Word: mexicans
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Based on the premise that undocumented migrant workers "take jobs from Americans," the employers' sanctions in S. 2222 are unlikely to work. Employers in southwestern states use Mexican farm labor systematically. Many of their businesses depend on the seasonal influx from south of the border. It's hard to see how a $2000 fine per illegal worker--levied only after two warnings and a lengthy adjudication process--would influence many growers to end this lucrative practice. In any case, by liberalizing the rules governing the so-called "H-2" seasonal workers program, S. 2222 actually increases some employers' incentive...
...heart of S. 2222 are three provisions designed to curb illegal immigration of Mexican farm workers. This is what Simpson calls "a three-legged stool." S. 2222 would reinforce the Southern border patrol, punish employers who hire illegal aliens and ease identification of undocumented workers. But these are three wobbly legs...
...Mazzoli gave up that idea, and the worker ID issue remains unresolved. S. 2222 merely directs the White House to come up with a workable solution within three years. Meanwhile, Chicano organizations worry that the confusion over worker ID will lead some smaller employers to exclude anyone who "looks" Mexican...
...Anheuser-Busch spend millions on advertising to convince us of how tasty, macho and light their beers are [Aug. 16]. Nevertheless, with all the additives in American beer, it tastes as if it were squeezed through dish towels. Many drinkers say they can down a gallon of Danish, German, Mexican or Japanese brew, but after three American cans they feel acidy and bloated. Like the U.S. automobile and television industries, the brewers will learn the hard way that we're not as stupid as they think...
...increased, public expectations rose, and the government of President José López Portillo launched a bold expansionist program. To pay for imports, private and public corporations increased their borrowing abroad. The crunch came when the current worldwide recession, along with the oil glut, sent prices tumbling for Mexican crude. Meanwhile, high U.S. interest rates increased the carrying cost of the Mexican debt...