Posted on 12/17/2008 4:47:44 PM PST by HollyButler
A small businessman who runs a car repair shop in Minneapolis is doing rather well these days, as customers try to extend the lives of their beaters. But he has a big obstacle to success -- he's an undocumented Mexican immigrant. Stephen Smith reports.Tess Vigeland: Now let's meet a small businessman who actually does better in a recession. He has a car repair shop in Minneapolis, and a lot of his customers are trying to save money by extending the lives of their beaters. But there's another big trend working against him, as Stephen Smith from American RadioWorks reports.Stephen Smith: Alfredo Flores started fixing flats in this Minneapolis tire shop 11 years ago. He moved here from Mexico and was hungry to learn English. Alfredo knew that was the way to get ahead.
Alfredo Flores: So I started watching movies, a lot of movies and listening to the radio and let's say I don't know what the word means, and I always ask how you say this in past, present and future. That's how I learned it.
He learned English well. Now, Alfredo not only manages the tire shop, he's getting ready to buy it. He feels at home in Minneapolis. He figures he's got at least 300 relatives around town. And a few of them work at the garage.
On Saturday afternoons, Alfredo closes the shop and fires up a gas grill in an empty car bay. He cooks pork ribs for employees and friends.
Flores: We put lime, salt and we put beer on top of it - that's the secret.
There's another secret. Alfredo Flores is in the U.S. illegally. Days after he crossed the border from Mexico, he paid $100 for a fake social security number and a bogus green card.
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Another illegal alien “success” story...
As is/was Cesar Milan the “Dog Whisperer” here in LA. He even talks about it in his book.
I’m sure this new multi-millionaire has been welcomed by the IRS.
Why do you think “Alfredo” has 300 “relatives”....
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“He figures he’s got at least 300 relatives around town. And a few of them work at the garage.”
“Congratulations to him — now deport him!”
Before deportation, confiscate his assets and give him a term in prison!
The search warrant said Alfredo might be guilty of identity theft. Unlucky for him, the I.D. he bought belonged to an IRS agent.
Yes, the guy is pure as driven snow......sigh.
I was rather struck by the 300 relative thing. Sounds like he brought his whole town.
“He’s taking jobs Americans don’t want.
Americans don’t want to repair automobiles.
It’s too dirty and you have to use GoJo on your hands
every night.”
Speak for yourself jerk!
I know plenty of American citizens who repair cars for a living. You must run in some pretty elite circles.
His Success takes the place of another American Success Story.
Americans displaced by Foreigners who do work that Americans want to do.
Americans are Mechanics too !
How about sending the CPA and banker to jail that help perpetuate this crime...
Sarcasm is wasted if it must be explained....
Let him go home, and make money off of his relatives there. If he weren’t here fixing beaters, people would take their beaters to a struggling, US citizen that doesn’t have the advantage of 300 relatives in town. This guy’s story is only half told. How many of his relatives lived together in small buildings, violating fire codes? How many of his relatives are illegal? How many of them have worked for him for low wages? This stuff goes on where I live, five families living in a two bedroom trailer house, running an illegal construction business, driving without licenses, insurance, not paying social security on their illegal cards, not paying income tax or workman’s comp. The five families will eventually break apart into more trailer houses, and they will use the network of illegals and corrupt contractors to expand their businesses, usually providing substandard work. Anytime one of them gets sick or hurt, they are off to the emergency room for premium care that far surpasses the nationalized healthcare in the criminal nation they came from. ...We may be entering a time when five American families will have to share a two bedroom trailer house and work for pennies to keep the children fed. Send the neighbors home, and make room for our own family, before we are just like Mexico, something that is closer than most of us think.
I grew up in the southwest, and spent much of my adult life there. I know you will be amazed, but I have known Mexicans who were just as lazy as the stereotypical American.
no,the REAL secret is out....you just went world wide with your story,see yah!
I suppose if it’s well done it doesn’t need to be explained either. Sorry you had to waste it.
Nothing sarcastic about it.
Errrrrr....angkor was being sarcastic in post #11. Check his posting history.
So, do we get to double-prosecute & deport him?
Once for being illegal; and once for willfully employing an illegal...himself?
LOL I shouldn’t have to check someone’s posting history to figure out if he’s being sarcastic. A post should stand on it’s own merit. And if it doesn’t the poster can then go in and explain (if they want to take the time and effort).
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