GOP: Anti-Family and Anti-Latino?

"The point system would have prevented my own parents, a carpenter and a seamstress, from coming to this country," stated Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ). Menendez, a Cuban American, was commenting on the immigration proposal that would favor education and skills instead of family relationships as proposed by Republicans in the U.S. Senate.

Republicans take special pride in being the party of the family but in the case of immigration they seem to favor business. Their preference has also a subtext of discrimination when you look at the proposed legislation and who would benefit.

The immigration proposal would use a point system to award green cards. A maximum of 100 points would be given to applicants based on a number of factors that include education and family ties. Up to 75 points would be awarded for education and job skills, 15 points for knowledge of the English language, and 10 for family ties.

How do most Latinos fare under this plan? Not very well since the greatest strengths of the vast majority of Latino immigrants are their eagerness to work and their families.

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