Employers' Requirements

This is the second post for “The Way Forward”:

What I have attempted here is to give employers a process for meeting their needs even as border security measures are being constructed. Not that this process will still not result in a mass legalization of foreign workers. That will be held in abeyance until such time as the border measures produce significant results such as a 50% reduction in the number of illegals apprehended in the 100 mile zone closest to the Texas, Arizona, New Mexico and California borders.

To participate in this process employers must present irrefutable evidence of their need for foreign workers. This evidence shall be verified by state employment offices and union hiring offices. The verification process consists of copies of the advertisements posted in trade journals and state employment offices offering a fair wage by American standards and a hiring preference for citizens and copies of all of the applications received by and certified by the state employment office. Applications submitted directly to employers are not acceptable. Employers will also present evidence of the efforts they have made to hire the handicapped and the unemployed citizens on the lowest rungs of the economic ladder. The names of any welfare recipients who refuse employment offers will be forwarded to the State and County Departments of Social Services for appropriate action.

What constitutes a fair wage shall be determined by local unions in concert with the U.S. Department of Labor. In recognition of the critical timing associated with the harvesting of crops, this review and advertising process will be initiated will in advance of the harvest season and expedited by the state employment office. Qualifying foreign workers will be issued a machine readable biometric ID that specifies the type of authorized work as “agricultural, horticultural and cattle ranching. Other employers are prohibited from hiring these workers.

Employers may assist foreign workers in preparing an appeals where deportation of appears imminent.

Employers will be responsible for any unreimbursed health care costs of their foreign workers and their families. Every foreign worker or family member who appears at a hospital or emergency room will be required to identify the workers’ employers for subsequent billing purposes.

Employers are responsible for verifying the immigration status of all of their employees and will be held accountable for any illegals in their employ whether or not they were knowingly hired.

Falsification of evidence in support of an appeal of a deportation order or in support of an employment application by either the illegal or his employer will subject him to a fine of not less than $5,000 or one year in jail.

Registration and Verification of Immigration Status

This is an elaboration of my first point under "The Way Forward". This is the first of a series of discussions of provisions for a new immigration bill or series of bills.

Illegal aliens should be given no more than six months in which to register. This could be done at their places of work or wherever they are found. Failure to register will be considered a felony and subject the individual to immediate deportation when apprehended.

A sytem will be established not later than six months after the approval of this bill to enable employers to quickly and accurately determine the immigration status of all employees, not just new employees. The system will be sophisticated enough to be able to detect when fraudulent documents are in use. It will permit employers to register all illegals in their employ who have not previously registered.

The mere act of registration does not constitute legalization of the illegals. It enables them to come out of the shadows and be free of the threat of deportation, at least temporarily. It is the beginning point for the re-advertising process and for any efforts the employers wish to make in defense of illegals in his employ.

Green cards, since they are easily counterfeited, will become invalid at the end of the six month registration period and be replaced with biometric IDs with an appropriate green card notation provided the illegal survives the re-advertising and appeal process.

Pro-Illegal -- An Oxymoron?

Those who support illegal aliens rather than the interests of their fellow citizens and the national interests consider themselves to be Pros because they are "for the illegals". But isn't this almost an oxymoron, a conflict in terms? Pro also stands for "professional". Should any professionally- oriented individual be in favor of illegal behavior? I prefer the title DCALs for these folks -- Disloyal, Complicit, Anti-Legal. There is nothing Pro about their advocacy. It is a race-based point of view not unlike that of their fellow travelers, the Aztlanistas and the members of La Raza, MECHa, LULAC and MALDEF.

Then there is the question of loyalty. How does Pro-illegal jibe with loyalty to one's country, the rule of law and one's fellow citizens?

Chris Simcox

One Reporter's Opinion: One Man's Civil Homeland Defense

George Putnam
Friday, April 18, 2003

It is this reporter's opinion that while fighting for freedom elsewhere in the world, we could be losing our own. Over the past 30 years, this reporter has crusaded on and off the air against the invasion of our country by illegal aliens.

