialists in Bellingham was fined and put on probation for hiring illegal immigrants. They are not bothering us, and they are taking jobs we do not want, even in this horrible economy. I think it is a time to be welcoming and thankful for having them come here to work rather than kick them out.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Clare Schwieger, Tacoma<\/em><\/p>\n

Youth immigrants deserve DREAM Act<\/strong><\/p>\n

How difficult is it for us to pass a law that makes sense for everyone?<\/p>\n

The government utilizes precious limited resources deporting undocumented youth who were brought into the country by their parents, having no say in the matter. The DREAM Act provides a path to citizenship for these youth, providing options, hope and opportunities after high-school graduation \u2014 not to mention the ability to contribute to society by being upright, law-abiding and contributing citizens.<\/p>\n

Originally introduced in 2001, the bill still has not passed. One hopes that in a time of financial strife, the U.S. would take measures to cut unnecessary resource utilization. Instead, families are torn apart, aspirations stamped out, and the American dream is foiled.<\/p>\n

These youth grew up in the U.S., losing their ties to their countries of birth. When deported, they must suddenly live in a foreign country leaving behind the only home, culture, people and language they\u2019ve known.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s pass the DREAM Act and tell government we don\u2019t want our valuable resources used on investigating and deporting law-abiding youth who contribute to the country. We\u2019d rather they address real issues of danger to our citizens.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Sarah Houston, Bellevue<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Obama administration should come down harder In regards to the article \u201cIllegal workers quietly let go\u201d [NWMonday, Nov. 23], this is absolutely absurd. It\u2019s about time our nation step up and pull in the reins on companies that hire and continue to employ illegal immigrants. It\u2019s bad enough legitimate citizens are struggling to keep their […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-65313","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65313","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65313"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65313\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65313"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65313"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}