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No, we don’t need illegal immigrants to do jobs Americans ‘won’t’
New York Post ^ | 31 August, 2025 | Adam Coleman

Posted on 09/03/2025 8:57:05 PM PDT by anthropocene_x

Americans are waking up to the prevalence of illegal immigrants working side by side with them as they consistently lose out to a cheaper alternative to themselves.

Harjinder Singh, an illegal immigrant, caused a fatal vehicle crash Aug. 12, killing three people on the Florida Turnpike as he attempted to make a U-turn in an “Official Use Only” turnaround while driving a commercial truck. Further investigations revealed Singh failed English and road-sign tests, raising questions about his licensing eligibility.

Commercial trucking is a quintessential American blue-collar job that provides economic opportunities for people all over the country. Even Mayor Adams sees trucking as an opening for formerly incarcerated people to find economic stability and minimize recidivism through training programs. So why are illegal immigrants driving trucks when there are plenty of Americans who willingly work in the profession?

I’ve heard stories from older generations about how they were able to raise a family working a single factory job. But today, if that factory job hasn’t been shipped overseas to China or across the border to Mexico, it’s likely being or in danger of being occupied by a cheaper illegal employee.

In my state of New Jersey, I’ve seen firsthand how systematic it is to cater to an illegal Hispanic workforce for the abundance of warehouses spread through the state by only offering job opportunities in Hispanic neighborhoods and providing transportation for a population that can’t legally drive.

We even go as far as believing that illegals are uniquely more resilient to handle backbreaking work, which is the same line of rationality that was used to sustain slavery in America.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Government; Miscellaneous; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: immigration

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What is really infuriating is the MSM using anti-racism or humanitarianism to support illegal immigration when the real reason clearly is having super-cheap labor that has no rights or protections.
1 posted on 09/03/2025 8:57:05 PM PDT by anthropocene_x
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To: anthropocene_x

I am currently building a house in Texas. 80% of the workers “no habla.” They have Chihuahua or Coahuila flags on their vehicles.


2 posted on 09/03/2025 9:01:15 PM PDT by crusty old prospector
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To: anthropocene_x
What is really infuriating is the MSM using anti-racism or humanitarianism to support illegal immigration when the real reason clearly is having super-cheap labor that has no rights or protections.

In Kalifornia, they used "humanitarianism" to justify providing the illegal trespassers with a "legal" Kalifornia driver's license. Some of the democRATS actually said something very close to "well, they need a driver's license to get to work."

Illegal trespassers, working illegally, need a "legal" driver's license.

Later, they passed the Motor Voter law. Whenever you interact with the DMV, license, registration, whatever, you are automatically registered to vote.

Illegal trespassers, with their "legal" license, and automatic voter regulation. What could possibly go wrong? .

3 posted on 09/03/2025 9:08:41 PM PDT by Ronaldus Magnus III (Do, or do not, there is no try )
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To: Ronaldus Magnus III

They’ll also need it to vote if we every pass voter ID.


4 posted on 09/03/2025 10:26:30 PM PDT by Flash Bazbeaux
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To: crusty old prospector
They have Chihuahua or Coahuila flags on their vehicles.

You mean like this one?!

Regards,

5 posted on 09/03/2025 10:52:44 PM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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Commercial trucking is a quintessential American blue-collar job that provides economic opportunities for Americans all over the country.

So why are illegal immigrants driving trucks when there are plenty of Americans to willingly work in the profession?

Harjinder Singh, an illegal Indian immigrant killed three people on the Fla Turnpike as he stupidly attempted to make a U-turn in an “Official Use Only” turnaround while driving a commercial truck in traffic.

Further investigations revealed Indian national Singh failed English and road-sign testing, yet got a license, raising questions about his licensing eligibility.


6 posted on 09/03/2025 11:30:44 PM PDT by Liz (May you be in Heaven half an hour before the devil kno ws you're dead (Irish blessing))
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To: anthropocene_x

It is the employers of those illegals that perpetuate the problem. They have gotten used to paying starvation wages that only attract illegals. I’m not so sure US kids want the jobs, anyway.


