It’s difficult to discuss immigration these days. Difficult because our nerves are still raw from Sept. 11 — raw because several terrorists overstayed their visas or ignored our laws in some other way before flying American planes into American landmarks. A sluggish economy, marked by high-profile layoffs, also contributes to the problem. We as a nation are finding it hard to discuss the immigration policies and procedures we need to regulate which foreign nationals can enter this country and the duration of their stay.
But we have to talk about it, especially when it comes to addressing the situation in which many American companies who employ large numbers of unskilled workers find themselves: without a workforce. What is required at this juncture is the creation of a meaningful guest worker visa program that will satisfy the needs of not only American businesses, but also unskilled, nonprofessional migrant workers who risk their lives to sneak across the border.
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