Monday, July 05, 2010

PhillyDeals: Immigration reform would ease U.S. hypocrisy

The two-tier system does not live up to the U.S. standards, with employers paying undocumented workers less than minimum wage with no benefits. Immigration reform would fix this. - - Donna Poisl

By Joseph N. DiStefano

President Obama begged Congress last week to update the nation's hypocritical immigration policy, which it refused to do for his predecessor, George W. Bush, in fatter times.

There are, Obama said, something like "11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States." They "live in the shadows," and are prey to "unscrupulous" employers who pay low wages and avoid payroll taxes.
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