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Originally Posted by Tbugs
So, what you are saying, Jim, is that the Iowans will take the jobs that Mexicans are working - but for a much higher wage?
You also said the corporate farms hire the Mexicans. Whose fault is that? Once again, I would bet the owners of those corporate farms are REPUBLICANS who have contributed large sums of money to REPUBLICAN (or maybe TEA PARTY) PACs and candidates.
Your family did good work for the meat packers but NOW it is not the Iowan who is working those meat packing plants. That was in years gone by that the workers were Iowans. Now, it is the Mexican who works for the lower wages that the CORPORATE owners pay.
Look up Postville, Iowa on your computer and tell me what happened there with the meat packing plant - and whose fault it was that the Mexicans came to Postville.
Some Iowa companies have moved to Mexico. That was due to NAFTA. Which president of the US created NAFTA? It was Bush the First (gee, he was a REPUBLICAN, wasn't he?).
Do not demonize "liberals" for all that has created so much illegal immigration. Look to your own party as well as corporate greed.
Do you want to round up all the illegal immigrants and ship them en masse back to their country of origin or what? Once again, look at what happened to Postville, Iowa after the Immigration agents rounded up 450 in an early morning raid. Postville has gone from a thriving community to a dusty spot that is poverty stricken - with Iowans.
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I am a Tea Party supporter. Please do not justify illegal immigration by saying it is my fault because fat cats and Republicans allow it to happen. If they break the law by hiring illegals, LOCK THEM UP. I do not support their position either. They like illegal immigration because they can make more money using cheap labor. They also supported the 1 trillion dollar Stimulus 2 give away tax deal this week. I do not support them.
Conservatives do not support illegals. Liberals do. That is my point. I did not mention Democrats nor did I mention Republicans in this post. Many blue collar working Democrats agree with me. We used to call american workers who take jobs like illegals, SCABS. They would take our jobs for low pay after we had developed the company, the techniques, and the community.
After all of this discussion, do you now admit justifying illegal workers by saying they do work that Americans will not do is just plain wrong?
For every illegal taking care of hogs, I can drive 5 miles from my home and introduce you to a family farmer and their children who do the same work. Same thing with hotel workers, factory workers, roofers, etc etc. It just is not true and it is slanderous to our American workers to say it justify some illegal immigration. They will do the work for fair pay.. but they cannot compete with illegals who cheat the tax system, the social security and medicare system, the medical system, school system.. etc etc. I still say.. shame on you.
JJ