Stop hiring illegals to do our dirty work Options

[Mommy]

This is so very very true. People bitch about immigration, but hire illegal Mexicans to clean their house. The best way to get rid of them... don't hire them.

It's all to show illegal immigrants that they aren't welcome. And yet, most of the time, lawmakers never stop to think about the fact that they wouldn't even have illegal immigrants in their state in the first place if, somewhere along the line, someone in that state hadn't already welcomed them with a job -- a job that, in many cases, other state residents didn't want to do at any price.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/31/navarrett...nion/index.html

Great article. I didn't read the whole thing yet, but so far wow. I don't agree with everything, but he hits the nail on the head with the above quote

[Testm0nkey]

i think thats a fairly obvious point to most people but still, i dont want those kind of jobs!

and people bitch more about immigration then the government. my illegal brother in law pays federal taxes (without ooooh my god youre an illegal lets arrest you! though he isnt getting a refund this year), has a bank account in his name, gets a pay check (not cash under the table), has been pulled over for speeding without having a drivers license or ID and not being able to speak english and just got a fine, even has state approved drivers insurance!

do you guys still think the state/federal government cares about stopping illegal immigrants? they must know something

that may be totally off topic. i agree the average person bitches about illegal immigrants every 3 seconds

[Hartmann]

i think thats a fairly obvious point to most people but still, i dont want those kind of jobs!

and people bitch more about immigration then the government. my illegal brother in law pays federal taxes (without ooooh my god youre an illegal lets arrest you! though he isnt getting a refund this year), has a bank account in his name, gets a pay check (not cash under the table), has been pulled over for speeding without having a drivers license or ID and not being able to speak english and just got a fine, even has state approved drivers insurance!

do you guys still think the state/federal government cares about stopping illegal immigrants? they must know something

that may be totally off topic. i agree the average person bitches about illegal immigrants every 3 seconds

The federal and state governments are for stopping it as long as there is money involved, well, money that's going to them.

There are legal immigrants who would gladly take any job they could get their hands on.

[Testm0nkey]

money is going to the government with having illegals here. immigrants legal or otherwise typically arent hard up for finding work

if the government really wanted to stop illegals theyd be doing a whole lot more is what im saying and im not talking about a huge fuck off fence across texas. maybe in other states its different, maybe in other cities in texas besides houston its even different though

[Melanie]

I don't think people would want to pay the wages for documented citizens. That's just my opinion though.

[FORSAKENR320]

i approve of legal immigration. hate illegal immigration. do it right, stop scammign the system, and stop bringing the dregs of society into lubbock so i have to keep getting calls from you wetback motherfuckers at 3am trying to rush a bond to the jail before the border patrol puts a hold on you and you get deported!

[Mommy]

I have no problem with people who take LEGAL steps to get here

[THECHICKEN]

How about we make the wait time for coming to stay with legal family less than the 3 years it is now. The system is set up to encourage illegal immigration. If we would just make it easier for them to legally come here then we could keep tabs on them and at least know where they are going. Further, if we could spend time helping build a third world country across our border instead of across the world we wouldn't have this problem.

Oh and every american should speak spanish... different topic but come on, there are TWO languages spoken in this hemisphere and we can't manage it. People in europe usually know 3 languages fluently.

[Hartmann]

Oh and every american should speak spanish... different topic but come on, there are TWO languages spoken in this hemisphere and we can't manage it. People in europe usually know 3 languages fluently.

I agree with this, though, shouldn't it work both ways?

[Mommy]

there is no damn way that i am learning spanish when they wont learn my language. fuck that.

[THECHICKEN]

I agree with this, though, shouldn't it work both ways?

It SHOULD yes. But we are the super power with money to educate. so yes, i ABSOLUTELY think they should learn english, but english is NOT the official language of the United States so we shouldn't only be able to speak it.

there is no damn way that i am learning spanish when they wont learn my language. fuck that.

Im sure they say the same thing.

[Dogmeat]

man white people are stupid

[jonathan83]

Oh and every american should speak spanish... different topic but come on, there are TWO languages spoken in this hemisphere and we can't manage it. People in europe usually know 3 languages fluently.

should is a strong word, but encouraged definitely. language skills are horrible among americans.

there are TWO languages spoken in this hemisphere

btw, you forgot about portuguese and french.

[impala454]

I got no reason to learn spanish. Everything I give a shit about is in english. I'll be damned if someone is gonna come over here and demand that a friggin street sign or food label be in spanish. If I went to mexico and started demanding everything be in english so I could understand, I'd get shot.

[Testm0nkey]

arent a lot of posted signs in the major cities in mexico in spanish and english? i havent gone to mexico city yet (going this summer!) but from the pictures i've been looking at it looks to be that way.

and "i got no reason to learn spanish" is the same thing mexicans say about english. my parents have asked why my bro in law and some of his friends why they dont speak english and they say "why". working a kitchen job thats 90% other mexicans you dont need to learn spanish. theres no real incentive. an illegal isnt going to move up much in the world by just learning english. as for a legal immigrant why would it be much different? people tend to stick with others of their culture and the mexican one is very close nit. if you work with each other, live with each other, hang out with each other why learn english?