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Originally posted by Newbomb Turk
This is dedicated to ALL OF THOSE out there that are real quick to scream "Well illegal immigrants are only doing the jobs that lazy Americans don't want to do"
Originally posted by Jinglelord
reply to post by Newbomb Turk
Seriously? I can make 8 bucks an hour digging for scrap metal or panhandling.
I call Bull.
This seems like a typical anti-migrant worker propaganda sensationalist bologna to me.
I'm not arguing they shouldn't be required to pay minimum wage or exploit workers, I just think these people who say they will take a job as a cashier with huge amounts of experience are liars pushing an agenda.
Furthermore if I was the boss I wouldn't hire them. I would rather hire someone who won't leave the second the economy picks up and experienced staff is essential for growth.
Originally posted by Jinglelord
reply to post by James1982
Got me there I was raised an upper middle class liberal and my views on this topic are very very unpopular. I think my real views are very conservative though. I believe in competition. You need to build value in yourself and be able to compete. I'm just tired of this obvious nonsense that uses immigrant workers as a scapegoat. And nobody seems to see it!
I can't get behind propaganda and rhetoric. I can't get behind people claiming they can't find a job but are willing to work minimum wage. What you apply at one place and claim you can't find a job? If you're really willing to do anything you will find a job. I see a lot of help wanted signs in the city I live in. The job ads aren't as much as they once were but they are there.
I have worked very hard, I have cleaned every kind of feces, I have dug ditches, moved boxes, and would do it again if I got stuck. I can have a minimum wage job in less than 24 hours. Granted this job market is tough and you might not get begged to work like you once were.
I still say the illegal immigrants aren't the problem and are being used as a scapegoat.
"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-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"