In the Berkshires, Americans Do These Jobs

NumbersUSA.com ^ | July 15, 2008 | Roy Beck,

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

The article was referring to "The Save Act", which has nothing to do with immigrants who are here legally - I'm not sure why this keeps escaping you. I have no problem with legal immigrants - my family LEGALLY immigrated here, much like many Americans. The article is referring to the fact that in the Berkshires, there are American kids, who speak English, working. The pro-illegal immigration lobby has maintained that American kids won't work so illegal hispanics are needed.

In the Houston area a young man can't get a job in construction or mowing lawns, because the illegals fill those spots at a much lower rate with no insurance and no taxes paid to the government. There are still some areas where kids can work - the local fast food joints in my neighborhood have the local kids - black, white, hispanic, asian - nice kids - but jobs are being filled by illegals because they don't have to stick to the laws and tax codes for them.

Perhaps in your area American kids can't be found - but that is not what we are seeing in my area. Greedy American small business owners are hiring illegals instead of American kids.

[Jim Noble]

In central NH, everyone who cuts the grass and washes the cars is a natural-born US citizen.

[Past Your Eyes]

I’m quite surprised the learn that, Jim. I live in Central New Hampshire. It’s pretty much equal distance from here to Maine or Vermont; Mass. or Quebec. Of course some people think Concord is central and Canterbury is right on the Yukon border.
“;^)

[Delacon]

Ladydoc, I was going to say I wouldn't dignify your asinine comments with a response but what the hell. This article has nothing to do with racism, or prejudice, or bigotry. I am quite sure in the here and now, in your elitist enclave of the Berkshires, that your Asian or Hispanic grandkids could get any job that they were qualified for, be it as a waiter or a doctor or whatever and thank god for that. This isn't to say that racism or prejudice or bigotry don't exist there or anywhere else or that it still isn't a problem. What this article is saying is that the old saw that there are job's that legal citizens(of any race or ethnicity you dingbat) aren't willing to do, they are just throwing up a straw man. The fact is that one can find legal citizens willing to do any job in this country so long as there aren't illegals there driving them out. That the reason your waiter speaks with a new england twang instead of Latin lilt has more to do with supply because there simply aren't alot of illegals up that way to drive out the locals. That you are a doctor yet still jump to the assumption that anyone who is against illegal immigration is automatically a racist bigot just goes to show that even smart people can still be ignorant.

[Ben Ficklin]

"I believe this is referring to illegal immigrants, not all immigrants."

That is correct. But there is also legislation that is presently hung up in Congress on the temporary/seasonal worker covered by the H2B visa quota. Most likely these Russian kids that PYA is talking about are here on that temp visa.

The quota on the H2B was temporarily raised in 2005 and has been renewed each year since, until this year.

Like SAVE, it is stuck in committee and a discharge petition has been created but doesn't have enough signatures. It is being blocked by a coalition of two groups.The first group are democrats who are retaliating because there was no comprehensive reform passed and the second group are GOP immigration hardliners such as Tancredo who are opposed to guest workers.

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

Thanks Ben - that is good information. Delacon, you said that much better than I and with a lot more patience. ;^)

[gubamyster]

ping

[Past Your Eyes]

She was talking about apples; I was talking about kumquats.

[Vigilanteman]

Wow! Some surprising names of congressman who haven't signed the discharge petition.

Murtha is no surprise, but Tim Murphy is our congressman. I will write him today!

Ron Paul hasn't signed. Didn't he assure us that he was pro borders enforcement?