A Case In Favor of a Guest Worker Program
First, I should state upfront that I am a proponent of strong enforcement for our borders including deploying the military to prevent Illegal’s from entering the Country along with vigorous profiling at our airports and other points of entry.
That said, I think that a well administered “Guest Worker Program” is a win-win situation for everyone. I say that because I lived and worked in Japan for 8 years and have some hands on experience as to how their system works.
My initial entry into Japan in the early spring of 1991 was legal. This is important. I was required to get a visa and have a sponsor to stay more than 3 months and work prior to arriving.
Within a short period of time after arrival, I had to go to the Municipal Office and be fingerprinted and photographed for an ID that I was required to carry at all times. I also had to inform the Locals of where I was living and again with whom I was working for. For sure, the police did come and check that I was actually living where I said I was.
This procedure of informing the Locals where I was living and who was sponsoring me was an annual event. When I left the Country to visit the States, I had to go to the immigration office and get a return visa so I could re-enter the Country. An up to date ID was a necessary component to the trip to immigration.
All the time I was in Japan, I was never randomly asked to show my ID except when I ran a stop sign – then, the police were extremely interested in see that little piece of information.
As a guest worker, I had to pay taxes, file tax returns, and was allowed to participate in their national health program. Of course I could not vote.
Except for an onslaught of illegal’s already here, we certainly could and should implement something similar to Japan’s system. Now there is no practical way to round up and deport 11 million illegal aliens. So pragmatically we have to accept the fact that they are here and require participation in the Program or be incarcerated.
EP
That said, I think that a well administered “Guest Worker Program” is a win-win situation for everyone. I say that because I lived and worked in Japan for 8 years and have some hands on experience as to how their system works.
My initial entry into Japan in the early spring of 1991 was legal. This is important. I was required to get a visa and have a sponsor to stay more than 3 months and work prior to arriving.
Within a short period of time after arrival, I had to go to the Municipal Office and be fingerprinted and photographed for an ID that I was required to carry at all times. I also had to inform the Locals of where I was living and again with whom I was working for. For sure, the police did come and check that I was actually living where I said I was.
This procedure of informing the Locals where I was living and who was sponsoring me was an annual event. When I left the Country to visit the States, I had to go to the immigration office and get a return visa so I could re-enter the Country. An up to date ID was a necessary component to the trip to immigration.
All the time I was in Japan, I was never randomly asked to show my ID except when I ran a stop sign – then, the police were extremely interested in see that little piece of information.
As a guest worker, I had to pay taxes, file tax returns, and was allowed to participate in their national health program. Of course I could not vote.
Except for an onslaught of illegal’s already here, we certainly could and should implement something similar to Japan’s system. Now there is no practical way to round up and deport 11 million illegal aliens. So pragmatically we have to accept the fact that they are here and require participation in the Program or be incarcerated.
EP
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