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Support Balanced Immigration Reform
RECEIVED Wed., Nov. 15, 2006
Dear Editor,
With Democrats in Congress and Bush in the White House, there is a rare chance for balanced immigration reform. But if those reforms are merely a combination of enforcement and work programs (as seems likely), they will fail. True reform must level the playing field of trade. Current U.S. policy allows the U.S. to subsidize our farmers but prevents Mexico from doing so. That unfair policy destroys many thousands of Mexican agricultural jobs and sends Mexicans north across the border. If we want to limit immigration to legal channels, we must reduce demand for work in the U.S.! Removing subsidies will also save taxpayer dollars. I urge farmers to support this plan by declining subsidies. Rather than perpetuating entitlements, let's give the farming industry a real reason to innovate with resource efficiency, organic produce, and value-added products. That would bring farming into the 21st century. Isn't it time?
Please support comprehensive immigration reform, including a look at fair agricultural trade policies.
With Democrats in Congress and Bush in the White House, there is a rare chance for balanced immigration reform. But if those reforms are merely a combination of enforcement and work programs (as seems likely), they will fail. True reform must level the playing field of trade. Current U.S. policy allows the U.S. to subsidize our farmers but prevents Mexico from doing so. That unfair policy destroys many thousands of Mexican agricultural jobs and sends Mexicans north across the border. If we want to limit immigration to legal channels, we must reduce demand for work in the U.S.! Removing subsidies will also save taxpayer dollars. I urge farmers to support this plan by declining subsidies. Rather than perpetuating entitlements, let's give the farming industry a real reason to innovate with resource efficiency, organic produce, and value-added products. That would bring farming into the 21st century. Isn't it time?
Please support comprehensive immigration reform, including a look at fair agricultural trade policies.
Will Cain