Fuel costs sending immigrants back to Mexico

FWST ^ | 6-20-08 | CONSTANZA MORALES

[Dysart]

FORT WORTH — The bus that ferries workers twice daily to the Day Labor Center in south Fort Worth is partially empty, but the center’s parking lot is nearly full.

Soon there won’t be enough room to accommodate the vehicles of the workers, who have to drive to the center because contractors are more likely to hire them if they have their own transportation.

But high gas prices are forcing contractors and day laborers to change how they do business, which is causing a ripple effect in other areas.

Construction projects and landscaping jobs are being delayed because contractors can’t afford to pick up workers. And workers faced with additional costs for gasoline or the purchase of a car are giving up on day-labor jobs and going back to their home countries.

"Your car is your job; nothing is more true these days," said Warren Harris, human services coordinator for the center, which assists between 60 and 70 day laborers a day.

A car, however, is a luxury that not every worker who frequents the center can afford.

[Grunthor]

“Fuel costs sending (illegal?) immigrants back to Mexico

[dennisw]

And be sure to take your anchor babies back home with you!

[villagerjoel]

There’s a silver lining to every dark cloud.

[E. Cartman]

Construction projects and landscaping jobs are being delayed because contractors can’t afford to pick up workers.

They should hire a couple of illegals to push their vehicles. Much cheaper than buying gas.

[brydic1]

I believe more and more illegals will return to Mexico over the next 6 to 12 months. This is simply because the U S economy will deteriorate further during this time frame with ever increasing prices of essentials including food and fuel, and rising unemployment. Adding to the pressure to return is subsidy for some foodstuffs as well as a high subsidy of gasoline in Mexico.

We are now feeling the effects of outrageous overspending by politicians of both parties including the incumbent president. The excessive promotion of an irrational governmental policy that maintained that every citizen and as well non-citizens should have a guaranteed right to be financed in the purchase of a home regardless of their income or ability to repay loans. Again the leftists in both parties bear responsibility for these policies and laws.

[B4Ranch]

When I start reading about illegal alien women packing up the kids and going back to Mexico or whereever, then I’ll believe that there’s hope.

Why would the women take the kids back to a country that doesn’t give them housing, free medical care, food stamps and free education?

[brytlea]

Excellent point.

[brytlea]

They say there’s always one!
susie

[brytlea]

They won’t.

susie