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Archive for September 13, 2007
ICE: $100 BILLION TO REMOVE THE UNDOCUMENTED
September 13, 2007 by Bradley Maged.
According to an article on CNN.com: “It would cost at least $94 billion to find, detain and remove all 12 million people believed to be staying illegally in the United States, the federal government estimated Wednesday.” (Emphasis added)
Roughly $10,000 per undocumented alien (assuming 10 million undocumented aliens)? Seems like a lot of money. If this figure doesn’t include court costs and other expenses as ICE claims it does not, it would be a lot more than that. Also, considering some estimates put the number of undocumented in the US at 20 million, maybe ICE’s estimate should be even higher.
Perhaps Congress should revisit CIR and have ICE concentrate on removing those undocumented who have been convicted of serious crimes and let the others pay fines, be voluntarily photographed, fingerprinted and accounted for in the system. This week being the anniversary of 9-11, it would make sense for Congress to do something that was at once cost-effective and sensible from a national security point of view. However, you and I know that nothing substantial will happen until after the 2008 elections. Hopefully there will be a batch of new Congresspeople with common sense who will do the right thing. If not, it will be more of the same.
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GOVERNORS SEND LETTER URGING CONGRESS TO RAISE H-1B CAP
September 13, 2007 by Bradley Maged.
According to an article on informationweek.com: “A bi-partisan group of 13 governors told Congress that more visas for foreign workers are needed to ensure economic growth and innovation.”
I’m glad to see that Governor Deval Patrick, of my home state, Massachusetts, was among those who signed this letter. How long did it take to fill the quota for cap-subject H-1B’s this year? One day. The demand for skilled labor, the available supply of willing professionals and the competitive global environment would make for the perfect win/win/win situation. The problem is the arbitrary, artificially low availability of cap H-1B visas available to professionals. (currently 65,000 plus 20,000 for those who have a Master degree from a US school). Let’s see if Congress does anything with this.
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