Hilda Solis Labor Department Secretary says that the number of agreements signed between U.S. agencies and foreign officials pledging to give migrant workers the full protections of U.S. workplace laws — regardless of their legal status — and she says her department will uphold them.
“No matter how you got here or how long you plan to stay, you have certain rights,” Solis said at an event unveiling the latest agreements on Monday in Washington.
So someone who breaks the law, has the same rights as legal citizens do? Solis says these illegals need to know to know their rights, so that they can lodge complaints without fear that they will be fired or deported. She believes the signed agreements with countries like El Salvador and Mexico will serve to “remove those fears.” Hey, if you are here “illegally” you should be deported.
Critics of the move say the policy flies in the face of U.S. laws on both immigration and labor, and find the pledges especially worrisome in a time of high unemployment. So then according to the Labor Department, these illegals can still take the jobs of those who are unemployed, and are citizens. Where’s the sense in that?
“Obviously everyone wants workers protected in the workplace, that’s not the issue,” said Phil Kent, national spokesman for Americans for Immigration Control. “The problem is the bending over backwards to help and promote black market labor.”
But there is a contradiction here, as on the Labor Department website, it states that businesses may only hire workers who are U.S. citizens or those who are in the country legally. Is this another example of Obama’s amnesty program? This new decision is a slap in the face to immigrants who came to this country through the proper channels, and became US citizens.
In addition to the agreements already signed with countries in Central America, Solis says there are also plans to enter into similar partnerships with governments in Southeast Asia and the Caribbean. What next, import more cheap labor?
Jay
/ 09/01/2011WFT!! don’t vote democrap.