Apr 09, 2006 19:42
Their chief concerns-and the source of their bitter differences on the issue-are contradictory. On the one hand, they want to assure big business a steady supply of cheap labor from immigrants who are forced to leave their own countries by the desperate conditions created by global finance capital, and who are deprived of basic rights in this country. At the same time, however, they want to use immigrant workers as scapegoats to divert popular anger over growing social inequality, the scarcity of decent-paying jobs and the attacks on healthcare, education and other social programs.
~ The World Socialist News Website.