Why the House Won't Pass Immigration Reform | National Catholic Reporter

Why the House Won't Pass Immigration Reform | National Catholic Reporter by MSW.  MGB: It is hardly news that nativism, and lets face it, racism animates the Tea Party rank and file.  A piece about Tea Party Nationalism a few years ago is a great source on this.  What is not widely discussed is that the food industry relies on undocumented workers who can be abused and discarded if they complain with one quick call to Homeland Security.  Whether picking oranges or processing chicken nuggets, a docile workforce saves money (especially if under-paid).  The only real way to give the nativists what they want is to end all work restrictions and repeal right to work.  Then it won't matter whether Food, Inc. workers are Latino or not, they will have the same interests as American workers, leading to more such workers being hired and less foreign labor being used.  Of course, that also means that reliable union Democrats will dominate the South eventually.  Seems that the GOP can't win this one.