What I am about to say may be a gross exaggeration but I'm going to say it anyway because I have heard it so many times.
The black attitude to those low paying,menial jobs-"We ain't doing work like that any more.Hell,we picked cotton for 300 years for y'all for FREE"
The white attitude to those same jobs-"We're WHITE,for God's sake.WE don't do that kind of work.I need something substantial to put on my resume"
I know,I know,I'm stereotyping horribly but I know all of you on this board have heard those sentiments on more than one occasion.
I'm not certain who you are hearing this from, but as someone that does a job that involves manual labor, a job Americans supposedly do not do, I would say I know a great deal of average white, black and Hispanics. Enhancing their resume isn't their attitude. Putting food on the table is.
I would say the attitude they project is that they are willing to do hard work, but not for for depressed wages.
The white attitude to those same jobs-"We're WHITE,for God's sake.WE don't do that kind of work.I need something substantial to put on my resume"
A good argument for getting rid of welfare...
:)).. and they (Blacks) would be dumb to do some of those back braking jobs... The problem is... COMPANIES/BUSINESSES (not the illegals) whp provide "good jobs" (like construction companies) are the ones to be blamed because of their greediness, they hire illegas at lower wages and that is beginning to affect the "good jobs."
This is just the way it is supposed to work... if braking the law, does not call the attention the law, they will keep pushing the envelope further and further until someone put a stop to it. Just like with a Child who is testing the boundaries all the time, not rocket science :)
People will do any work, under any conditions, if the wages are decent. This is proven by the fact that laborers will travel to frigid, barren places like Alaska to work, and even to dangerous places like Iraq to help rebuild, IF the money is right. So it never was about the work, the real issue has been the slave wages associated with these jobs the illegals perform. But you'll never hear the President mention this reality.
If you look at the big picture and understand that illegals will live in apartments with four families, and that they also receive WELFARE benefits on top of their paltry wages, you begin to understand why American laborers won't, (actually CAN'T), take these jobs.
Yes, I am still waiting on reparations from Egyptians for enslaving my people.
You're ASSuming a great deal.