A group of 16 Republican members of the House and Senate have written
an official letter to President Obama asking him to reconsider pushing
immigration reform through Congress. The Republicans make their
argument, they state, on behalf of Americans who are currently not
working. The group comments that the proposed Senate immigration bill
would double the number of guest workers brought into the United States
at a time when the economy and U.S. workforce is struggling.
Arguments utilized by the Republican group include the following:
- CBO data state that these lower-skilled immigrants would cause wages for Americans to fall and American unemployment would rise.
- Historically, according to research, low-skilled immigration has led
to an 8% wage reduction for U.S. born workers without a high school
degree.
This letter and its specific point of view is just one of many voices
in the immigration debate. On the other side are numerous letters and
publications depicting the many advantages of the proposed immigration
reform program, including the business immigration advocacy group,
FWD.us.
