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Author: Blaine (---.ph.ph.cox.net)
Date: 05-19-06 08:24
I just read that 56 Mexicans died in the heat last year--but 5,500--6,000 people a DAY attempt crossing the border into AMerica. I have been to a lot of forums that bash America and AMericans,but I feel that this is another proof that people see this country as the golden ring of opportunity. BUsh is in San Luis right now,which is about 30 miles south of Yuma,Arizona. He supports the building of a 371 mile long fence. There is so much controversy about it--but it sounds like a lifesaver to me. Hiring illegals is against the law--but employers do not take it seriously. They never have. I remember my employer in MOntana hiring illegals back in 1975. They should get jail time. They have allowed illegals to undercut wages in jobs. Now I hear so much of the Mexican backlash of,"Who will clean your house,work on your yard,take care of your children?" I am inbetween jobs now,and going back to a former employer on Monday. I thought I would go down to the temporary labor agency because I was bored. WHat a lesson in humility this is!!! I was one of 2 whiteys in the midst of 30 Mexicans. The agency owners are Mexican also. I did the application,and filled an extra page with my skills. One of the Mexican guys did not want to do a job that was offeed to him,so I jumped at it. I-the licensed plumber,pushed a broom all day long on a new tract apartment construction site. I worked hard,as I always do,and at the end of the day I picked up my $30 paycheck. This is what I should make for one hour of work,not a whole day. A very humbling experience!! There is no hiring preference for Americans even here in America. Smiling wrote about educated migrants competing for American jobs. My stepdad is an employment placement specialist,with 30 years of it to his credit. He tells these educated people that they may want to think about having a back-up plan,on having a different vocational skill in case they are not able to find the work they desire. New Yorkers will call him in Montana,because they want to move to Big Sky country. They are making 100,000 dollars a year in New York. He tells them they might also need to bring down their salary expectations a little-maybe to half of what they expect. I mentioned Walmart before---they paid a fine to the federal government of 200 million dollars for hiring immigrants to clean their stores. My friend,who was the Human Resources manager for the many Walmart stores in Arizona,told me about a Russian married couple at the Scottsdale store. The people involved in devaluing America do sidestep,right here at home. I read their whining and bitching about having to cut jobs and benefits ( so the ownership can keep their big wages) and I think--go out of business!! Be done with you!! Fold-up and go! All this so that 2% of the company can make 400 times more money that the working people of the company!! Other countries call Americans capitalists. They do not know what they are talking about. Capitalize on what?? Underemployment? Poor wages? Maybe I should go sell the plasma from my body!! 1 unit--they will pay me 30 dollars. In the hospital this same unit will cost you more than 800 dollars. Greedy Americans sticking it to themselves! 5% of the population in control of 90% of the money!! Maybe I should sneak across the border into Canada. When I learn how to speak like a Canuck they will not notice me,eh? I could go on all day long with this....
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