California gets taste of life without immigrant workers

AP on Bakersfield Californian ^ | 5/1/06 | Lisa Leff - ap

[Safetgiver]

I didn't have any rice or beans today. I guess they showed me. Of course, I didn't have to have them running their uninsured cars into me and standing in the welfare line next to my office either.

[Kellis91789]

I hope his customers read the article and cancel the jobs he had lined up.

The first question I'd ask the replacement landscaper was whether they were out working on May 1st.

[calcowgirl]

If I sent you my credit card bill(s) from today....could I, um, impress you? ;)

Better yet--send me your credit card. I'll really make an impression! LOL.

[Fruitbat]

Water cooler quote heard in my office today: "I don't care if they come to American and want to be Americans. I have a problem with them coming to America and wanting to be Mexicans."

Love it!

Indeed! Unlike the immigrants before them whom they often refer to, they seek to transplant Mexico here instead of joining the melting pot, learning English, and getting with the existing program.

If you ask me, probably the single worst thing about them coming here is that they utterly ruin neighborhoods by moving 2-4 entire families, often 20 or so people, into a single house. Apparently there's nothing that anyone can do about that. But who wants to live in a neighborhood with residents like that. It ruins the neighborhood and reduces property values.

[newzjunkey]

Folks get home earlier because the traffic is lighter. Shopping is more pleasant. Classrooms, in LA particularly, are far less crowded.

They aren't needed, President Bush. They can go home to Mexico.

[BunnySlippers]

It works for me.Few days ago i had a job estimate( I'm LEGAL contractor).Homeowner asked me if i employ any illegals. My answer was "no". I got the job.Homeowner told me,that out of 4 contractors, i was the only one without undocumented employees.Thanks to these idiots i got $120000.00 contract.

Let me tell you ... I recently completed phase one of my home remodel. I decided to be my own contractor. I hired Hispanics because they were cheaper.

BUT ... the work was substandard and they often did not show up for work. I'm now entering phase two where I am actually tearing out some of the work that was performed in the first phase. At my own expense.

I'm not saying all Hispanic construction workers are bad. Some are very good. But I had no recourse and had to absorb the losses. If I did it again, I would not hire illegal workers at all.

[Fred]

The Aztecs..what a great culture...

The most common form of sacrifice was performed outside, on the top of a great pyramid. The victim was spread-eagled on a round stone, with his back arched. His limbs were held, while a priest used an obsidian knife to cut under the rib cage and remove his heart.

[sheana]

Yeah I bet EB more or less shut down, they said Shafter over 50%, Delano the same. That means the only people they hurt were themselves.
hahahahahahahahahahah

[BunnySlippers]

Folks get home earlier because the traffic is lighter. Shopping is more pleasant. Classrooms, in LA particularly, are far less crowded.

A day without immigrants is bliss.

[QQQQ]

Agree 100%!!! :-)

[Safetgiver]

Since the LAWS don't mean anything anymore, can I shoot any of these P.O.S.'s and say "Congress doesn't want any law anymore." ? Just wondering.

[Supernatural]

As Mr. Rogers used to say:

"It was a wonderful day in the neighborhood"!

[Two-Bits]

Folks get home earlier because the traffic is lighter. Shopping is more pleasant. Classrooms, in LA particularly, are far less crowded.

Same in San Diego. It was great. It is time to either liberate Mexico or send their people back home with instruction booklets on capitalism and the dangers of liberism and elitism.......

[lsjogren]

Excellent.

LA traffic is superb today.


Note to illegals: Stay home permanently and that'll really teach us a lesson.

[Politicalmom]

I bought his share and mine too, today. :) My bank account is down several hundred dollars. :)

[NRA2BFree]

Hey, we survived the day without an illegal. I'm sure we can survive forever without them!!

NOW, GO HOME! (can you hear me now?) LOL

[BunnySlippers]

Note to illegals: Stay home permanently and that'll really teach us a lesson.

And the general quality of vehicles will be more road-worthy.

[Henchster]

"At the state Capitol in Sacramento, the California Legislature canceled its floor sessions and the two onsite cafeterias remained latched because not enough employees showed up. Yet many large manufacturers, including the Farmer John meatpacking plant in Los Angeles and Gallo Wine's plants in Modesto, Fresno, Sonoma and other cities reported they were near fully staffed."

Forget the nonexistent traffic today, THIS is THE great unforeseen benefit. If they're not in session, they can't screw anything else up!

[Lazamataz]

In Georgia, it was an absolute failure.

I can attest to that. Absolutely no difference except MARTA was less crowded.

[toomanygrasshoppers]

These employers who caved in will be sorry. They have shown that they are not in charge. There will be more protests and more and more workers will be taking days off. It's going to be alot harder for employers to crack down later. Frankly, it they can't afford to pay their employees a decent wage, then maybe they don't need to be in business.