[februus]

This is why we’re screwed. This is why English-speaking men can’t locate work. As pro business as I am I’m not willing to sell fellow Americans out. I’ve heard all the arguments as to why this is happening too. But when there’s a booming Hispanic grocery store in EVERY small town then you just have to conclude that our businesses would rather hire a work-for-10 hour/pay for 6-hour illegal. We have chosen to succumb to this. How disgusting it is.

[triumphant values]

As pro business as I am I’m not willing to sell fellow Americans out.

That's because you're a patriot and don't worship at the altar of "The Market". There are some of us who realize a nation needs more than just cheap Ipods to continue to exist.

[triumphant values]

But when there’s a booming Hispanic grocery store in EVERY small town then you just have to conclude that our businesses would rather hire a work-for-10 hour/pay for 6-hour illegal.

And it's absolutely astonishing how quickly this took place. As late as the 1990s this problem was still localized to the Southwest and the Chicagoland area.

Now, just 15 years later, you can go to the most remote, hilltop town in North Carolina and come across a bustling fruteria.