Wal-Mart looks to Hispanic market

FT.com ^ | March 12 2009 | Jonathan Birchall

[McLynnan]

Interesting. Fiesta closed a store here after only a short time. Nobody but Mexicans would shop there because they didn’t feel safe. The customers had major racist attitudes towards whites and blacks so the community finally ceded the store to the Mexicans. Unfortunately the Mexicans didn’t spend enough to keep it in business. Racism at its finest.

[1rudeboy]

Good news, indeed. Tell him he gets a hug and a wet sloppy kiss from me.

"I luv ya', man!"

[verity]

Excellent news for your family.

[mimaw]

Our militant unions have destroyed as many jobs as have cheap labor. Put card check into effect and we'll be climbing the fence to find jobs to support our families. I believe making it easier for non criminal illegals to assimilate and become citizens will. They'll be demanding higher wages too. in time this will eliminate the job loses due to cheap labor. Yes we must secure our borders and put restrictive numbers on our immigration numbers for at least 10 years and see what we have. It's non productive to rale and demand the deportation of millions as we do not have the numbers in government or the general population to make this a reality.

[Chinstrap61a]

"Have you ever been to Chinatown?"

Sure. Quaint, isolated, most everyone speaks English as well as Chinese.

So far, we don't have the Chinese taking over large parts of our country and requiring Mandarin billboards and Chinese Wall-Marts.

At the moment, we have large waves of people entering illegally and demanding separation in language and culture.

Businesses that facilitate that process betray their country and should be boycotted.

[1rudeboy]

Wal-Mart is not causing Mexicans to illegally-immigrate. And you can walk for ten minutes in Chicago's Chinatown without finding someone who speaks English.

Businesses that facilitate that process betray their country and should be boycotted.
I don't see a problem with that, at all. When you come to the realization that your time would've been better-spent doing the things I'm suggesting, don't bitch.

[Chinstrap61a]

I can answer that question - if we resist all attempts to change our country into something alien, we can deal with the enemy organizations that have sprung up among us - such as MEChA, La Raza, and others.

Boycotting businesses for their part in facilitating these attempts to change our country is a really good start.

Nothing bothers a "profit before patriotism" type more than losing money.

[1rudeboy]

You are treating the symptoms of the disease, and not the disease itself. Anyone who thinks that a boycott of Wal-Mart will solve (or even address) our illegal immigration problem is engaging in wishful thinking of the highest order.

[mimaw]

Imagine a corporation providing a large segment of society with goods and services they want. A sure route to failure. Now a business model to follow would be say GM that for years gave us products we didn’t want.

[Chinstrap61a]

I see. We should just do what you think should be done and not bother making any other plans.

Sorry - I'll keep at it. The letters and e-mails against McDonalds' spanish-language billboard here in Virginia worked fine. They pulled the billboards and they're using English again.

[1rudeboy]

And how many illegals were deported?

[mimaw]

Don't confuse patriotism with nativism.

[cripplecreek]

At the moment, we have large waves of people entering illegally and demanding separation in language and culture.

Even during past waves of (legitimate) immigration there was no attempt to change America to suit them. Many went the exact opposite direction and did what my great grandfather did and changed the family name to make it sound even more American. He spoke with a German Accent but I doubt a German sentence passed his lips in the last 40 years of his life.

[nyconse]

We won’t have fence climbing if we make one little change...let companies like Walmart -who knowingly hire illegals -execs up to the CEO go to jail. This would stop all the trouble. Make them pay for their illegal behavior. I would have more sympathy for Walmart if I as a taxpayer did not have to subsidize their low paid workers for insurance, housing and even food while Walmart makes billions;if any company ever deserved unionization, it’s Walmart.

[Chinstrap61a]

That "large segment of the population" wants our country to be identical to the failed states they left.

There would be little unhappiness if they assimilated but this insistence on using Spanish and retaining the old culture is divisive and wrong.

If WSall-Mart want Spanish-language stores, they have openings in Mexico/el Salvador/Honduras.

[nyconse]

McDonalds would not hire my son in Georgia...they wanted a Spanish speaking employee...we no longer eat at McDonalds

[nyconse]

Plenty of people bought GM cars and you are ignorant of the facts. As for a Hispanic Walmart...one more reason not to shop there.

[1rudeboy]

That’s right, stick it to ‘em. All those people working at Wal-Mart aren’t working there by choice, anyway. Only the United Food and Commercial Workers can save them!

[nyconse]

Yes, we will have to see how it works out...thanks for your good wishes. It’s a terrible time to be out of work.

[nyconse]

I’ll tell him...he will probably return the favor..wet sloppy kiss soon...How are you doing?