Louie, Louie

When I woke up from my afternoon nap/about to get sick drowsiness, a story came on CNN's Lou Dobbs program regarding the Senate's "stealth" attempt to increase the number of HB2 visas. A bit of objectivity is in order. The visas in question are used by corporations and other business to allow foreigners to immigrate and work for that company. Prior to the issuance of the visa, the business seeking it must obtain a Dept. of Labor certification that satisfies certain criteria, mostly about why Americans are not hired to do that job. The provision is part of a budget reconcilliation bill, hence Dobbs's use of "stealth."

I hate this guy!!! I couldn't believe the hyperbole (I'll put up parts of the transcript tomorrow when it's on lexis). He never mentioned the Labor cert portion of the visa. Not once. If he did, then the entire story would be moot. There is, in fact, no reverse outsourcing of jobs assuming the Labor Department is doing its job. Similarly, the increase in the quota and the removal of family members is another non-issue since the quota has not increased with the growing pace of the US economy (and the complementary decline in US education in the sciences and high tech sector). And family members do not have authorization to work.

But I'm secure knowing Lou is on the prowl for such reckless actions on the part of our government. Hopefully, tomorrow he will discuss how Alito should trace his ancestry to a time in our nation's immigration history when all new arrivals were warmly embraced and welcomed into the melting pot without bigots claiming that the sky is falling.