[muawiyah]

At the same time if you need guys to pick apples and are passing out visas for that you might as well recruit Indians and Pakistanis since the odds are incredibly good that they'll have advanced degrees in skill sets we need.

And the Indian guys will be doggone glad for the work ~ particularly in the layoff period between apple sets.

Now, try to get a guy with a Masters in Mexico to do stoop labor ~ fat chance that is.

[heartwood]

My impression of the Indians (the well-to-do ones) is that they’re an entitled bunch. They advertise for domestic servants with particular skillsets - must speak this dialect, must cook this regional cuisine - and since they aren’t available here for $180 a week, they import them from India. Unbelievable that we let domestic servants come in because the help here doesn’t suit.