7 posted on 09/04/2025 12:20:21 AM PDT by ComputerGuy
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To: ComputerGuy

Also, notice that the mexican crews are not mixed, they enter deferentially and then takeover and no black or white Americans will ever appear with them again.


8 posted on 09/04/2025 2:31:55 AM PDT by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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To: anthropocene_x

Throw these leaches off forever welfare and tell em get a job or starve


9 posted on 09/04/2025 4:45:04 AM PDT by Joe Boucher (Kimber .45 Be Kind.)
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Prosecute the employers.

Toss a few into Federal prison and this will stop.

L


10 posted on 09/04/2025 4:48:48 AM PDT by Lurker ( Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: ComputerGuy

Not at those wages.


11 posted on 09/04/2025 4:51:02 AM PDT by central_va ( I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: Joe Boucher

Joe the idea is to kick them out and not employ them.


12 posted on 09/04/2025 4:59:44 AM PDT by central_va ( I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: anthropocene_x

The whole “illegals are doing jobs Americans won’t” argument is a damned lie. I have done those jobs with black and white people who were willing to work low paying jobs. I have also seen them lose out to illegals who were paid less under the table. And don’t get me started on the illegals work harder lie. In the places where I did temp work it was well known that the illegals weren’t skilled or diligent in their work habits.


13 posted on 09/04/2025 5:22:26 AM PDT by yawningotter
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Cut off the EBT and other freebies to able bodied citizens and there will damn sure be Americans willing to do the work. Having the skill to actually do the work is another thing.


14 posted on 09/04/2025 5:27:35 AM PDT by bk1000 (Banned from Breitbart)
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We need to stop minimum wage, and this will stop.

Illegals will have no great reason and (small) employers will have no reason to pay under the table allowing illegals.

MW is a price control that should not exist, yet we’ve made it bigger and bigger in about every state. It’s communist and fascist telling people that they must pay others XXX amount at least.

Get rid of MW, and you get rid of the illegal alien problem.


15 posted on 09/04/2025 5:39:23 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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You say that, but what is the reason?

Most are small business, not the big corp that can afford the fascist minimum wage. MW is another communist idea that is a price control. The small business are trying to stay afloat with this and all the other fascist regulation.

Get rid of the minimum wage and this dries up.


16 posted on 09/04/2025 5:41:42 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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I keep getting told that the "best and brightest" come via immigration and yet everywhere I see old people in "traditional garb," well past working age, waddling around. How did they get here? Who let them in? Bizarre.— captive dreamer (@avaricum777) September 4, 2025


17 posted on 09/04/2025 5:53:39 AM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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Liz:"Harjinder Singh, an illegal Indian immigrant killed three people on the Fla Turnpike as he stupidly attempted to make a U-turn in an “Official Use Only” turnaround while driving a commercial truck in traffic."

Lurker:"Prosecute the employers.

Toss a few into Federal prison and this will stop."

Imprison the CEO of the company who hired him for life. USC 8 1324 provides life imprisonment not only for the illegal but the employer who hired him along with the landlord that housed him if found guilty.

18 posted on 09/04/2025 5:56:31 AM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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“ Get rid of the minimum wage and this dries up.”

You be sure to let me know when that happens. I’ll be onboard. But until then we use the tools we have. And that’s civil and criminal penalties for employers who hire illegal employees.

Unless, of course, you’d prefer we do nothing.

L


19 posted on 09/04/2025 6:00:56 AM PDT by Lurker ( Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: grey_whiskers

Imprison the CEO who hired killer Singh. USC 8 1324 provides life imprisonment for the
illegal, the employer who hired him, along with the landlord that housed him, if found guilty.


And what about the DMV nincompoops who gave him a
license even though he couldnt even read or speak English?


20 posted on 09/04/2025 6:01:33 AM PDT by Liz (May you be in Heaven half an hour before the devil kno ws you're dead (Irish blessing))
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