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Day Labor Line Still Growing
Wisdom of Dave ^ | 07/08/2011 | Wisdom of Dave

Posted on 07/08/2011 7:18:37 PM PDT by zippythepinhead

In Salt Lake City, Utah there is a Home Depot on the corner of 2100 South Street and 300 West Street. The store is in an excellent location right next to Interstate 15. And on the east side of the Home Depot is an employment line. This employment line is the type of line that everybody knows about, but nobody talks about.

It is a line full of mostly Hispanic, with a few others mixed in, day laborers. Now mind you yes I did just "racially profile." But not to digress, I will explain this later. If these men had permanent jobs of the legal type, do you think they would be standing out by this Home Depot waiting for a pick up to the job site? Probably not.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; History; Politics; Society
KEYWORDS: illegal; immigration; jobs; mexico

1 posted on 07/08/2011 7:18:43 PM PDT by zippythepinhead
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To: zippythepinhead

This whole illegal emigrant thing is also forcing legal, native born people of all races into the black market labor force. I know several people working this way because they will take anything to put food on the table. The illegals have destroyed the bottom end of the labor market.


2 posted on 07/08/2011 7:36:01 PM PDT by Himyar
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To: Himyar

Good point. I completely agree. Jobs I used to see high school kids and young college adults do during the summer are now done by illegals.

Comprende la plabra vamanos?


3 posted on 07/08/2011 7:41:03 PM PDT by zippythepinhead
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To: Himyar

Here in L.A., our group has contracts with the major studios, including Universal. I went there at HR office because it’s right in the same bldg where our marketing liaison is located. L.A is mex majority, but judging by the numbers of white kids, who applied then it fuels your point.

On the other hand, I directly know lots of rich Jews who employ illegals in the garment district (I’m sure of it because they brag about it) because they are cheap labor, reliable and will do anything for a buck. They won’t say that about the local natives, especially blacks whom they have a low opinion of which is lazy.


4 posted on 07/08/2011 7:48:16 PM PDT by max americana (FUBO NATION 2012 FAK BARAK)
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To: zippythepinhead

I did a few days of day labor during a 5 month unemployment stint back in ‘08. I think I was the only non-Mexican. Gotta do what you gotta do. Thank God my stint didn’t last as long as it could have and I never missed a mortgage payment.


5 posted on 07/08/2011 8:20:03 PM PDT by wolfman23601
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To: max americana

Re illegals and reliable: Some may be. But I am actually a mom who takes her kids to the park during the weekday, a rarity in L.A. And you can see sometimes nannies doing things that are pretty negligent with their charges, stuff their parents would be horrified to see.


6 posted on 07/08/2011 8:22:59 PM PDT by Yaelle
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To: zippythepinhead

Many of these contractors pick up illegals , the ones who can hook up electricity, hook up plumbing,and they are not certified and licensed by state to do this kind of work. They do not get building permits. Contractors take short cuts , later on the home owner starts discovering flaws and shoddy , workmanship and the home owner is out $$$$$$$$$$...and contractor is long gone


7 posted on 07/08/2011 8:48:29 PM PDT by moonshinner_09
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To: zippythepinhead

Bet there aren’t many blacks in that line of willing to work folks


8 posted on 07/08/2011 9:16:26 PM PDT by Figment ("A communist is someone who reads Marx.An anti-communist is someone who understands Marx" R Reagan)
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To: wolfman23601
I think I was the only non-Mexican.

The Office = Dwight's New Day Laborer(YouTube)

9 posted on 07/09/2011 12:56:30 AM PDT by VeniVidiVici ("Si, se gimme!")
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To: moonshinner_09

I had my original driveway put in very poorly. The replacement driveway was redone by illegals hired by the contractor.


10 posted on 07/10/2011 1:09:20 AM PDT by zippythepinhead (Born Again Mormon Christian Witness that Jesus is the Christ)
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