Why Do These Immigrants Keep Coming?
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John Falchi
May 28, 2010, 10:15:51 AM5/28/10
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Dear Friends-
This is my response to Dave Ewoldt's facebook piece on the immigration problem. John
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This is my response to Dave Ewoldt's facebook piece on the immigration problem. John
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My friend, Dave Ewoldt, who is running for the Senate in AZ,
succinctly, expresses the reasons behind the large numbers of people
who risk their lives to cross our porous border and emigrate here
seeking jobs.
Of course, our large corporations have benefited from this mass movement of people. With good reason, they fought for NAFTA and the WTO, and continue to support the drastic policies of the World Bank and the International Monetary fund, so that they could seriously affect the economies of many of the developing nations. They have used the threat of outsourcing in their collective bargaining with the trade unions, so as to lower the level of wages previously earned in what is left of much of our manufacturing industry. Moreover, they have encouraged this mass movement of poor people, so that they can employ those who will accept below living wage jobs in agri-businesses, hotels, restaurants, etc.
It is worth noting that this is parallel to developments in other parts of the world--poor Asians emigrating to Japan, poor Muslims emigrating to European countries, etc., in settings where it has been determined that economies must move from being industry-based to ones that are much more service-oriented. Those who are losing their jobs, not temporarily, but permanently, and who are protesting this, are pawns in the hands of the multi-national corporations.
This large changeover in types of work available in the largest and most powerful economies of the world, and the concomitant mass movement of poorer populations into those same countries, is a very vicious cycle, created and supported by the powers that be. It could, aptly, be characterized as the 21st century model of the old colonial system.
At the same time, our regular immigration system is many years behind in processing the applications of those who would like to immigrate into this country and needs to be completely revamped. Since the early years of the Clinton Administration, when the volume increased tremendously, little has been done to fundamentally change this, besides attempting to build a higher fence in high trafficking areas, and policing the border with additional forces. It will take people who can raise their consciousness above the political squabbles of the day to seriously address these underlying issues, before this immigration matter can be dealt with satisfactorily.
(Dave Ewoldt)
I don't think it will stop until we decide to be honest about the underlying causes. We don't need immigration reform, we need to change our foreign and domestic policies that condone stealing other country's resources, driving people off their land, destroying their means of livelihood, and subsidizing AgriBiz so they can undercut everyone else's prices. NAFTA and the WTO need to go as they lead to wage depression and environmental destruction in the race to the bottom as we out-source and off-shore the real productive economy, both in this country and others. And it's all being done for no other reason than corporate greed to prop up the failed paradigm of infinite economic growth that is destroying our one and only life support system.
Of course, our large corporations have benefited from this mass movement of people. With good reason, they fought for NAFTA and the WTO, and continue to support the drastic policies of the World Bank and the International Monetary fund, so that they could seriously affect the economies of many of the developing nations. They have used the threat of outsourcing in their collective bargaining with the trade unions, so as to lower the level of wages previously earned in what is left of much of our manufacturing industry. Moreover, they have encouraged this mass movement of poor people, so that they can employ those who will accept below living wage jobs in agri-businesses, hotels, restaurants, etc.
It is worth noting that this is parallel to developments in other parts of the world--poor Asians emigrating to Japan, poor Muslims emigrating to European countries, etc., in settings where it has been determined that economies must move from being industry-based to ones that are much more service-oriented. Those who are losing their jobs, not temporarily, but permanently, and who are protesting this, are pawns in the hands of the multi-national corporations.
This large changeover in types of work available in the largest and most powerful economies of the world, and the concomitant mass movement of poorer populations into those same countries, is a very vicious cycle, created and supported by the powers that be. It could, aptly, be characterized as the 21st century model of the old colonial system.
At the same time, our regular immigration system is many years behind in processing the applications of those who would like to immigrate into this country and needs to be completely revamped. Since the early years of the Clinton Administration, when the volume increased tremendously, little has been done to fundamentally change this, besides attempting to build a higher fence in high trafficking areas, and policing the border with additional forces. It will take people who can raise their consciousness above the political squabbles of the day to seriously address these underlying issues, before this immigration matter can be dealt with satisfactorily.
(Dave Ewoldt)
I don't think it will stop until we decide to be honest about the underlying causes. We don't need immigration reform, we need to change our foreign and domestic policies that condone stealing other country's resources, driving people off their land, destroying their means of livelihood, and subsidizing AgriBiz so they can undercut everyone else's prices. NAFTA and the WTO need to go as they lead to wage depression and environmental destruction in the race to the bottom as we out-source and off-shore the real productive economy, both in this country and others. And it's all being done for no other reason than corporate greed to prop up the failed paradigm of infinite economic growth that is destroying our one and only life support system.
Connelly Gardens
May 28, 2010, 10:32:51 AM5/28/10
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Nice John. Thanks for sharing your insight on this complex issue. ~ LaVonna Connelly
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