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Representative Robert Cramer
2367 Rayburn House Office Building, U.S. House
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Representative Cramer,
I am Irish and I oppose amnesty for any illegal aliens, regardless of where they are from.

Amnesty for illegal aliens - even if they are Irish - is no solution to illegal immigration.

The ILIR claims that Irish illegal aliens are somehow victims due to a shortage of work visas. That is ridiculous. The United States has the most generous immigration system in the world. We have visa categories for every letter of the alphabet (or, at least, A-V), numerous guestworker programs, and we admit about one million legal immigrants every year.

The answer isn't to reward illegal aliens with amnesty or increase the number of visas (e.g., H-1B visas are already driving down wages for American workers). The only viable solution to illegal immigration is to enforce the laws in the workplace and to restore integrity to immigration enforcement.

You will not help hard-working Americans, Irish or otherwise, by rewarding . The Irish lobbyists that are supposed to be pushing for amnesty this week do not speak for me, and they will only lead you astray.



Governor The Honorable Janet Napolitano
State Capitol
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Dear Governor Napolitano,
Please do not be swayed by well-funded corporate lobbyists who try to make a case for there being a labor shortage. What they really mean is "cheap labor shortage."

The negative effects of your misguided policy is perhaps best illustrated by the plight of African-Americans in the tech industry. According to 2005 Census Bureau statistics, there has been no job growth for African-Americans in the high tech industry for the past seven years. This stagnant growth occurs simultaneously with the increased number of guest worker visas approved since 1998.

African-Americans have been shut out of the application process because companies have found cheaper alternatives through the H-1B program. Out of the 100 Northern California companies that the Silicon Ceiling II report tested statements from, exactly ZERO responded to resumes from qualified African-American candidates. Those same companies, however, applied for H-1B workers, claiming that they could not find qualified workers.

This is discrimination, not innovation. I hope you will change your mind about fast-tracking American programmers into unemployment.
Phone me if you would like to talk about this,
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