U.S. Immigration Policy Exploits Low-Wage Foreign Workers

To the Editor:

Thank you for publishing Barbara Ehrenreich's article, "The Shameful Treatment of America's Poor" (September 20). I write to express my concern that many policy makers wish to escape feelings of shame about American poverty, not by addressing its causes, but by using immigration policy to redefine who is "American."

Some politicians favor massive "guest-worker" programs, under which foreign citizens work in the