I need to talk about this.
Recently there have been changes to the immigration laws for employers. I wanted to get a handle on the changes and the implication for my company, so I dug in. I thought I was doing a good thing, however, my boss sees it differently. His MO: don’t ask, don’t tell. He says he is willing to take the risk for the people who work for us; even if we know we are out of compliance. I am trying to be understanding but it makes me so mad to know that so many people who are legal citizens, have lost their jobs yet we are perpetuating their loss by giving undocumented workers a free ride.
Am I wrong? Or just too anal-retentive.
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I agree with you, it's so bad I knew a guy who just lost his Job about 6 months ago. He could not find a job in any states he tried, so he sadly found a job up in Canada and has to leave the country to work. Rick b
Immigration is often a complex issue, and often times people who reject immigration tend to forget that immigrants often take up jobs locals wouldn't even want to even sniff at in the first place.
Beast FCD
It is true that it is complex but the issue is clear to me. If you aren't legal you should not be able to work, receive health care services and education for your kids. I stated once before that when I was teaching in a Dallas Public School, 95% received free lunch and 60% or more of our students were not legally in the the country, but we could not refuse entrance on that basis. As a result, we did not have funds enough to hire the teachers needed and the classes were packed...like 32 kids in a 2nd grade class and 36 in a 5th grade class.
And Beast you may be right about the job market in the past but not now. People are out of work and we have application for our plant almost daily from people who are willing to work for $7 - $8 per hour. We pay that and better.
Well. It is a complex issue I generally avoid.
Here in Singapore, we have Chinese, Indian and other overseas workers who come in throngs every year, and people complain. I'd say this to them, especially what I have seen in Australia, is this: Locals tend to avoid certain jobs they deem too low for their statuses, regardless of economy.
And in a world of globalization it will become harder and harder to avoid foreign workers. I am not justifying for illegal workers, but unfortunately there are some who will come to affluent countries via illegal means.
Beast FCD
The biggest problem I have is this.
Many People who are born and Raised here in the US and work all their lives Pay taxes, yet the people who move here and work here who are not legal do not pay taxes, yet they seem to get help from the state and it is the hard working taxpayers who foot the bill, but yet they cannot get help when they honestly need it. Rick b
I don't have a problem with the legals. My great-grandparents were immigrants. But the difference is this: My great-grandparents came legally, they learned English, they worked hard and asked for nothing for free. There was no welfare or free hospital service. They were proud to be new Americans and instilled a work ethic that came down to my generation and that of my children. I welcome the immigrants who come to assimilate in American society....not separate themselves and create little Mexico, Chinatown or Viet Nam. Come legally, learn the language and blend in. You are not welcome otherwise, at least by me.
I agree with you, if they want to come here, make it legal, pay your taxes like everyone else and I am fine with that, otherwise stay out of here.
http://atheisthaven.blogspot.com/2009/05/ets-tortures-good-ole-george-dialogue.html
"I welcome the immigrants who come to assimilate in American society....not separate themselves and create little Mexico, Chinatown or Viet Nam. Come legally, learn the language and blend in. You are not welcome otherwise, at least by me."
I for one have no problems with China town or little Mexico. Birds of the same feather flock together, and it is not to understand why they do it.
The early Irish settlers also did form their own communities. It is a way for people of the same community to help new comers adjust to a new environment.
I suppose the problem comes in when people become too sectarian, especially with regards to religion. The groups that find it hardest to assimilate are inevitable the most religious: Muslims.
Beast FCD
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