Posted on 11/29/2005 5:25:04 AM PST by conservativecorner
Ruh roh...someone OBL trolls and runs, makes obviously idiotic statements and bails...sounds like another case of...
You might want to rethink some of your crap defender...
Not the point, but I know you know that.
But my point in my previous post was that the idea that cheap illegal labor results in cheaper prices for consumers is an economic fallacy. The savings do not get passed on. Prices are based on supply and demand. If you look at a supply and demand graph you will find quantity on one axis and price on the other. You will not find the cost of labor anywhere on the graph because it has nothing to do with the price. The producers pocket the labor cost savings as illegal profits.
I don't dispute it but my experience is that COSTS do get passed on and WILL get passed on.
You don't get it, do you?
The English language falls under a branch of the Indo-European family, which also includes Latin and German, among others.
Spanish is NOT a major influence upon the English language, NOR is the country Mexico.
Rather, the word roots from LATIN have formulated many English words, and those within the Romance languages, i.e., French, Italian, and Spanish.
The president urged Congress to pass his guest-worker amnesty program and repeated the nonsense that the illegal aliens are here "to fill jobs that Americans will not do."
Same old, same old. It is impossible to stand there and say you're going to crack down on illegal immigration while at the same time say that you are going to reward people who broke our immigration laws.
The speech did have a certain ring of insincerity.
This will end up being the problem that loses Republicans re-election. Strictly enforced measures must be instituted at our borders and in our cities.
When illegals are found, they must immediately be sent back to their home country.
Maybe a more simplistic explanation is what you need.
There's a family of brothers and sisters. Some speak in Latin, others German, and still others in Lithuanian
They have children. One child speaks English; another child speaks Spanish. Yet another child speaks French.
Though the cousins may have borrowed some ideas and words with each other, it was their parents who most influenced them in their language development.
As usual, it's really best not to put the cart before the horse.
Oh, but who will pick all the strawberries and lettuce? And who will tar the roofs and do housekeeping in all the hotels? Oh, and what about the poor U.S. born children of illegal aliens, they shouldn't have to go home with their criminal parents, should they? The problem is just so unsolvable.... We should listen to Dane and others and wave the white Murtha flag now, no matter the consequences of doing so.
Congress already got Bush-whacked over Cafta...Congressional Congress Creeps lost my vote some time ago...This could be the deal that gets it back...I however, doubt it...
I understood the first time. I guess it all depends on the definition of "good portion". What I meant was that most people understand and use words such as various food items ( e.g. enchilada) and other words such "manana", "hasta la vista baby", and "gracias" for instance.
Do you consider my father, who is a retired police officer and PBA member to be a "union goon"?
Your absolutely right, we can sprinkle some magic dust and all of those things will disappear!
Pray for W and Our Freedom Fighters
those are considered colloquialisms/slang and "overuse of colloquialisms by native speakers is regarded as a sign of substandard ability with the language."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colloquialism
Colloquialisms are not word roots in the English language; rather English language word roots are mainly Latin (to a great extent via French) and Germanic.
I don't agree with the "via French" part. I think it was mostly via the Romans.
classy!
"but it's a really bad idea to force all the illegals out of the country."
and you've just earned a spot on the FROBL list!
" People are talking like this is the most important issue in the upcoming election. I say it's about forth or fifth."
Then you are ignorant of the current polls on this issue.
" Some day?"
Well, he's yet to have his run in with an attack rabbit!
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