Here in Texas you can't find an English speaking framer, roofer, yardman, etc. Some days I feel fortunate if I can find groceries without Spanish/English labels. I'm sorry for your husband. I guess we aren't protesting loudly enough for our government to hear us.
In our local Wal-Mart the stockers must be all from Mexico. The boxes are all bilingual, with English printed on one side and Spanish on the other.
The vast majority or times that shelves are stocked the boxes are turned around so the SPANISH side shows, like we're shopping in Tijuana or Toledo.
Plus, we went to a restaurant the other day, it was closed, and the sign was bilingual, the Spanish "Cerrado" was on top, more prominent, in bolder trype, than the English "Closed."
Pissed me off!
My girlfriend's grandparents came from Sicily, through Ellis Island, and THEY learned English, why the heck can't the Latinos???
We are a melting pot, and English should be the roux that binds us all...
Ed
McLynnan,
I live in Central Texas and in the last two years I've hired a lot of things done around the house, all with English-speaking American-only crews:
Yardwork
Landscape work
Window installation
Window washing (different company from the installers)
Roof repair
Driveway gate
Sprinkler system repair
Attic insulation
My point is, there ARE Americans out there doing the work, if you look around.
My husband has a fence building business. He only hires workers who are 100% legal. If they don't have a social security card and a drivers license, he won't even talk to them. My husband tells people when he gives an estimate that he never hires day-labor or anyone who is not legal. There are a lot of times he gets the work, even when he isn't the lowest bidder. I think his hiring practices are part of the reason why.
I found one here in Gainesville. A kid who grew up here,
bought a used commercial mower and employs US citizens.
He cut and trimmed 6 acres of lawn in 3 hours for $175.
I have nothing against the illegals here (mostly they
are the ranch help and work hard, and two of them are
friends of mine) but I can’t in good conscience employ
them myself.