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| my favorite headache
Posted on 01/07/2004 11:29:59 AM PST by My Favorite Headache
Press conference starts at 2:45 EST....get the prilosec out...we are going to need it.
TOPICS: Breaking News; Constitution/Conservatism; Foreign Affairs; Government; Mexico; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bush43; illegalimmigrants; immigrationreform
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To: Wphile
I'm still thinking about this whole issue but at this point, I'm leaning against it. California is a shambles in large measure due to the illegals overrrunning the state. Allowing them to get a green card doesn't seem to be helping the problem at all.You came very close to expressing my sentiments. I have been 100% behind W with the exception of immigration and border issues. In Texas, I don't see a lot of assimilation. Instead everywhere I go everything is now printed in English and Spanish. Call a business, and you press "1" for English and "2" for Spanish. Texas is rapidly becoming Texico. I feel like I'm the one doing all the assimilating. I'm as compassionate as the next person, but am tired of my tax dollars being sucked up to provide services to illegals, and am extremely nervous about what horror could come across the border to do us harm.
To: All
POLL WWW.HANNITY.COMOn January 7, 2004 the President unveiled his proposal for temporary workers program for illegal immigrants.
Do you think this will enhance homeland security?
http://www.hannity.com/
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posted on
01/07/2004 12:30:11 PM PST
by
VU4G10
(Have You Forgotten?)
To: Stu Cohen
**Sure you have. You just haven't met one wiling to do it for less than a reasonable wage which would allow them to live with less than 5 people in a household. **
What is a reasonable wage for such a job, in your opinion? With that in mind, are you aware of the price increase that would be a result of higher wages? This should be considered.
btw, I grow most of my own vegies. So yes, I pick. For free.
To: VU4G10
The line between temporary worker and citizen is going to get murkier and murkier. If they get SS and can come and go as they please then I am not sure I see the difference between them and a citizen with a seasonal home outside the U.S. This all looks like a farce to me.
As soon as we really solve these peoples problems -- ones their own country should address -- then we perpetuate our own. If we really value these people equally, we will allow them to come legally into this country and make a life for themselves on equal and legal terms. We will not reward lawbreakers.
444
posted on
01/07/2004 12:30:31 PM PST
by
King Black Robe
(With freedom of religion and speech now abridged, it is time to go after the press.)
To: Willie Green
You have no idea what you're talking about.
445
posted on
01/07/2004 12:30:36 PM PST
by
Hildy
To: My Favorite Headache
Comment voluntarily removed to save moderator the trouble.
446
posted on
01/07/2004 12:30:39 PM PST
by
Huck
(This space available--monthly rates---great exposure)
To: eleni121
It's no coincidence that the former French colonies and Cuba are economic basket cases.
English is conquering the world as the prime language, yet people here are terrified that somehow this nation will become a nation of Latinos who speak Spanish. C'mon.
To: Justin714
Your post needs to be highlighted
To: Pro-Bush
This has not been enacted into law yet, has it? Was this done by executive order?
To: Hildy
And it monitors the companies that hire them and it monitors them. I don't see anything wrong with this.
Monitoring lawbreakers while allowing them to enjoy the proceeds of their criminal enterprise is not an acceptable solution. It's an affront to the rule of law.
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posted on
01/07/2004 12:31:08 PM PST
by
Sabertooth
(Eighteen solutions better than any Amnesty - http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1053318/posts)
To: Age of Reason
California Earnings
Refuse Collectors 2001 Wages
Hourly wages range from
$12.09
to
$20.42
Average hourly wage
$16.04
Average annual wage
$33,372
Source: Occupational Employment Survey of Employers by EDD/LMID.
Hours
The majority of Refuse Collectors begin work at 3:00 a.m. There is often overtime which carries the workday into late afternoon or early evening. Overtime wages are usually time and one half, with holiday pay at double time. Some municipalities and private companies offer bonuses for safety and productivity.
Benefits
Common benefits are vacation and sick leave, retirement plans and medical, dental, vision, and life insurance. Some Refuse Collectors get uniforms or uniform allowances.
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posted on
01/07/2004 12:31:22 PM PST
by
geopyg
(Democracy, whiskey, sexy)
To: Laura Earl
Were you pushed out of an orange picking job or something? America has become overcrowded.
We are full up.
Adding more people reduces personal freedom and bloats government and multiplies laws and raises taxes.
To: Cincinatus' Wife
Life isn't fair. Get over it. Everyone has been burned by time and events. Wouldn't it be nice if we could appreciate what we have and stop whining so much? Og that's brilliant. That's what we should have said in 1776 I guess. And in 1945 too.
Hey, life isn't fair. Quit whining with your tea parties and Holocausts and whatnot. You got some stuff. Be happy
Brilliant.
To: WackyKat
American wages are going to drop through the floor
Which is the plan, of course>>>>>>>>
Wages drop=TAXES DROP
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posted on
01/07/2004 12:31:41 PM PST
by
txdoda
("Navy-brat")
To: eleni121
"As more Americans understand the ramifications of this new policy the percentage of those approving the plan will increase."
Their attention certainly will be diverted as they watch their paychecks get raped, their neighborhoods crime infested and their schools fall apart.
455
posted on
01/07/2004 12:31:43 PM PST
by
KantianBurke
(Don't Tread on Me)
To: Age of Reason
And the trick to success in this environment is to stay on the cutting edge of the rapid evolution of one's industry.
Regards,
LE
To: VU4G10
Just voted no.
To: Age of Reason
Cleaning offices or picking fruit is an important job.
America's working poor citizens deserve a decent wage to do that work.
Instead, America's working poor are at the mercy of "elites" who want to save a few pennies on fruit, so they give those jobs to illegals.
And then they tell us they can't find Americans to do those jobs.
America's working poor have not the power to counter this propaganda--even the unions have turned their backs on America's working poor.
They will not be getting a decent wage now that Bush has put for this crud. Illegals have been depressing wages for a long time.
458
posted on
01/07/2004 12:32:07 PM PST
by
RiflemanSharpe
(An American for a more socially and fiscally conservation America!)
To: Flyer
Nice post, no video, no audio here. Wading through the vituperation and angst was becoming useless.
My initial reaction is negative but not quite as negative after your post. But the devil is in the details.
Drivers licenses? Voting rights? Babies born to guest workers entitles Mom and Dad access to the dole? Who pays the administative costs of the new blue card employment agency? etc., etc.
To: Laura Earl
How refreshingI just listened to what he said, not what I thought he was going to say.
460
posted on
01/07/2004 12:32:19 PM PST
by
Flyer
(Happy Birthday Houston Area Texans!)
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