Here in California, at our common border with Mexico, we have suffered economically and culturally - in every way - at the hands of foreign invaders. We, more than any other state, are suffering at the hands of these violators of our sovereignty. And more and more, we're finding out that our Immigration and Naturalization Service is in total disarray.

Out of this growing disaster has sprung an heroic group of dedicated civilians who are attempting to do the job our government refuses to do - protecting our lives from violent criminals, armed drug smugglers and terrorists pouring across our borders.

But instead of welcoming the assistance of civilian groups, our own federal government treats these volunteers as the enemy.

Take the case of Chris Simcox, who left his teaching job in Los Angeles and invested all of his funds into a small newspaper, the Tombstone Tumbleweed, in Arizona. Chris and his Civil Homeland Defense are patrolling our porous Arizona/Mexico border.

Recently, this incredibly courageous fellow, who daily risks his life to protect us and our loved ones from these foreign invaders, ran into serious trouble.

In the course of a patrol, Chris and a friend crossed a few feet into unmarked territory at a boundary of the Coronado National Park in Cochise County, Ariz. Federal agents lay in wait and placed Chris and his associate under arrest. They were treated as common criminals by the United States government.

Part of the charge was that no weapons could be brought into our national parks. The charge was vague but had something to do with the fact that they'd carried a pistol, which is in violation of a federal weapons code.

Interestingly, one of the arresting agents said she is Hispanic and dislikes the work done by Chris' Civil Homeland Defense group.

Consequently, Chris finds himself facing a court proceeding that could lead to placing him behind bars! This, my friends, for doing the job our federal government fails or refuses to do ... this for a free-from-malice, victimless crime.

Chris's patrolling duties and those of his Civil Homeland Defense are now on hold pending the outcome of this legal proceeding. This has thrown "The Tombstone Tumbleweed," Simcox's only source of income, to the borderline of bankruptcy.

The paper has lost a large percentage of its advertisers because local businesses are struggling with a weak economy and some, sadly, do not agree with the stand that Chris has taken.

Praise for Loyal Citizens & Patriots

If you’ve seen the movie “Meet John Doe” you might recognize those who worked day and night to defeat the monstrous S.1639 immigration bill as the modern day embodiment of Mr. Doe, played by Gary Cooper. Like John Doe, the vision, tenacity and character of these committed citizens are the foundation and catalyst of the mounting modern day populist uprising against illegal aliens and unfettered population growth. Similarly a handful of principled Senators, those who stood steadfast against cloture, personify the embattled Senator, played by Jimmy Stewart, in “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington”. Few can stand up to the pressures and threats from party leadership and the president; but these men and women of character did, and without them the enemy within would most surely have prevailed.

Of course there are other heroes along with villains and their victims in this epoch. Ranchers under siege along a border that has become a war zone comes to mind. Journalist Chris Simcox, camera in hand, mobilizing average Americans from all walks of life. They monitor the border, exposing in graphic reality the national and human tragedies and the environmental catastrophe. No one should forget the Bush administration's newest targets of political terror…America’s Border Patrol Agents. The message is clear…agents who dare do their job may well face ten years in a small cell as political prisoners… solitary confinement may well be one's fate. Such behavior on the part of a president should be an impeachable offense.

Yes there are lots of true heroines and heroes, and sadly, too many victims in this revolt. Be-that-as-it-may, the clarion call has been sounded by loyal citizens, much as Paul Revere raised the alarm in his day. Committed loyal citizens give a sustaining voice to the growing numbers who are taking up the ‘call’ in this fight for America’s sovereignty and its very survival.

