Hmong Are Moving Again, This Time to Poultry Farms

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL ^ | January 26, 2004 | CHAO XIONG

[presidio9]

Yong Sue Lee knew it was time to make the big move in the fall of 2002. Unsold cotton fabric filled up the warehouse at the textile mill in Fresno, Calif., where he was a machine repairman. The inventory spilled into a parts-storage room and he feared layoffs would be next.

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[Cicero]

Good luck to them. My hat's off to Mr. Lee.

[presidio9]

My hat's off to Mr. Lee.

What if his name was Ramirez?

[pointsal]

Good luck fellas....hope someone is reading the contract with the slaughterhouse.

[stainlessbanner]

This is another similar story we had a while back on FR.

I feel like I'm logged onto Bizarro FR or something.

[egarvue]

Great article, thanks. Nice to see the American dream is still alive.

One of my good friends in college was Hmong; his dad worked for the CIA during Vietnam. Several of us carpooled during the holidays since we all lived in the same general area of the country. I remember he wanted to stop and see some relatives in Chicago. They lived in a nasty run-down housing project, but when we showed up, they put out a feast that was fit for a king. The lady of the house even took us shopping at the local asian market and had us pick out some tea to take with us. They had nothing, but they gave everything they had to their guests. Very impressive people.

[junta]

At least now you open borders types can move past the stale "who will pick our lettuce" cliche and start using the "who will raise our chickens" phrase.

[angkor]

At least now you open borders types can move past

First, we won't see an unending river of Hmong crossing the borders at night into America. Second, I challenge you to document one Hmong person in this country who arrived without a legitimate visa. Third, did you note that the Lees are naturalized citizens, and that their four daughters are native citizens?

[presidio9]

At least now you open borders types can move past the stale "who will pick our lettuce" cliche and start using the "who will raise our chickens" phrase.

Not really.

There are tremendous differences between owning a chicken farm, and being employed as a migrant field laborer.

[stainlessbanner]

Well, well - it was me who posted that other Hmong article: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/965890/posts

[presidio9]

But they're still taking jobs from honest, hard-working Anglo-Americans.

[junta]

Lighten your load buddy, I have no problem with these folks. Still the Hmong as a whole are probably the least qualified group we could have allowed to immigrate. This "diversity" propagandist who wrote this article should have delved a little deeper into the Hmong community and found their social pathologies which are numerous. Of course to liberals this is the bread and butter of their existance they get a rush out of their do goodness, but in reality liberalism is the infliction of pain onto others such as the communities where the Hmong were dumped, like Wassau WI. Don't believe me, that great liberal rag the Chicago Tribune features this kind of pap at least 3 times a week and the Hmong of Wisconsin and their woes usually are recylced thru the propaganda mill with regularity.

[baltodog]

If his name was Rameriz, we'd be reading yet another tirade about what we owe him for coming here illegally.

There aren't too many Rameriz' who come here to open farms.

[presidio9]

If his name was Rameriz, we'd be reading yet another tirade about what we owe him for coming here illegally.

Since when is making people pay a fine for the right to pay income taxes a tirade?

[tdadams]

This "diversity" propagandist who wrote this article should have delved a little deeper into the Hmong community and found their social pathologies which are numerous.

Then maybe you can be a little specific, rather than just make an unsubstantiated generalization.

[Kozak]

Well one is Child Brides married off to "elders " in their 30's or 40's. Gangs which preform violent break ins and robberies ( generally of other Hmong or Asian groups ).Those are starters.

[tdadams]

Well, kindly direct me to some stories on the web that I can read about, because to me, it seems like this kind of vague and ambiguous charge is nothing but the typical hollow conjecture of xenophobes.

[RightWingAtheist]

Approximately 1/3 of all visible minorities in the Twin Cities are Hmong, and they're among the most hardworking and determined people you'll ever meet. Like the Romany in Europe, they've been persecuted no matter where they've gone, but yet they've preservered. I say bring them all here

In full disclosure, I must also confess that I find Hmong women to be soooooo gorgeous :-)

[July 4th]

Yup, same here in Wisconsin. Very hard working, and attractive too!