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House Speaker Offers To Trade 'Lazy Missourians' For Mexicans
KMBC ^
| Feb. 22, 2008
Posted on 02/26/2008 8:03:07 AM PST by 3AngelaD
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri House Speaker Rod Jetton on Friday stood behind his offer to trade "lazy Missourians" for hardworking Mexican citizens. Jetton, a Republican from Marble Hill, first made the suggestion earlier this month at a Republican Party gathering in Springfield. He repeated it Thursday when asked about it at The Associated Press and Missouri Press Association Day at the Capitol. "I think there are some lazy Missourians in this state who really don't want to work, and I think there's a lot of hardworking Mexicans who would love to come up here and make a little money to support their families," he said. "And by golly, if we could find a way to trade them, I would trade them in a heartbeat."
Jetton said he's taken some criticism for such comments, but that others have told him he's right. He said there are too many Missourians who would rather enroll in government programs than earn a wage. As evidence, he pointed to an example from Wayne County in southeastern Missouri. Jetton said a company that tried recruiting employees for jobs paying around $8 an hour had just three applicants. The county had the highest unemployment rate in the state at the time.
Jetton's comments came as lawmakers were considering more than a dozen bills designed to crack down on illegal immigration by limiting government services to them, checking immigration status and punishing those who are in the country illegally.
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government
KEYWORDS: aliens; illegalimmigration; jobmarket
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Nice.
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posted on
02/26/2008 8:03:08 AM PST
by
3AngelaD
To: 3AngelaD
Translation: willing to trade uppity peasants for slave labor
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posted on
02/26/2008 8:05:14 AM PST
by
thecabal
To: 3AngelaD
Why don’t people VOTE this piece of crap out of office?
Trade HIM for someone that stands UP for LEGAL AMERICANS.
He is disgusting.
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posted on
02/26/2008 8:06:19 AM PST
by
nmh
(Mike Huckabee the "religious" humanist that pushes socialism! (Clinton/Carter combo))
To: 3AngelaD
Why don’t people VOTE this piece of crap out of office?
Trade HIM for someone that stands UP for LEGAL AMERICANS.
He is disgusting.
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posted on
02/26/2008 8:06:34 AM PST
by
nmh
(Mike Huckabee the "religious" humanist that pushes socialism! (Clinton/Carter combo))
To: 3AngelaD
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posted on
02/26/2008 8:06:47 AM PST
by
poobear
(Pure democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what's for dinner. God save the Republic!)
To: 3AngelaD; All
That's ...
Rod Jetton
201 W. Capitol Ave.
Jefferson City, MO
65101
573-751-5912
info@rodjetton.org
To: nmh
I think it’s a good idea, simple law really.
All legal Americans have a job, If you don’t have a job, you are an illegal American.
To: nmh
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posted on
02/26/2008 8:07:42 AM PST
by
Eric in the Ozarks
(ENERGY CRISIS made in Washington D. C.)
To: 3AngelaD
there are too many Missourians who would rather enroll in government programs than earn a wage. Well, golleee, Gomer, did you ever think that maybe tthat was a sign that the government programs ARE TOO MANY and TOO LUCRATIVE?
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posted on
02/26/2008 8:07:57 AM PST
by
Izzy Dunne
(Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
To: 3AngelaD
I remember one time when I was a kid seeing a show on TV where they were dealing with people not being willing to take jobs for anything lower than absurdly high wages. One black guy in particular struck me because when they interviewed him, he loudly proclaimed that he wouldn't take a job for anything let than $10/hr (would be like $13-14/hr now) - and we're talking McDonalds register or toilet-cleaning jobs. This dude straight up said he'd rather just do nothing and get welfare.
I'm vociferously against illegal immigration, but is it any wonder that businesses would rather hire illegals who actually WANT to work, especially when they'll do it for $3/hr?
To: 3AngelaD
Wonder if he’d be willing to work for $8 an hour?
To: Eric in the Ozarks
He’s committing political suicide.
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posted on
02/26/2008 8:09:38 AM PST
by
nmh
(Mike Huckabee the "religious" humanist that pushes socialism! (Clinton/Carter combo))
To: Eric in the Ozarks
He’s committing political suicide.
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posted on
02/26/2008 8:09:40 AM PST
by
nmh
(Mike Huckabee the "religious" humanist that pushes socialism! (Clinton/Carter combo))
To: 3AngelaD
Jetton, a Republican
And they wonder why people are leaving the Grand Old Plantation.
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posted on
02/26/2008 8:09:47 AM PST
by
cripplecreek
(Voting CONSERVATIVE in memory of 5 children killed by illegals 2/17/08 and 2/19/ 08)
To: 3AngelaD
Y’OK
Which Missourians voted for this ijit ???
Shoot ‘em amd put them out of their misery
To: nmh
“Why dont people VOTE this piece of crap out of office? Trade HIM for someone that stands UP for LEGAL AMERICANS.”
Sorry. Did I miss something? Did he say ILLEGAL Mexicans? Let me check... Nope.
Trading welfare queens for LEGAL immigrants sounds good to me too.
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posted on
02/26/2008 8:13:06 AM PST
by
Poser
(Willing to fight for oil)
To: 3AngelaD
Jetton said he’s taken some criticism for such comments, but that others have told him he’s right
________________________________________
McCain, Tedddy Kennedy, Lindsey Graham et al
To: 3AngelaD
"Missouri House Speaker Rod Jetton on Friday stood behind his offer to trade "lazy Missourians welfare liberals" for hardworking Mexican citizens." Fixed it.
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posted on
02/26/2008 8:14:42 AM PST
by
avacado
To: Poser
Trading welfare queens for LEGAL immigrants sounds good to me too.
Sorry Adolph, welfare queens or not they can't be sent away.
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posted on
02/26/2008 8:17:10 AM PST
by
cripplecreek
(Voting CONSERVATIVE in memory of 5 children killed by illegals 2/17/08 and 2/19/ 08)
To: 3AngelaD
trade "lazy Missourians" for hardworking Mexican citizens.
Throw in the (still sucking off the gubmint' ) Katrina "victims" and maybe we'll talk.
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posted on
02/26/2008 8:17:51 AM PST
by
oh8eleven
(RVN '67-'68)
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