Monday, April 03, 2006
A contribution to the immigration debate
One of the generally acknowledged facts in the illegal immigrant debate is that they take jobs that US-born workers won't, especially for the bare wages that employers offer. Examples - picking lettuce, cleaning hotel rooms, etc.
Over the weekend, I read this article in the NY Times that states the Bush administration is having a hard time finding anyone to take the open FEMA director position - http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/02/washington/02fema.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
"The calls went out across the nation, as Bush administration officials asked the
country's most seasoned disaster response experts to consider the job of a
lifetime: FEMA director. But again and again, the response over the past
several months was the same: 'No thanks.'"
Seems to me that this is a perfect opportunity to put an illegal worker to use! If FEMA director is another thankless, dirty job that US-born workers won't do, why not offer it to an illegal? Anyone hanging your local Home Depot or Lowe's will likely have better qualifications than Michael Brown. Isn't construction worker a better fit with FEMA's mission than the Judges and Stewards Commissioner for the International Arabian Horse Association?
Over the weekend, I read this article in the NY Times that states the Bush administration is having a hard time finding anyone to take the open FEMA director position - http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/02/washington/02fema.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
"The calls went out across the nation, as Bush administration officials asked the
country's most seasoned disaster response experts to consider the job of a
lifetime: FEMA director. But again and again, the response over the past
several months was the same: 'No thanks.'"
Seems to me that this is a perfect opportunity to put an illegal worker to use! If FEMA director is another thankless, dirty job that US-born workers won't do, why not offer it to an illegal? Anyone hanging your local Home Depot or Lowe's will likely have better qualifications than Michael Brown. Isn't construction worker a better fit with FEMA's mission than the Judges and Stewards Commissioner for the International Arabian Horse Association?