While the next battles in this war to turn back a ‘tsunami’ of foreign ‘labor’ is just over the horizon; incorruptible Patriots and loyal citizens from every corner of America will stay in the fray. Exposing the skullduggery of the economic hit men and racist organizations [lobbyists] and while not easy ... is essential. Wielding their insidious corrupting influence upon lapdog political minions these people haven’t only forgotten their roots, they’ve lost their souls. We must keep the torches shining bright on those cowards and traitors who, for 30 pieces of silver, would betray America’s future. We must keep the spotlight on those who place loyalty to race or ethnicity before loyalty to their fellow Americans and to our national interest and national sovereignty.

We need to keep working to keep America strong and save it from the cloture and dagger of WMD politics launched by globalist GWB (a man I’m sorry to say I voted twice for). Ike in his time sent unneeded foreign labor packing, and we can too in a steady, gradual and humane repatriation effort consistent with the labor needs of our economy and a national objective of a stable population. [paraphrased from Brandon E.]

Hypercritical Remarks

Here is an example of the hypercritical remarks that characterize those who favored S.1639.

"We all know the ANTI are a small group of zealots, but a very noisy, pompous group of zealots, nevertheless. What next?"

We should all be committed no matter which side of the issue we are on. Being committed does not make any of us fanatics or zealots. The small group that stopped S.1639 turned out to be not so small after all. The pejorative terms "zealots","noisy" and "pompous" are not helpful when trying to find a way forward. Insults and name-calling are the last resort of those who prefer to attack individuals or groups rather than their facts, positions, reasoning or rationals. This is essentially an ad hominem approach that appeals to individual passions and prejudices rather than reason. This is not helpful and seriously undermines anything of a substantive nature that might be added later.

The Way Forward

The Way Forward

a. Mandatory alien registration within six months

b. Verification of the immigration status of all unregistered employees

c. Register all employees found to be illegal

d. Registration does not equal legalization

e. Verification of green cards

2. Employer Requirements

a. Irrefutable evidence of need for foreign workers

b. Advertising in trade journals and local employment offices

c. Fair wage by American standards and a hiring preference for citizens.

d. The handicapped and other unemployed

e. Agricultural workers

f. Support of appeals

g. Health care costs

h. Employer process

i. Accountability for hiring illegals

j. Penalties for falsification of evidence

3. Visas

a. Tourists

b. Students

c. Guest Workers

4. IDs

a. Machine-readable, biometric ID with clear photo and thumb print

b. Specify type of work authorized, e.g. agricultural

5. Repatriation

a. More immigration judges assigned to detention facilities

b. Expeditious appeal decisions

c. Basis for appeals

6. Interior Enforcement

a. Private enterprise operation at no cost to government

b. Taxation of remittances

c. More detention facilities

d. Detainee work details

e. Involuntary deportation

f. Authority of police and sheriffs

g.. Penalties for aiding and abetting and sanctuary

h. Cost recovery

i. Employer accountability

j. Penalties for false advertising

7. Penalties for Failure to Enforce

a. Impeachable offense

b. Cause for discharge

c. Loss of federal funds

8. Fraudulent Documents

a. Penalties for selling stolen or counterfeit documents

b. Penalties for possessing

c. Penalties for using fake SSN or SSN of another person

9. Border Crossing Obstetrical and Triage Hospitals

a. Location of hospitals

b. Cost sharing

c. Staffing

d. Transportation

e. Rules governing sick/pregnant appearing at border crossings

10. Official English

a. Public Interpreters for those who cannot afford one

b. Ballots in foreign languages at cost

c. Voter credential checking

d. Proof of citizenship

e. Penalties for voter fraud

f. Free community based English courses

11. Border Security and Enforcement

a. Additional border patrol agents

b. Hot pursuit/deadly force against drug runners

c. Wall, charged fences, barriers

d. Electronic and aerial surveillance

e. Roads and infrastructure

12. 14^th Amendment

a. Limits on Jus soli

b. HR1940

c. Temporary sovereignty of delivery rooms and other locations

d. Tamper-proof birth certificates