Sad thing is, though, most of the people I' ve encountered who came here from another country actually work their butts off to support themselves. They truly appreciate the opportunities here. It' s the ungrateful home-growns who don' t how lucky they are that' s the problem.[>:]
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Normally I' m pretty thick skinned, but I find that poem pretty darn offensive.
Its could have been written 100, 150, or 200 years ago and would have fit the mentality of those opposing the ' dirty' Poles, Irish, and Germans who immigrated to this country and built it to its current greatness.
The people who enter this country legally have usually been through alot just to get here and more often than not work their tails off harder than than the natural born citizens here just to make it. The illegals who cross the border can be a completely different story though. I don' t know first hand about how the illegals live in places like California or Texas, but I' ve heard alot of stories. Around here, the Mexican immigrants tend to do the jobs than noone else would do- pick produce, work in rendering plants or tanneries, landscaping, house paintintg, or work in other low to moderate paying unskilled jobs.
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The people who enter this country legally have usually been through alot just to get here and more often than not work their tails off harder than than the natural born citizens here just to make it.
Only the last generation from the pre and post WWI era. If this wasn' t the case, why are they now reinstating food stamps and welfare for " new immigrants" .
You wanna see some welfare cases? Look at the Hmong in Wausau and Sheboygan, look at the Mex' s in S. Milwaukee...
the welfare roles are swollen to capacity. The days of earning a living are over.
Ahh, the good old days of only being able to afford Ketchup sandwiches and wearing torn pants -- nowadays you' d be arrested for child endangerment.
Up here in whitebread suburbia, if you want some drywalling done or a lawn put in, they send a whole crew of Mexicans up to do it, so at least a portion of them are putting forth a good effort.
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Briman, they' re still slanting the Germans, Poles etc. We' re just used to it.
But at least in this state, we have the rest of them surrounded and vastly outnumbered.
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I will be simple because for what I have witnessed I coul do on forever. Take a look at the GAU system and you will find alot of this poem going on in attitude and reality wether we like it or not. Even from what we see today by Assylum and Refugee status within the system. This GAU comes from not Welfare but general income sources. I personally don' t like the poem but because of the immigration red tape I went thru for my wife and the community of immigrants I am involved there is truth in every tale just a matter of how much.
I don' t know first hand about how the illegals live in places like California or Texas, but I' ve heard alot of stories. Around here, the Mexican immigrants tend to do the jobs than noone else would do- pick produce, work in rendering plants or tanneries, landscaping, house paintintg, or work in other low to moderate paying unskilled jobs.
First off the poem isn' t very accurate because of the last line. Change that last line to " If they no like us, they can go, Got lots of room in Mexico. " and I' d say it' s very accurate.
Briman, our town is over run with illegal Mexicans and I do mean over run. I would say the majority of them are very hard workers and they bust their butts doing the exact type of jobs you mentioned in your post. However, there is a very large percentage of them who have figured out how to work the system. I have also noticed that, using the system seems to be a very common trait among the 2nd generations. I have worked along side many of these illegals and most of them do work hard.....harder than a white boy will. However, even as illegals, gov. freebies and handouts are shoved in their face from the time they get here. It doesn' t take long for some people to figure out how to work the system. Think about it for a minute......in your home country there is no jobs, no money and little food. In this new country there are plenty of jobs, lots of money, and tons of food. However, you can come to this new country and do nothing and still live 1,000 times better than you ever would in your home country and it' s all free to you! Welcome to the new America.
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The Welfare Rhyme
It' s not generally the LEGAL immigrants that cause problems; nor is it all of the illegals, either.
