Senator Kennedy, you and President Bush blindly cater to powerful business interests in our nation – folks who illegally make obscene profits from the labors of the poorly-paid illegal aliens, while the U.S. taxpayers pay for the expensive social-services "fringe-benefits – and lost jobs to the aliens.
You stood by and watched as our infrastructure twisted into a pretzel in order to accommodate the tens of millions of illegal aliens and their kids; our schools, hospitals and all other "services" are strained beyond capacity. How long do you think the U.S. taxpayers will stand still and take the abuse?
Senator, we have reasonable, responsible citizens asking great questions.
Doctor John Tanton, Social Contract Quarterly – Voice of Reason
The publisher of the Social Contract Quarterly, www.thesocialcontract.com, Dr. John Tanton, recently wrote an open letter asking pointed questions which may have slipped your mind, Teddy, as you and Bush-43 move toward pulling off yet another amnesty.
It seems that you two believe it's easy to give blanket amnesty like in 1986, even though the consequences reverberate into 2007 – more than 20 years later. Any amnesty in 2007 creates even greater consequences as the population numbers accelerate into madness for the year 2040 by adding 100 million people to the United States.
Dr. Tanton asked:
Dear Senator Kennedy –
As the founding chairman of the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) I have been at odds with you on your proposed guest worker program. However, I am willing to be persuaded. I hope you will consent to answer this Baker's dozen of questions, to clarify your proposal and perhaps earn the support of myself and other fair-minded persons.
Cordially, John H. Tanton M.D.
1. How will the number of visas to be issued be decided? Will it be based on demand from the United States side, or supply from the applicants' side? If the demand is greater than the supply, how will the supply be apportioned?
2. Will the employers be required to pay the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour?
3. Will guest workers be covered by health insurance? How will this be arranged, and at what level of coverage?
4. Will the guest workers be covered by unemployment insurance, disability insurance and Workman's Compensation? How will this be arranged, especially if the workers change employer from time to time?
5. Will Social Security taxes be collected and current rules enforced? U.S. legal residents must pay in for 40 quarters to be eligible for benefits. Will these same rules apply to guest workers? How do international Social Security totalization agreements fit into this picture?
6. Will guest workers pay federal, state and local income and other taxes at the usual rates? Since rates often depend on the number of dependents claimed, how will this number be verified?
