We have an entire generation of young men who have no idea what construction work is.
Larry Elder once had a radio show in Los Angles - he took many calls from black construction workers who said the Mexicans had taken over construction and would not hire them.
White construction workers complained that illegals vastly lowered the price of their labor.
I knew several men in college who worked construction during the summers, back when they could get lucrative jobs during the summer - and that’s how they paid their living expenses and tuition.
Now we have a lot of Mexican workers who do shoddy work...
Just sent to my grandson who is in construction...
I hope we can get our tech jobs back from the Indians some day.
Tuesday in downtown Austin on 6th, I saw a very complete and detailed workplace safety sign on a commercial construction site that was only printed in Spanish.
There was no safety sign in English.
in so cal and in florida entire worksites in construction are latino/chicano/hispanic/whatever the hell else they’re called.
American workers deserve good wages.
That means driving out the cheap labor which is here illegally.
Yeah, that will drive up the cost of some services. But it’s worth it.
When I was young I worked construction remodeling homes.
I would draw up the plans and get the permits for my boss.
20 years ago I retired after being an engineer and started getting permits for my
Mexican friends.
Never once did I see any other than a Mexican worker on those sites.
Flipping homes was popular 20 years ago.
I checked my neighborhood and only 1 out of 17 homes being remodeled
had a permit.
Most of my jobs were for Mexican people that got caught remodeling their homes
without permits.
I’ll bet that when the next earthquake hits, many houses are going to fall.
I remember when big companies started outsourcing factory work overseas.
So those unemployed American factory workers do trades construction, tree-trimming, etc.
Then democrats and cheap labor repubs started bringing in Mexicans to do those jobs—below a living wage because they can live a half-dozen to an apartment or trailer.
Robotics. Robots are replacing American workers in work from small industry to fast food.
Now “they” say we need H1bs in *white-collar* jobs, because—clearing throat, they seriously say this: they are better workers than Americans. Like Mexicans, it’s because they are cheaper.
Act 2, organizations like the “Club For Growth” (gop) won’t give up, they think they can piss on our legs, again, and tell us it’s raining.
America, Americans First.
>That’s racist, nativist xenophobia!
Damned right it is.
Not construction but yard service... our yard contractor has mostly sent people who do not speak English in the past. It’s annoying. If I have a question, they take out a phone to call dispatch so they can translate. It makes it difficult to correct any issues on the spot. Dispatch can’t see what I’m seeing and 9 times out of 10, they ignore my inputs anyway.
The last few times—including today—I have had an all-English speaking yard crew. So much better as the customer! I have been able to interact and discuss some of the issues.