Link: Hoffman: Legal? This booth's for you | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle.
One of the most contentious issues of the 2008 presidential campaign is immigration, particularly from Mexico. Each candidate has a position. The Democrats and Republicans can't agree, not even among themselves. Lou Dobbs of CNN is practically having a stroke every night screaming about illegal immigration. Frankly, it's a complicated issue, and many Americans don't understand all the complexities. I will explain it in the simplest terms. Because Congress has failed to renew legislation concerning the H2B guest worker program ... you may have to wait a little longer when you buy a funnel cake on the Carnival Midway at this year's Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Or eat a deep-fried Twinkie, or walk through the Fun House or win a prize by sinking a free throw through a "not regulation size" basketball hoop. Many of the carny workers will be amateurs this year. "The H2B worker program has worked fine for many years," said Mike Ousey, owner of the Pennsylvania Dutch Funnel Cakes booths at the Rodeo. "Each year, I hire people from Mexico to work the fair circuit. Some of them have been with me for years. These people have an H2B work visa. They work hard, pay U.S. taxes and obey all of our laws. They do a tremendous, honest job and then return home to Mexico at the end of the season.%0
