From the perspective of immigrant workers, what are the primary disadvantages of Bush’s proposal?
“One of the big negatives is that the worker would be under the thumb of one employer. If the worker is dependent on the employer for his work visa, he will be less likely to report abuses. If you are a temporary worker and your visa depends on one employer, then you have no bargaining power. The basis for guaranteeing rights and improving conditions in the workplace is really based on bargaining power, collective bargaining, and ideally joining a union. Bush’s plan completely weakens that system. “Workers should be allowed to flow freely between jobs and have the same bargaining power as citizens. A lot of workers have said they would feel trapped by the employment and have expressed doubt that they would sign up for the program. “Second, the policy does not provide a pathway for citizenship. If we’re going to depend on the labor of these migrants and if our economy depends on the labor of migrant workers – as Bush clearly stated – then we should provide them with access to citizenshi
Related Questions
- How can the Bush administration claim workers earning less than $100,000 would not lose their overtime rights, while others claim 6 million workers would be affected?
- How does this plan relate to Bushs earlier proposal to repeal the tax on dividends?
- Who do we deal with from a proposal, design and then to installation perspective?
