Ripple Effect of Immigration Enforcement
http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2012-02-06/ripple-effect-immigration-enforcement
Record numbers of deportations and a flurry of new state laws targeting undocumented immigrants have created ripple effects in communities across the country. American citizens have been detained and even deported. Children of deportees are ending up in foster care. In states with the most restrictive laws, crops are going unharvested for lack of workers. We look at some of the unintended consequences of immigration enforcement.
Guests
Michelle Brane
Director, Detention and Asylum Program, Women's Refugee Commission
Joanne Lin
ACLU Legislative Counsel
Bryan Tolar [TOE-ler]
President, Georgia Agribusiness Council
Angelo Amador
Vice President, Labor and Workforce Policy, National Restaurant Association.
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i am hearing that farmworkers get good pay for very hard work, no mention is made of how it is seasonal work, if workers are to work more that short periods they need to move around, the pay does not look so attractive when that is considered
Carolyn
i am hearing that farmworkers get good pay for very hard work, no mention is made of how it is seasonal work, if workers are to work more that short periods they need to move around, the pay does not look so attractive when that is considered
Carolyn
Hi Kojo,
I am listening to your show right now. I believe that whoever pass this law did it for their election. I am sure the people who pass these laws were definitely aware of the consequences and I think it is selfish for law makers to pass this law knowing the consequences. Isn't America a land of immigrants? Isn't that what makes USA the greatest in the world. Whoever is saying that 'these immigrants shouldn't work' please ask them if their great or grandparents were legal when they get here and work hard. Can you please let them check their ancestors and who their grandparents or great grandparents are just in case they forgot?? I believe this is totally absurd if a state is losing abt 400M and it is a shame for these law makers. We know that the immigrants are hard workers under any circumstances. Why do you want them to leave your state unless they don't have a criminal record? I want someone to explain this to me who has no immigrant ancestor.
Thanks,
Delight
Hi Kojo,
I am listening to your show right now. I believe that whoever pass this law did it for their election. I am sure the people who pass these laws were definitely aware of the consequences and I think it is selfish for law makers to pass this law knowing the consequences. Isn't America a land of immigrants? Isn't that what makes USA the greatest in the world. Whoever is saying that 'these immigrants shouldn't work' please ask them if their great or grandparents were legal when they get here and work hard. Can you please let them check their ancestors and who their grandparents or great grandparents are just in case they forgot?? I believe this is totally absurd if a state is losing abt 400M and it is a shame for these law makers. We know that the immigrants are hard workers under any circumstances. Why do you want them to leave your state unless they don't have a criminal record? I want someone to explain this to me who has no immigrant ancestor.
Thanks,
Delight
Hello,
I think your guest used the wrong case to argue against the accidental deportation of U.S. citizens. As I understand the Jacadrian Turner case, she started the craziness by giving a false name to authorities when she was picked up. Unfortunately, the name she picked happened to be the name of someone who was due to be deported. Furthermore, her grandmother located her through Facebook postings, however, it appears that this teen, despite apparently having computer access, never actually contacted anyone at home to say, "Hey, I've been deported to Colombia, help me!" And, just as an aside, there are blacks in Colombia, so that wouldn't automatically be a red flag to Immigration.
All that said, I agree that the problem of citizens being deported just shouldn't happen. It just seems that in the Turner case, mistakes were made on BOTH sides. And I make all apologies if it turns out that the facts as I understood them are incorrect.
Thank You
Kojo's broadcast today re. improper deportation of American citizens due to Homeland Security's bureacratic foul-ups, and lack of oversight of same, was startlingly informative.
One organization that can look into this independently, with complete access to all records however they are classified, is the General Accountability Office (GAO).
I suggest concerned citizens request such an investigation, which I believe can still be done directly through a GAO hotline or, maybe more effectively, through a written request provided to your Congressional representatives, especially any representatives who might serve as chairman of cognizant subcommitees or committees.
I dont know offhand which House and/or Senate committees would most oversee Homeland Security, but maybe someone else here will know and post it. Or I may come back later with that info if I can find it online.