Illegal Immigrants and New Orleans

[MrFun]

It's not enough for the hurricanes to **** things up for the Gulf region and the rest of our country's economy. Politicians have to figure out ways to add fuel to the fire.


Hurrah for illegal immigrants!

[Sava]

well, according to the article, this is not a new development...

it's the American way

and has been so for over 100 years

[MrFun]

What is, exactly? That American citizens are not willing to do back-breaking, physical work?

I call bullsh*t on that one. Unless you mean something else.

[Sava]

Originally posted by MrFun
What is, exactly? That American citizens are not willing to do back-breaking, physical work?

I call bullsh*t on that one. Unless you mean something else.

from your own article:

Reliance on immigrant labor to complete huge projects is part of U.S. history. In the early 19th century, mostly Irish immigrant laborers, who worked for as little as 37 1/2 cents an hour, built the Erie Canal, one of the greatest engineering feats of its day. Later that century, Italian immigrants, sometimes making just $1.50 a day, were the backbone of the workforce that constructed the New York subway system. In 1890, 90% of New York City's public works employees, and 99% of Chicago's street workers, were Italian.

After Congress authorized construction of the transcontinental railroad in 1862, one of the most ambitious projects in U.S. history, Charles Crocker, head of construction for Central Pacific railroad, recognized that the Civil War was creating a labor shortage. So he turned to Chinese immigrants to do the job. By 1867, 12,000 of Central Pacific's 13,500 workers were Chinese immigrants, who were paid between $26 and $35 for a six-day workweek of 12 hours a day. At the turn of the 20th century, Mexican immigrant laborers did most of the railroad construction in Southern California, Arizona, New Mexico and Nevada.

Mexican workers were also essential in turning the Southwest into a fertile region, which by 1929 produced 40% of the United States' fruits and vegetables. They cleared the mesquite brush of south Texas to make room for the expansion of agriculture, then played a primary role in the success of cotton farming in the state. A generation earlier, German immigrants from Russia and Norwegians had busted the prairie sod to turn the grasslands of North Dakota into arable fields.

try reading it next time

[Flubber]

Originally posted by MrFun
What is, exactly? That American citizens are not willing to do back-breaking, physical work?

I call bullsh*t on that one. Unless you mean something else.

I took from it that immigrant workers would be more willing to do that hard labour at lower rates of pay

The lack of workers is not just south US thing . .. Alberta is crying out for more skilled tradespeople . .. There is a HUGE backlog of oilsands projects -- there simply are not enough workers to do them

[Spiffor]

Upon opening this thread, I have the following ad-banner:
"APPLY NOW - APPLY NOW
START YOUR NEW LIFE TODAY!
LIVE IN AMERICA!"

Too bad, there's an arrow that point toward the US, but not toward NO

[Bereta_Eder]

I'm being literally bombarded with Green Card offers for the US. I don't think I've been threatened so much in all my life.

[MrFun]

Originally posted by Sava


from your own article:




try reading it next time

Just wanted to make sure.

[Sikander]

Originally posted by Bereta_Eder
I'm being literally bombarded with Green Card offers for the US. I don't think I've been threatened so much in all my life.

The new Visa Green Card. It's where you want to be. The United States.

[Last Conformist]

I'm getting spam mails trying to sell fake green cards.

[Wezil]

Originally posted by Sikander


The new Visa Green Card. It's where you want to be. The United States.

Don't encourage him, he just might take you up on the offer.

[Kontiki]

Reaching out to the dirt poor masses again, I see. I guess when a shiny nickel for a week's work is big money, why not?