[Dane]

Man you're just not reading the posts of people. Hospitality to illegal aliens? They have broken the law by not coming here legally. Would I show hospitality to someone breaking in my home? To me it's the same thing. But I've said it a million time

Then don't buy lettuce. I bet you will be sick in your stomach to know that 99% of the lettuce you buy was picked by those dirty horned Mexicans.

Wow on FR, there is whole market of 85 people(according to Vallandigham) who would buy lettuce at $10 a head if it were picked by good old true blue American hands.

[Reaganwuzthebest]

Hey, if VA Alvogado is going to insult me by saying I'm "ironing my sheet", then don't expect me to be Mr. nice guy either. You don't win arguments by throwing the race card out there against anyone who doesn't like what's going on regarding illegal immigration.

[sarcasm]

Now it's $ 10.00 a head lettuce - I think that the ones who say that your brain has been addled by your past abuse of illegal drugs are on the right track.

[Dane]

Why do I get the notion from this thread that Reaganwuzthebest will be taking a second look every time see tries to eat a salad.

The horrors she must have when thinking that the lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, and even the olives were picked by those evil horned Mexicans.

[Wagonmaster]

We are talking about ILLIGAL IMMIGRATION @#$%! it.

[Be active]

How much of the cost of a head of lettuce goes to pay field workers? According to the University of California, is costs around 22 cents to grow and harvest a head of lettuce. Of that, about 15 cents goes for farm labor. If we doubled the wages of farm workers, the cost of a head of lettuce would increase by fifteen cents -- even less if labor saving machines are justified. For labor costs to force lettuce to $5 per head, farmers would have to pay field workers $280 an hour. At that rate, it would be the kind of work "every American would want to do."

The problem with illegal immigration is not that labor costs too much; it is that growers compete in a commodity market. If one grower can outdo another by using illegal labor, then his profits will increase. Inevitably, all growers must do the same thing to survive. As recent studies show, illegal immigration is driving down the wages of millions of Americans, while at the same time increasing their taxes. To stop this downward spiral we must control the borders and police the work site as well.

Your $10 lettuce doesn't add up.

I'll say one thing though, you have a lot of energy (stubborn). How long have you been on this board?

[WRhine]

Wow on FR, there is whole market of 85 people(according to Vallandigham) who would buy lettuce at $10 a head if it were picked by good old true blue American hands.

You really do like to make up your own facts as you go along don't you? As well as avoiding the much superior arguments here that you can't counter.