Friday, April 13, 2007

The Divided States Of America

This Business Week article shows how states and counties are reacting differently to the same situation. Some are making it easier for immigrants and others are trying to make them leave. DP

States and municipalities are responding in wildly different ways to undocumented workers

Businessweek.com: Gustavo Torres is a popular guy these days. As he walks into the storefront worker center he runs, the Hispanic men and women who fill the waiting room wave and call out "buenos días." Torres' nonprofit has been hired by Montgomery County, Md., to provide employment services to these immigrants, about 60% of whom are in the country illegally.

The county pays Torres' group, casa of Maryland Inc., about $700,000 a year to provide hiring halls, English language classes, and legal help in employment disputes. What's more, the county doesn't care what the federal government thinks of its welcoming attitude. "The local government says they are not going to cooperate with [U.S.] Immigration & Customs Enforcement," says Torres.

It's a different world just three hours away in Hazelton, Pa. The local government there is trying to push through ordinances meant to drive illegal immigrants out of town and punish employers who hire them. "Illegal immigration is destroying the quality of life," says Hazelton Mayor Louis J. Barletta.

This stark contrast is repeated again and again across the country, confounding businesses with local rules designed to deal with an undocumented population estimated at 12 million nationwide. The federal government's often haphazard enforcement of immigration laws and the absence of a comprehensive immigration policy only adds to the confusion. "This is like a Bermuda Triangle," says Di Ann Sanchez, vice-president of human resources at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in Texas.
Be sure to read the rest of this story! This is only a small part of it.

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