What the Unions have to say

I was looking for a good article that explained this so-called "three-legged stool" immigration reform we are supposed to be expecting next year, and came across this, and thought it was interesting. The article focuses on the issue of foreign workers, and that labor unions are against the US granting more work visas. We've discussed the fact that something definitely needs to change in this area of immigration control, because the current system isn't working. Many immigrants keep coming to the US illegally whether they have a work visa or not, so something's gotta give, right? Well, the labor unions say NO. They don't want their workers to have to compete with foreign workers, especially now when jobs are becoming harder to come by.

But the author of this article seems to me to be suggesting that they better learn to deal with it, and I get his point. Trying to stop economic globalization, including foreign competition for jobs, is a waste of time if you ask me.

Anyway, its just interesting to see the debate from the unions' point of view, and important too, because they do have some substantial political influence, especially with this administration.