Posted on 10/13/2021 8:10:28 AM PDT by The Louiswu
Right now there are four Mexican gents fixing my carport roof. I am amazed by the work ethic shown by these four men, they don’t chit chat, they don’t stand idle and smoke, they just work. My roof is going to get done today, weeks ahead of schedule by four men who barely speak any English. The jobs were there and they saw an opportunity and I hope they get paid well for their labors.
For the record I’m 60 with health issues and had to hire this job out, I’m not lazy, just grateful there are still hard working men in this country.
And then it is millions in medical bills and a long legal flight to have the injured comatose person airlifted back to Mexico.
This is based on true events.
Yes, English is still required to get citizenship.
How much I paid is only your business if I choose to say and I choose not to divulge that information.
Only my business. Correction
If you live in a place where Americans WANT to work, yes. You must live in one of those places.
You better pray one of those guys doesn’t fall and break his neck on your property.
Then you’ll find out the downside of hiring cheap.
So true!!!
my sins? Go suck a cactus, you holy rolling moron.
Many people who had/have immigrant parents or grandparents will be surprised to learn this.
i was not directing anything at you, just the crazy man who wants your roof to cave in.
Well it turns out that she was originally from Texas. She told me that she was of Mexican extraction but she insisted that she was really of Spanish heritage. She said that her family had been living in Texas since the mid 1600s, and she has documents of members of her family verifying that they were born in the Republic of Texas.
I inquired if she had ever read Texas by James Michener. She had not, so I told her about the early part of the book where different persons were collected together in order to devise a sort of more personal testament to the History of Texas. If you have read that work you might understand the point.
Anyhow, this very pleasant Lady spoke for a bit and it turns out that is extremely well educated, far beyond any level that I have attained. She is published in Scientific Journals, and has Peer Reviewed Papers which are still being used for sourcing, though I neglected to ask just how long ago she wrote these things.
Anyhow, she said that the people of Mexican ‘heritage’ who are long standing citizens are not at all appreciative of the invasion from south of the border. We discussed illegal Irish Immigrants here in the Boston area and a few other things. It turns out that this woman and I were in accord on very much.
We likely might have talked for hours but she had an appointment. It was a delightful discussion and I do expect to have another with her.
Point is I suppose that one cannot evaluate the character of a person simply because of their family lineage or cultural background.
It was more than competitive. The actual $$ are Nonyas
I too have doubts, but Ray assures me that is so. And he is an ardent Republican.
If they are as competent as you say they are then they should have been able to apply for legal status, whether a green card or citizenship.
A group,of legals were doing our neighbors roof. Very hard working and fast and super friendly.
Sadly though these folks were in the 25% group that come here and actually do work, and do it well. Nearly 75% of illegals come here and immediately go on welfare and remain there their whole lives. Many prisons have an illegal invader population of over 70%. And illegals coming here sponging off the government cost us over $750 billion dollars every year when all the costs are added up.
It,is a.lie that “the vast majority of illegals just want to come here and work hard.” Stats prove that to be a lie. The vast majority of them come here and sponge off the gov for the rest of their lives, some to the tune of $45,000 a year as they soak our system for all its worth.
See my profile page for stats on how much illegals cost us (a d keep in mind that those figures were from decades ago, and are much higher now), and also on the amount of crime and violent acts that the violent criminal illegals in the whole group of illegals commit. It is astonishing.
The 25% or so that do come here, legally, to work and make a living, are good hard workers in my experience. Even some illegals do,work hard, BUT they are criminals who broke our laws, and need to be deported for doing so so that those who want to obey the laws, get citizenship, can do so legally and be welcome here. There is nothing honorable about,illegals breaking our laws no matter how hard they work.
I don't know that one. Was it a show tune? Could you hum a few bars?
This matches my observations.
The Mexicans who have been here for many generations are far less accepting of illegals than most whites. A friend in high school was from a family that has lived here for nearly 200 years. His father was a fan of Ludwig Von Mises.
I always pass by Home Depot and they are always at the entrance looking for work.
I always pass by L.A. Skid Row and they are mostly BLACK, dont do anything except smoke weed in their tents, blast their stereos and GO OUT ONLY TO “HUSTLE”.
Not defending one from another, but it’s an interesting perspective,,
I’m surprised he posted this knowing how freepers generally regard using Mexican labor.
“It,is a.lie that “the vast majority of illegals just want to come here and work hard.” Stats prove that to be a lie. The vast majority of them come here and sponge off the gov for the rest of their lives, some to the tune of $45,000 a year as they soak our system for all its worth.”
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when i first moved to Hollywood, the neighbors across were mexican who dont speak a lick of English. They had TWO cars (and paid off one other mexican tenant who I spoke with sometimes). 5 years later, the Sheriff kicked them out for not paying the rent for 6 MONTHS.
Sounds normal. The problem? They were the last of the Section 8 in the property and get this: all they had to pay was pAY $198 EACH MONTH due to welfare. Apartments in Hollywood average is $1600. People here would kill to get that deal and that family screwed it up. The reason why I knew this is because I saw the Sheriff notivce AND the other mexican lady whom they’re buds with in the building told me, as well.
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