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Contributed by: Larry Ambrose on 4/26/2006

State Candidate Calls Governor Owens'

Guest Worker Program, a "Guess Worker" Program

Calls for State Labor Department Research

At a press conference in front of the Colorado State Capitol, candidate Jeanne Labuda, front running Democrat for State Representative in House District 1, criticized Governor Bill Owens for not having any facts when said that the State needed temporary immigrant labor to fill jobs "that simply aren't being filled by Coloradoans or Americans." Owens made the statement ten days ago, in a nationally televised interview on the popular CNN, Lou Dobbs Tonight show. . Laduda said, "Governor Owens provided no information.... he guessed. He gave no hard data to support his assertion...His plan would better be called a 'guess' worker program."

She called for legislation which would enable the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment to audit our population of undocumented workers and their impact on the state and local economies, to assess the employment demands for temporary or guest workers, and to develop recommendations for filling unskilled labor jobs with U.S. citizens."

Furthermore, Labuda called on the Governor and members of the Colorado congressional delegation ask the President of the United States to "appoint a Commission on Immigration Reform composed of individuals of the same intellectual and leadership qualities as the 9/11 Commission." The panel would gather all pertinent information form all the states, hold hearings, and then make recommendations to Congress. She said, "We should put aside the rhetoric, emotions and reform legislation until the commission completes its work. This proposal may represent our last, best chance to solve our country's immigration dilemmas. I want an immigration policy based on what is best for the U.S. economy - and I want it based on hard facts."

In the meantime, the federal government should fix our broken border with Mexico. "Fix that first; then we can talk about reform" said Labuda. "At the federal level, we need an immigration policy that works in the best interest of the country, acknowledging our history as a bastion of freedom and diversity. How wide a gate should we open to those wishing to come to America? Whom should we welcome? The answers must depend on the information and facts we gather. Again, our immigration policy must address the true employment needs of Colorado and of the United States."

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