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Yeah but there jobs Americans wont do, why won they do them?Works better to cut off ALL immigration here. There aren't enough jobs as is and if there are skilled jobs that need filled then retrain or reeducate AMERICANS do them.The plan we have now seems to be working pretty well. Nothing is perfect, and neither will a registry. If it were effective, it wouldn't have expired in 2011.Got a better plan for weeding out the terrorists, other than just allowing them into the country and blowing people up or gunning them down at will?
Because people are paid to sit in their ass.
I think it's more complicated the that. For instance, when I was listening to a program on potential changes to the visa program on our economy, Silicon Valley was brought up. Silcon Valley (and, similar tech areas across the state) bring in a significant number of immigrants to work in the high tech industry. They bring in energy, creativity, and talent, and I'm thinking especially for start ups there. And there is a real fear that removing that could significantly impact the sector. In Market Place on NPR it was described as one of the most vibrant and productive contributors to our economy - an economical "bright spot".
So, the question needs to be asked - why aren't we finding that talent among the US workforce? Saying Americans "won't do it" doesn't cut it - these are well paying jobs. Forcing these companies to take sub-par workers isn't the answer. The other thing that hiring immigrants does is it brings in an outside perspective to the mix, and that is valuable in a sector that is driven by unconventional thinking, management, etc. Stopping all immigration would have far reaching impacts unless we can simultaneously do something about our own workforce in order to meet those needs.