Posted on 09/27/2013 2:09:26 PM PDT by moonshinner_09
Last week, the Tea Party Immigration Coalition announced a boycott of several national restaurant chains, including McDonald's after they, along with more than 100 companies signed a letter asking the U.S. House of Representatives to pass a so-called 'comprehensive immigration reform' bill this year.
Thus granting amnesty to millions of illegal aliens, as well as increasing the number of foreign workers coming to this country legally.
Such a measure would undoubtedly displace more American workers, at a time when only 47 percent of Americans have a full time job.
On Thursday, the TPIC sent a message to McDonald's explaining the reason behind the boycott, and warning of a "wider campaign" against the fast food giant if they fail to withdraw their support for amnesty.
That open letter follows:
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“The Golden Arches is a corporate symbol that is recognized in cities around the world as distinctly American. The growth and success of the McDonald’s brand is a true American success story. That success, built with the efforts and consumer dollars of hundreds of millions of Americans over the decades makes your betrayal of American workers that much more bitter.
“The McDonald’s corporation’s support of amnesty for tens of millions of illegal aliens is more than a slap in the face to American workers, it is also a punch in the gut.
“For years McDonald’s offered entry level jobs to generations of Americans who started their careers under the Golden Arches. Derided as burger flipper jobs by elitists, many of us defended you and the entire fast food industry.
“For many young Americans working at McDonald’s was the first time they had to be responsible for themselves. They had to arrive at work on time, groomed, ready to meet and serve the public. They learned many good lessons about the market economy that, sadly, our schools seem to have forgotten.
“If a McDonald’s employee wasn’t destined to be a captain of industry and run a Fortune 500 company, he was surely likely to be a middle manager in that corporate universe, no mean accomplishment.
“And now, McDonald’s and many other businesses want to shut off access to those jobs and fill them with illegal aliens if your request to Congress “…to fix the broken immigration system…” is acted upon. Everyone knows those are code words for amnesty.
“There is no labor shortage in America, else wages would be going up, another market economy lesson.
“We ask corporate management to reconsider its support for amnesty and withdraw your name from the letter to congress.
“Unless McDonald’s withdraws its support for amnesty, The Tea Party Immigration Coalition will begin a wider campaign against you.
“You can expect picket lines as well as national ads explaining why Americans are no longer welcome in your stores and why they should choose one of your competitors who supports American workers and American laws.
“Sincerely,
“John Stahl, Founder of the Tea Party Immigration Coalition
“Rick Oltman, President of the Tea Party Immigration Coalition
Also included in the boycott, are following businesses and products:
-The Cheesecake Factory -Coca-Cola -CVS Pharmacy -Hallmark Cards -Hilton Hotels -Hyatt Hotels -McDonald's -Longhorn Steakhouse -Olive Garden -Red Lobster -Wendy's
This boycott stuff is a slippery slope.
I remember years ago when I started compiling a list of retail stores that were considered “off limits” by FReepers.
In about 3 months there was no place left to shop except flea markets....
It’s hard to be positive, isn’t it.
I almost had to take out a loan to afford two pair of cheep eyeglasses for my wife and myself.”
I only need glasses to read. Went to the Dollar Tree and bought two pairs for $1.00 each. If I lose or break them, no big deal. We buy all the groceries we can there but there are some things they don’t handle and grocery bill just keeps going on up and the sizes of things just keeps going down.
Our Country Mart grocery store has reading glasses for a dollar, and that’s what we do too.
However, my vision has changed so that one eye is so much worse than the other, that I may be forced to get a perscription pair. I have been having a lot of headaches and I’m thinking that may be the reason.
The price of groceries taking into account the shrinking sizes has truly skyrocketed. So far though, we have managed to stay at the same budget. Started growing a lot of our own produce, and some of it year round in front of a south western window. Buying extra when on sale and freezing or canning the stuff at home. Eating a few more meals of beans and rice, and less meat.
Boy it’s a good thing people like you weren’t around on December 8th. 1941. Today at Christmas time we’d be lighting the tree in Hiro Hito Park and singing Christmas carols in German.
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