(March 30, 2011 at 11:35 am)Minimalist Wrote: Except they are crossing the border to trim my shrubs and Americans won't do that kind of work. I'm in Arizona which is ground zero for nut bag republican assholes who love guns and hate Mexicans. This whole "immigration" debate is nothing more than racism and, if you doubt that, ask why white Canadians are never part of the equation.
That's just silly. I know people from just about every ethnicity that work in the lawn care field. They find it very difficult to compete with illegal aliens that get paid $4 an hour & don't pay taxes. If they weren't breaking several laws every single hour they work, it wouldn't be an issue. It's also not fair to the immigrants that come here legally & take the time to become a resident alien or citizen. I've worked with several legal immigrants (from Germany & the Dominican Republic, one of the Germans sits next to me) here in the office & they all see it the same way across the board.
Anecdote: The same holds true for picking strawberries down near Tampa. That used to be great work for teens that were out of school, but they can't compete with illegal workers that live 12 or more to a double-wide. I used to think that was a stereotype till my folks bought a mobile home park & I had to clean out a few of the lots that the previous owner was letting illegal migrant workers live there packed like sardines. It's not legal & AFAIAC it's borderline slavery.
"How is it that a lame man does not annoy us while a lame mind does? Because a lame man recognizes that we are walking straight, while a lame mind says that it is we who are limping." - Pascal
