Posted on 02/21/2007 5:53:58 PM PST by NellieMae
I am getting really sick of the Mexican Invasion costing so many jobs in the Southwest Virginia- East Tennessee area. My husband is a brickmason. He is the 5th generation mason in his family- our son is the 6th. Up until just a couple of years ago brickmasons had contractors ringing their phones off of the wall wanting them to do work for them. My husband had to turn down dozens of callers because he couldn't do it all. Things have sure changed . Now, a lot of contractors in this area have gotten dollar signs in their eyes and all that they can see are cheap Mexican workers. My husband has actually had a contractor (real builders that know how to actually build a house are really scarce around here anymore) pull Mexicans on the job that he was working on because he was in such a hurry to get it finished that he couldn't wait the 2 weeks that it would have taken to do the whole job. They will pull in a huge crew and wipe the job out real quick. They waste a lot of brick though (they get paid by the 1000 brick). My husband is a very good, fast mason. His speed and quality is not the issue here. Most of these workers cannot even speak English. It is really aggravating to have lived in a place your entire life and have your livlihood seriously threatened by people that are not supposed to be here in the first place. How do we get rid of this problem? Also, on another related note: It was announced today that there are hundreds of jobs being cut in ANOTHER local factory, Bristol Compressors. I was told several months ago that a construction site in Mexico was marked with a sign that read:" Future site of Bristol Compressors" Is this a coincidence or is there another company by the name of Bristol Compressors?
those of us that have seen it first hand, understand the true impact. and those that care about america and it's people, not just the dirt we are standing on, understand this is a serious problem that MUST be solved for today and 20 years down the road.. when our kids are graduating college and looking to compete (against people that get free education? good luck... enjoy that $100k+ college debt)
Good idea, Sam. But the brickmason company goes in as a subcontractor. The boss of the overall job calls the shots. NellieMae's husband will not be able to compete with the low prices/bids of other subs who use mexican illegals...
That's the whole point.
Yeah, dude, and I guess we have the right to go to mexico and underbid the businesses there, stealing jobs and business from the indigenous people. Or, for that matter, we could do that in several other countries: RIGHT?!
Some people either don't "get" it or don't care or are profiting from illegal labor.
And I forgot to add: We could illegally enter any number of other countries in huge numbers in broad daylight and take over entire industries by hiring out cheap.
Uh huh, yeah.... sure.
***So you're saying this woman's husband should move the family in with 78 Mexicans and work with them for 94 cents an hour?***
Yes. That's what he's saying.
You had better get your eyes checked, bro.
LoL.
Or working for Soros. ;-)
And you are an ignorant populist, probably worth far less on the world market than you are currently paid, and thus desperate to have your lifestyle propped up with protectionist laws, and paid for by those who are more productive than you.
Thank you George Bush.
I have never seen so many very good jobs available. They are begging for people to take them.
Thank you George Bush
Interesting post....I think you nailed them pretty good!
He sounded just like Soros : )
FYI, The Getty Foundation has their books published in Singapore.
I have some clues, if you'd like to have one.
I have to ask you if you are actually an American!
Law breakers are risk takers?
F***in' cool man! Me and my homies are going to suit up and lock and load. Don't worry about adapting, cuz we'll just waste you and take what we want. Screw competing. Anarchy, survival of the fittest, kill or be killed.
That where society goes when no one obeys laws.
And you ain't paying taxes when you get paid cash under the table.
And I want slavery back. It's about the cheapest price, and it doesn't matter how you get it.
Yeah, I trade too. Try breaking the law with the SEC or the CFTC, the only thing you'll be adapting to is being Bubba's playmate in jail.
Cute. Spoken like a scumbag that determines his own worth, at the expense of someone else.
You don't exist as far as I am concerened.
They're breaking the law. Period. I have no interest in whether it costs less only that they're breaking the law.
Do you steal groceries from the store? That costs less than buying them.
What is your "new trade?"
It's not GW's fault.It was the people who thought skilled labor was safe from out sourcing, like programmers, cad operators, help desk people and today....engineerss.
Your next!
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