Mexicans in US face cashback crisis [illegals?]

BBC ^ | 2009-07-07 | Karen Nye

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For centuries, workers from many parts of the globe have been coming to the US to find work and support themselves.

Many migrant workers have families back in their native countries who depend on them for remittances.

But for some, a difficult economic climate, triggered by a collapse in the housing market, is causing the dream to evaporate.

The worst US recession in decades has eliminated job opportunities for many immigrants, slowing the flow of money back home down to a trickle.

That's especially true of the traditionally high-paying construction industry, often manned by Mexican workers.

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[pennboricua]

boo-hoo-hoo

[DonaldC]

A great many of the Mexican workers are not immigrants. They are not moving here to melt in and be law abiding citizens. They are migrants, moving where ever they can to make a buck, legal or illegal.

[Da Coyote]

Ask me if I give an Obama.

[KarlInOhio]

Call la waaaaaambulancia, por favor.

[bill1952]

moving where ever they can to make a buck, legal or illegal.

[TChris]

Call la waaaaaambulancia, por favor.

You called?

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

Declare our undying love for them as they are gathered up and sent home. Tell them we recognize that they have proper relations with their families, are kind to their dog, but they must go. Kiss them on both cheeks just before they cross the border to show our sincere feelings.

[Ben Mugged]

independent media

True statement. Some of these "migrants" used Government assistance to buy homes to be resold during the boom market for profit. Now that the market is down, they are walking away from these contracts by the hundreds. They will once again buy into the market using future Government programs when the market is more favorable. Meanwhile the American taxpayer is left holding their bad paper.

[BradyLS]

You-said-it bump.

They don’t have any interest at heart but their own. If they’re mad, it’s because their gravy train stopped a few stations short.

[<1/1,000,000th%]

The worst US recession in decades has eliminated job opportunities for many immigrants, slowing the flow of money back home down to a trickle.

I thought the media said we were in a depression before the President was elected. It's only gotten worse since then.

[mbynack]

There was a story on FR about six months ago about a mortgage broker that recruited illegal aliens to buy homes. He brokered government guaranteed loans for illegals. The illegals lived in the homes for a couple of months and then split. The homes got repossessed by the bank and the process started all over. The illegals got to live in the houses for free, the banks made money, the broker made millions, the taxpayers got screwed.

[rbg81]

Unfortunately, I think this will just motivate the folks back home to come here. If no remitances, then just go to the source and get benefits directly.

[bboop]

Guest on Dennis Prager just said that California spends 15% of its budget on illegals.

[JoanneSD]

That's especially true of the traditionally high-paying construction industry, often manned by Mexican workers. Robert Reisch said these jobs should not go to white males...when the stimulus bill was being discussed... No need to worry

[PeteB570]

Things can’t be all that bad.

I think us and our next door neighbor are the only ones that still cut our own lawns. Everybody else still pay to get it done.

[Ben Mugged]

Yep, I’m beginning to think the American taxpayer has less intelligence than a turkey (appropriately first chosen as the national bird).

[gubamyster]

ping

[sticker]

The wild turkey, Ben Franklin's choice for the national bird, is extremely intelligent just ask anyone that has ever hunted them. The domestic turkey is dumber than a democRAT voter

[SES1066]

I tend to get really angry/mad when Mexican Politicians decry efforts here to control our illegal immigration because of its effects on Mexico! Lo siento senores but the fault is YOURS for having and maintaining a corrupt and impoverished country in spite of so many riches!

[Ben Mugged]

I have hunted Turkeys with a Bow (successfully). Their survivability is based on instinct not intelligence. Sort of like Liberal Politicians.

[mbynack]

Yep, I’m beginning to think the American taxpayer has less intelligence than a turkey (appropriately first chosen as the national bird).

You're right - at least 40% of them are. That's the number of people in a recent survey who felt we needed another stimulus, even though there is no accounting of the money in the first stimulus. A lot of the bank bailout money was immediately sent to overseas banks and now can't be traced. The best idea for a bailout that I've heard was proposed by a Republican. He suggested a one month tax holiday for all Americans.

[SwinneySwitch]

“...slowing the flow of money back home down to a trickle.”

Money sent from workers living outside Mexico fell to $1.9 billion in May from $2.37 billion in the same month in 2008.

So $1.9 billion is now a trickle, BBC? Ask the unemployed Americans.

[Logical me]

Yep, I’m beginning to think the American taxpayer has less intelligence than a turkey

Hit the nail right on the head.

[SgtSki]

I always thought there should be a 30% tax on remittances sent out of the US.

[SaraJohnson]

It’s a “crises” I tell you!

[sticker]

I am so jealous, I have to use a shotgun. Of course, I am still using my old recurve for deer, I know that is so stone age

[Ben Mugged]

My favorite Turkey story comes from the old TV series WKRP in Cincinnati. The radio station has planned a Turkey giveaway for Thanksgiving by throwing live domestic Turkeys from a Helicopter. Les Nessman is on the ground in a parking lot reporting. The first Turkey is tossed and it plummets to the parking lot making a thud. More follow. Les is horrified saying “oh the humanity” while observing all the dead Turkeys around the parking lot. After-wards the station manager swears he thought domestic Turkeys could fly.

[Petruchio]

Do you give an 0bama?

[sticker]

I remember seeing that when it was originally shown, told you I was old. As a matter of fact Mr Carlson's line was: “As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly”.
I was fly fishing on the Caney Fork one morning and has two come off the side of the bluff I was facing and crossed the river right over my head, scared the crap out of me.

[TADSLOS]

They should be paid with these:

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They also take these:

[zeugma]

“As With God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly”.

Funniest line ever uttered on network television IMO.