Coalition for the Future American Worker

30-second ad running in Iowa mid-Jan. 2004.
 
 
 

 

 Male Announcer: How much longer [punch SFX] can Iowa workers be the punching bags for greedy corporations and politicians?

[punch SFX] First meatpackers replaced Iowans with thousands of foreign workers.

[punch SFX] Next wages were cut almost in half.

[punch SFX] Now politicians want new laws [punch SFX] to import millions more foreign workers and give amnesty to illegal aliens. [punch SFX]

Tell the candidates no more foreign workers [punch SFX] and no amnesty for millions here illegally.

Paid for by the Coalition for the Future American Worker. 

  

 
On the Screen:  A punching bag dummy.  A fist from off-screen hits the dummy every so often.  Text, in red, is put on the screen to reinforce the narration.  In an amusing touch the expression on the dummy is changed several times during the ad.
Notes and Observations: According to its website, "The Coalition for the Future American Worker (CFAW) is an umbrella organization of professional trade groups, population/environment organizations, and immigration reform groups. 

The group also produced a radio ad:

What are the greedy corporations and the politicians going to do to the people of Iowa next? 

For years now the meat packing industry has recruited thousands of low wage foreign workers for jobs once held by Iowans, cutting wages by nearly half.

The results affect almost every person in the state.

Some schools now require full time translators on staff to cope with the influx of non-English speaking students.

Taxpayers have been stuck with millions of dollars of expenses for jailing law-breaking illegal immigrants.

Even Iowa health care is affected.

Primarily because Iowa is the illegal home to thousands of immigration cheaters who take jobs, drive down wages and drive up taxes.

Now, politicians are considering new laws that would import millions more foreign workers and give amnesty to millions of illegal aliens, encouraging even more illegal immigration.

Tell the candidates no more foreign workers and no amnesty for illegal aliens. Tell them the people of Iowa have had enough.

Paid for by the Coalition For The Future American Worker.