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originally posted by: Krazysh0t
originally posted by: yuppa
originally posted by: Krazysh0t
a reply to: saint4God
Written on the plaque on the Statue of Liberty (and my signature):
“Give me your tired your poor
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these the homeless tempest-tossed to me
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”
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funny. i see some in accurate info there.
air is free isnt it? they alive they are already breathing free.
And. refuse? who wants garbage anymore?
we also have enough tired and poor. we cant handle anymore.
remove or amend the plaque.
Clearly the art of the metaphor is lost on you.
originally posted by: Blaine91555
a reply to: luthier
Why would you assume I'm not also equally pissed off at the employers? They should be prosecuted.
You notice I said yes we do need and easy way for workers to get in?
Talking points don't apply here. The need for illegals or corrupt businesses breaking the law does not excuse allowing illegals in, murderers, rapists and drug and human traffickers along with the workers.
I'm all for an easy system for workers to come here, but one that also stops the bad people from coming here. Nobody wants that because then they can't use it to divide us by ideology for purely partisan reasons. The victims have no voice. If anything illegals have a get out of jail free card that citizens can't get.
Say what you want, but history smiles on those willing to fight for the rule of law and is full of tragedy for those who don't.
We don't even see the net result of the influx of illegals who think they can find what they want here. What do you think happens to many of those children and women making their way across the borders with the help of dangerous criminals? How many are killed and abused along the way as the hide from the authorities and trust in scum bags? Are not those for porous borders in some part guilty by association? Don't they enable the mules and traffickers and make it easier for them?
originally posted by: MarkOfTheV
a reply to: saint4God
Mexicans do "great" work... assuming there is a white guy overseeing the job and watching them like a hawk. For every 1 hard working detail oriented trade worker, there are 100 fresh from the border that can barely dig a hole without direction.
Left to their own devices they notoriously cut corners and give zero fuc%s.
This is not a baseless assumption, this comes from over 150 combined years of family experience in the field and countless stories from others. It's practically an epidemic that is well known in the private contractor circles.
Combine this with how they live their lives (constant litter, broken down vehicles, over breeding, playing the language barrier game, painting houses BRIGHT blue or green, etc etc,) it's really no wonder so many are resistant to letting more and more in.
It's kind of amazing how much the "cheap labor" argument is thrown around... cheap labour yields cheap results. But by all means, go blow 700 on a cell phone that will be outdated in a year instead of getting a decent tile or paint job that could last decades or more when done correctly.
originally posted by: KTemplar
originally posted by: MarkOfTheV
a reply to: saint4God
Mexicans do "great" work... assuming there is a white guy overseeing the job and watching them like a hawk. For every 1 hard working detail oriented trade worker, there are 100 fresh from the border that can barely dig a hole without direction.
Left to their own devices they notoriously cut corners and give zero fuc%s.
This is not a baseless assumption, this comes from over 150 combined years of family experience in the field and countless stories from others. It's practically an epidemic that is well known in the private contractor circles.
Combine this with how they live their lives (constant litter, broken down vehicles, over breeding, playing the language barrier game, painting houses BRIGHT blue or green, etc etc,) it's really no wonder so many are resistant to letting more and more in.
It's kind of amazing how much the "cheap labor" argument is thrown around... cheap labour yields cheap results. But by all means, go blow 700 on a cell phone that will be outdated in a year instead of getting a decent tile or paint job that could last decades or more when done correctly.
Agree! The place I live gave us memos last June that there were going to be updates to the siding, decks & windows, and roofing. We were advised it would take about a month 1/2.
It is April 6th and they are still here. This is what has happened since the mostly illegal work crew showed up:
pets were let out of apts, things went missing, one of my neighbors works nights, and one of them walked into her bedroom (which was not suppose to happen - supposedly all her work had been finished.
They had to completely take down decks, and redo them.
Everyone who lived on the top floors (me included) now has dripping ceilings, and black mold. Picture coming home from a hospital for c diff, to only have your ceiling fall down on you while your in there.
Lost our keys - hmmmm yeah right
Left long nails in the parking lots, insulation outside uncovered for months at a time, so the little neighborhood kids could play with it.
Damaged the inside walls because they didn’t know what they were doing.
They also screwed up the intercom system. Just got repaired after 4 months.
I’d pay more any day for quality, rather than have to deal with the potential lawsuits those idiots might have caused.
The only one who was at least respectful was a nice man who came here legally from Honduras, very sweet, but he seemed confused a lot.
originally posted by: KTemplar
a reply to: luthier
They may have been fired for their screw ups for all I know.
You won’t see illegals being hired, because the majority are hired on the downlow.
I lived in AZ before, and met a girl at a DTA office in Mesa who had no family in AZ, other than her 2 kids. Worked 2 jobs (no car). One of her jobs at a McDonalds hired illegals who would work for 3.00/hr under the table. If she reported it she would be let go. She also had cancer. I had plenty of time to talk to her 4 hours due to the massive amount of people applying.
My favorite was the Mexican dude in golf apparel and a very nice watch, screaming about having to wait. So they took him in right away.
I was denied because I didn’t have a divorce paper on me, then they kept my car title, so I had to pay 5.00 to get a new one. I ended up selling my car on Craigslist to get the heck out of there.
Everyone knows the Democrats only want their votes because there are millions of them here.
The companies that hire them should pay huge fines, or be shutdown for a period of time.
Praying for President Trumps success!
originally posted by: NightSkyeB4Dawn
I understand what you are trying to say but the plaque is just a poem that won a contest.
The poem is not a contract, not a law, and it is not a free pass.