Let's Talk About the 'Guest Worker' Program

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Immigration debates often proceed as if high wages for U.S. workers were a problem to be overcome, rather than a policy goal to be achieved. What else explains the survival of the J visa program?

Initiated as a cultural exchange, it has degenerated into a scheme by which employers import helots to serve hamburgers, gut fish, and pole dance at minimal pay - sometimes no pay at all. When you hear that we need "guest workers," keep in mind that the U.S. already accepts 100,000 guest workers a year.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/03/11/let-s-talk-about-the-guest-worker-program.html

[Darnell 8,479]

that's 200,000 USCitizen Teenagers NOT working (sans the pole dancing krewe)

grrr.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

that's 200,000 USCitizen Teenagers NOT working (sans the pole dancing krewe)

grrr.

Teenagers today are worthless and lazy, not like when I was growing up. Why would anyone hire them, given a choice?

Edited March 11, 2013 by The Patriot

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

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Immigration debates often proceed as if high wages for U.S. workers were a problem to be overcome, rather than a policy goal to be achieved. What else explains the survival of the J visa program?

Initiated as a cultural exchange, it has degenerated into a scheme by which employers import helots to serve hamburgers, gut fish, and pole dance at minimal pay - sometimes no pay at all. When you hear that we need "guest workers," keep in mind that the U.S. already accepts 100,000 guest workers a year.

http://www.thedailyb...er-program.html

when every able bodied American is working and we need more lets get them. Last time I checked we had about 8 million illegals and about 11 million not working drawing benefits of some kinds. It does not take a genius to figure out why that is wrong

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

It does not take a genius to figure out why that is wrong

Too many lazy hippies?

[Darnell 8,479]

Teenagers today are worthless and lazy, not like when I was growing up. Why would anyone hire them, given a choice?

200,000 Hard Working TeenAgers can be found to fill the void.

I'll bet my last quarter's paychecks against yers that they be findable.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

The white hippie kids around here spend most of their time begging for money in front of Walmart.

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kali sounds like a whole other country. no one begs in front of our walmart. and there arent any white people anyway.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

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kali sounds like a whole other country. no one begs in front of our walmart. and there arent any white people anyway.

There is the answer right there. White kids all think they are entitled to freebies.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Meanwhile, San Jose, CA - Minimum wage went up to $10/hr.

Student class project leads to minimum wage jump

Edited March 11, 2013 by The Patriot

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There is the answer right there. White kids all think they are entitled to freebies.

no, i meant the white people in my community seem to prefer target and other retailers. my local walmart is almost all black, hispanic and indian.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

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no, i meant the white people in my community seem to prefer target and other retailers. my local walmart is almost all black, hispanic and indian.

You mean no pasty white morbidly obese women in stretch pants? Walmart wouldn't be Walmart without them.

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You mean no pasty white morbidly obese women in stretch pants? Walmart wouldn't be Walmart without them.

not here, no.

by and large, poor non-student white people moved out of this area a long time ago.

[Usui Takumi 1,562]

I've been walmart free for years. I don't even go to target.

Looking back I mainly buy from my local Ace Hardware. Last big purchase was from EQ3 for their fine Canadian products.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

I will ask now and get it over with...

"Is this going to affect my K-1 visa? If yes, exactly how many days will it be delayed?"