His brother has a manufacturing plant in Mexico. I think Jim is keeping a low profile on this so that nothing bad happens to that plant. That's what happens when you dance with the Devil.
JR, is there some reason that this rumor is floating around about you? Is there any real truth to any of this stuff? I don't really have any intention of hanging out in the desert fiddling with the Border Patrol's voicemail--it seems like a colossal waste of time. But notwithstanding the notion that there are better things to do, the general intent of the Minutemen seemed okay to me, even if the Klan or Stormfront wackos agreed with it. I am sure you got a few thousand pings to sort through, but given the rumor seems to be spreading through your site, thought you might want to address it.
I thought I read it in one of JR's posts (or maybe on his profile page). If Jim says no, then I stand corrected.
LibertarianInExile: "JR, is there some reason that this rumor is floating around about you? Is there any real truth to any of this stuff?"
I think that the following post by Jim is how this got started. The way I read Jim's post he is stating that his brother works for a manufacturing plant in Mexico, not that he has/owns a plant in Mexico.
Jim, please correct me if I'm wrong on this.
ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION IN THE NEWS TODAY
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/1356778/posts
To: DoughtyOne
Well, things could change. For example, my brother has worked for an air brake manufacturing company for over 35 years. About 10 years ago they moved their manufacturing plant to Mexico. The problem was government regulation, mandated benefit programs, and taxes, etc, made it unprofitable to continue manufacturing here.
My brother and I had our doubts but they set up the plant, hired and trained the workers and struggled for a few years, but they finally got it all together. Now they are a very profitable company shipping truck brakes all over the world and have problems keeping up with demand.
They now have several hundred workers at the plant all making pretty good wages (for Mexico) and things are looking up for all.
BUT, they are now labor bound. Even though they've automated some of their manufacturing processes, they need more labor to expand and are beginning to have problems recruiting workers. My brother says believe it or not, they're beginning to have labor shortages in Mexico.
73 posted on 03/06/2005 2:38:23 AM PST by Jim Robinson