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To: Prince Charles
"Who's doing your lawn?"

The guys who do my lawn (and shovel my snow) are American.

However, I must confess the guys who do the heavy landscaping, tree trimming, etc. on our lot are all Salvadorans. Their boss is a wonderful guy -- completely legal, married, two lovely kids -- who works his ass off to realize the American dream. He has a full time job with the company that does brush and tree trimming for the local utility, and on the side, nights and weekends, he runs his own landscaping company. I have no idea how many of the guys who work for him are legal or illegal, but they are doggone hard workers.

9 posted on 04/21/2005 3:21:00 PM PDT by blau993 (Labs for love; .357 for Security.)
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To: blau993

Even just a few years ago around here all the landscaping jobs were done by high school and college kids now all those jobs are taken by immigrants . Now what do they do for summer work? Not much left for them. I hate that LINE that Bush is spouting about Immigrants doing work Americans don't want to do, THAT IS ABSOLUTE B.S.


19 posted on 04/21/2005 3:55:18 PM PDT by ABN 505
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To: blau993

The HS kids who are looking to earn a few bucks work for the lawn guy. The Salvadorans work a hell of a lot harder. I did a lot of grass cutting and snow shoveling as a kid (thank God I now don't have to do it), but I never worked as hard as these guys work.


96 posted on 04/21/2005 7:28:49 PM PDT by blau993 (Labs for love; .357 for Security.)
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Have you checked to verify that he has a local business license?


107 posted on 04/21/2005 9:01:17 PM PDT by B4Ranch (Report every illegal alien that you meet. Call 866-347-2423)
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