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To: Reagan Man; Puking Dog
Reagan Man...With all due respect, I think you're not being fair with Pukin Dog regarding his potential hiring of illegal immigrants.
I believe he hires Mexicans, without ascertaining their citizenship, to work around his home. He isn't employing them full time at a business.

The vast majority of these people coming here is a testament to America's greatness. I myself can only admire someone who would leave their own country, with, generally speaking, only the clothes on their back and venture here for the purpose of improving the livelihoods of themselves and their families.
Of course illegal immigration is wrong and appropriate steps need to be put in place to deter this. But is it wrong to pay a man or woman to do a job, knowing that they might be 'illegal', if their only crime is working their tails off to provide for their loved ones? I think even Ronnie wouldn't have minded this type of discretion.
Let's deal with the issue of illegal immigration, but let's not turn away a stranger who comes to our door offering his labor for a loaf of bread in return.

Besides, Pukin Dog is wrong on so many other issues that we can forgive him for possibly hiring illegal Mexicans to cut his lawn. (Now don't misinterpret that as advocating PD's support for GWB's immigration reform position.)

624 posted on 03/27/2006 1:51:59 PM PST by jla
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To: jla
>>>> .... is it wrong to pay a man or woman to do a job, knowing that they might be 'illegal', if their only crime is working their tails off to provide for their loved ones? I think even Ronnie wouldn't have minded this type of discretion.

Yes its wrong. And Reagan thought so too. The IRCA of 1986 that Reagan signed into law, had provisions for employers to be fined up to $1,000,000 for hiring illegals of any kind. Still the law of the land too. ;^)

637 posted on 03/27/2006 2:12:20 PM PST by Reagan Man (Secure our borders;punish employers who hire illegals;stop all welfare to illegals)
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