Posted on 09/20/2010 3:08:46 PM PDT by Justaham
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell says illegal immigrants do essential work in the U.S. and he has firsthand knowledge of that - because they fix his house.
Powell, a moderate Republican, urged his party Sunday to support immigration generally because it is "what's keeping this country's lifeblood moving forward."
In an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press," he said a path to legal status should be offered to illegal immigrants because they "are doing things we need done in this country."
He added: "They're all over my house, doing things whenever I call for repairs, and I'm sure you've seen them at your house. We've got to find a way to bring these people out of the darkness and give them some kind of status."
Powell did not say whether he's hired illegal immigrants directly or they showed up with contractors.
(Excerpt) Read more at cbsnews.com ...
Might it be because the government collects 2/3 of the money needed to hire somebody?
You know what’s really strange? I moved into my house seven years ago. The next week a bunch of gardeners showed up and did the yard work. My wife asked them for a business card so she could contact the company to get a quote and switch the account over to us as the new owners.
They never returned our calls, and when we did contact them directly told us the owner would call us in a couple of days. Long and short, they never have gotten a contract to us, never ask for money and keep doing the yard every week or two (albeit not high quality work).
We’d fire them, but they don’t really work for us, and don’t seem to understand when we try to talk to them about it. I give the workers sodas and snacks whenever I see them, and tip them once a year. The neighbor two doors down does pay a contract, and gets mad because some weeks they do our yard and skip his. Guess he should consider sodas.
Calderone’s reply: “let my people mow”.
ML/NJ
So Colin Powell can see Mexico from his front porch?!
He’s starring in the remake of “The Mole”!
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