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lunes, mayo 21, 2007 Escrito PorAdam J. Segala las07:23 AM | Comentar | Imprimir | Enviar a Correo In the days since a bipartisan group of Senators and the White House announced a compromise on immigration reform one major theme has emerged in the news media's coverage of the proposal: nobody is happy. Whether it's anger over the border fence, the issue of family reunification, visas, new requirements for employers, there are hundreds of details that could have sweeping implications.
Certainly it took weeks and months (building on years of work) to reach this compromise, and certainly most of the important options were considered by the bipartsan group, but it is clear that there was little "outside the box" thinking, the kind of thinking MATT Foundation is hoping to bring to this difficult debate. One of the MATT proposals, the "Wall of Wealth," will be featured on MATT.org starting this morning. Back to the news coverage... Today The New York Times has a front-page story this morning on business leaders who fear this comprehensive immigration reform legislation will end up hurting business. Some of the most influential voices in support of immigration reform the past two years have come from major business organizations and corporations who believe the American economy depends upon a steady flow of immigration workers whether they are highly skilled or low-skilled. The article quotes a former staffer at the American Immigration Lawyers Association saying: “This bill does not give employers what they need, and some are pretty upset about it.” The Washington Post reports today on "Discord on the Immigration Accord." Darryl Fears reports that even though some major Hispanic groups have significant concerns, there are some, including Cecilia Muñoz of La Raza, who think there is hope for success, even though they could see it crashing: "There is a legalization path that benefits the people we've been talking about for all these years, so that's not a small thing. We have to measure the entirety of the proposal, but several things are clear: If this bill goes down now like this, then the debate is over. It's unworkable," she said. On Sunday The Post reported one concerns about the process for implementing the proposed changes in immigration law: "...many aspects of the proposal pose enormous implementation challenges, whose consequences would be felt not just by an estimated 12 million illegal immigrants but by every U.S. employer, worker and new legal immigrant in coming years." And as we've reported before, the presidential candidates in both parties are staking out positions on this issue that could affect the outcome of the Senate debate.
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