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Sick of Mexicans Taking our Jobs
Nelliemae

Posted on 02/21/2007 5:53:58 PM PST by NellieMae

I am getting really sick of the Mexican Invasion costing so many jobs in the Southwest Virginia- East Tennessee area. My husband is a brickmason. He is the 5th generation mason in his family- our son is the 6th. Up until just a couple of years ago brickmasons had contractors ringing their phones off of the wall wanting them to do work for them. My husband had to turn down dozens of callers because he couldn't do it all. Things have sure changed . Now, a lot of contractors in this area have gotten dollar signs in their eyes and all that they can see are cheap Mexican workers. My husband has actually had a contractor (real builders that know how to actually build a house are really scarce around here anymore) pull Mexicans on the job that he was working on because he was in such a hurry to get it finished that he couldn't wait the 2 weeks that it would have taken to do the whole job. They will pull in a huge crew and wipe the job out real quick. They waste a lot of brick though (they get paid by the 1000 brick). My husband is a very good, fast mason. His speed and quality is not the issue here. Most of these workers cannot even speak English. It is really aggravating to have lived in a place your entire life and have your livlihood seriously threatened by people that are not supposed to be here in the first place. How do we get rid of this problem? Also, on another related note: It was announced today that there are hundreds of jobs being cut in ANOTHER local factory, Bristol Compressors. I was told several months ago that a construction site in Mexico was marked with a sign that read:" Future site of Bristol Compressors" Is this a coincidence or is there another company by the name of Bristol Compressors?


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: aliens; amnesty; appalachia; bds; borders; crimaliens; deliverancerejects; duncanhunter; failertoadapt; illegalaliens; illegalimmigrants; illegalinvasion; illegals; immigrantlist; immigration; jobslost; lowerthebarillegals; mexicaninvasion; savage; socialistcons
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To: SomeoneNeedsToSayIt
Please explain to us all just where it says you have a right to job?

Please explain to us all just where it says you have a right to hire illegal workers?

101 posted on 02/21/2007 6:42:53 PM PST by Marine Inspector (Shhh, I’m hunting RINOs.)
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To: SomeoneNeedsToSayIt

No one has the right to a job, but they do have the RIGHT not to have to compete with criminals. Why can't you understand this? Is your mind clouded by some sort of bias?


102 posted on 02/21/2007 6:43:13 PM PST by StolarStorm
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To: Sir_Ed
We are a melting pot, and English should be the roux that binds us all...

This is so true. In this part of the country history binds us to Mexico. It's a proud part of our culture and heritage. But people stampeding across the border with no regard for our immigration laws is not what America is about. They are dragging us down economically and socially and bankrupting our medical and educational resources. It's a sad thing to watch.

103 posted on 02/21/2007 6:43:50 PM PST by McLynnan
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To: NellieMae
You get what you pay for.

Agreed. The lowest bidding almost always has the lowest quality.

104 posted on 02/21/2007 6:44:08 PM PST by Marine Inspector (Shhh, I’m hunting RINOs.)
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To: Marine Inspector

I'm waiting to read the explanation that the ILLEGAL ALIEN has a right to a job here.


105 posted on 02/21/2007 6:44:39 PM PST by Sister_T (The LameStream Press & The So-Called "Peace" Movement - Islamofascists' Useful Idiots)
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To: KoRn

You are right about this.


106 posted on 02/21/2007 6:44:46 PM PST by NellieMae
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To: StolarStorm
Why can't you understand this?

Most likely because he profits for illegal labor.

107 posted on 02/21/2007 6:45:01 PM PST by Marine Inspector (Shhh, I’m hunting RINOs.)
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To: NellieMae

See what you started?...:-)


108 posted on 02/21/2007 6:45:38 PM PST by Types_with_Fist (I'm on FReep so often that when I read an article at another site I scroll down for the comments.)
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To: Sister_T
I'm waiting to read the explanation that the ILLEGAL ALIEN has a right to a job here.

I'm pretty sure you'll have a very very long wait.

109 posted on 02/21/2007 6:45:46 PM PST by Marine Inspector (Shhh, I’m hunting RINOs.)
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To: StolarStorm

I ask again - where did NellieMae say that these people were criminals or illegal? Was it in between the lines somewhere?


110 posted on 02/21/2007 6:45:59 PM PST by Past Your Eyes (Some people are too stupid to be ashamed.)
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To: Past Your Eyes
What a bunch of whiners.

I made a great living writing software...

Now they do it in India for half what I made.

Am I on freerepublic.com whining about it? NO,

I went out and learn a new trade so I can compete.

Folks can whine and complain until they are blue in the face but it won't change a thing. Adapt or perish... It's your call... good luck!

111 posted on 02/21/2007 6:46:09 PM PST by SomeoneNeedsToSayIt (Our greatest glory consists not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.)
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To: Marine Inspector

I think its possible. This problem won't end until people like that get treated like the criminals they are. I want those that hire illegal aliens in jail..


112 posted on 02/21/2007 6:46:47 PM PST by StolarStorm
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To: SomeoneNeedsToSayIt
They are willing to do the work for less... Period. I have no interest in how they get it done for less only that it cost less.

and that sort of attitude is precisely how our country is on a road of self-destruction...because of folks who value their "comforts" before what is "right". Your attitude if reflected in that comment is as your generation says "sucks"...

113 posted on 02/21/2007 6:47:04 PM PST by RVN Airplane Driver ("To be born into freedom is an accident; to die in freedom is an obligation..)
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To: StolarStorm
This problem won't end until people like that get treated like the criminals they are. I want those that hire illegal aliens in jail.

As do I!

114 posted on 02/21/2007 6:47:54 PM PST by Marine Inspector (Shhh, I’m hunting RINOs.)
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To: RegulatorCountry; Spruce

I'm also in the printing industry and you are indeed correct - the printing industry has benefitted from the internet.


115 posted on 02/21/2007 6:48:06 PM PST by Stone Mountain
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To: Types_with_Fist

Knew it would happen.


116 posted on 02/21/2007 6:48:21 PM PST by NellieMae
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To: SomeoneNeedsToSayIt

You must be a pretty lousy software engineer. I'm still in the business and I'm making twice what I was 5 years ago.


117 posted on 02/21/2007 6:48:42 PM PST by StolarStorm
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To: HereInTheHeartland
That is simply not the case.

They pay taxes and contribute to this society in many ways.

If nothing else these people are risk takers and those are the people you want in the gene pool.

It's the risk takers that move society forward.
118 posted on 02/21/2007 6:49:41 PM PST by SomeoneNeedsToSayIt (Our greatest glory consists not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.)
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To: SomeoneNeedsToSayIt

Exactly. If these people are illegals, then go raise hell with the politicians until you get satisfaction. Making yourself into a whining victim is unbecoming.


119 posted on 02/21/2007 6:50:08 PM PST by Past Your Eyes (Some people are too stupid to be ashamed.)
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To: Marine Inspector

Eventually Gonzo will get the message and a few employers will do the perp walk, live on CNN. A drop in the bucket? Probably.


120 posted on 02/21/2007 6:50:33 PM PST by Mr J (All IMHO.)
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