What part do you disagree with? The referendum? Ditto about not having enough jobs. And ditto for unemployment benefits. America can't afford structural benefits for 10 Million unemployed while having 20 million illegals work American jobs whose paychecks are sent back to Mexico. It's insane. End the unemployment benefits, deport the illegals, prosecute their employers, and lets see what jobs Americans will thumb their nose at then. The whole argument that Americans won't do unskilled labor is pure bs. They will when their back is against the wall!
it is nothing usual for ET posters from the land of bankrupt ie US to attack nations who have their economic house in order and a rising currency.
Disagree? You just restated my case. Americans won't take "those" jobs... mainly because they get somewhat lavish umenployment benefit checks. Let those checks stop and have some Americans go a bit hungry... when it becomes a choice of "take that job" or "not eat", they'll take the job. I know, I've been there.
I've been there, too ! Americans will work shit jobs if they have to. You said you disagreed with something. I'm curious what it was?
It was these EMERGLOBAL's comments... "... I have mixed feelings. There are a lot of labors who come over to work illegally. I say give them work permits for seasons. Let them work and go home. That way, If americans want the jobs offered to illegals...then we know how many Permits to allow for "mexican" labor....." If I recall the history correctly, Eisenhower sent all illegals out of the country... to make room for jobs for returning servicemen... we need that again, as we can't afford any other. We need to defend our Southern border like N. Korea defends theirs. America doesn't NEED "cheap, illegal immigrant labor". If we need to pay a bit more for food to employ American labor, we should bear that cost! (It would be much less than all the costs of "subsidizing this and that"... and turning a blind eye to criminal trespass and its accompanying costs.)
^ I'm very sympathetic to that position. Although, we do live in a Republic where constituents ought to enjoy representative Government.
Representative? Tell that to Obama, Reid, Pelosi, Schumer, Stupak, Fwank & Dodd.. et al (I'd include Murtha to, but mercifully he died)... Most people don't realize it, but America is already embroiled in a civil war... Socialists who want to legislatively "take from others and give to themselves" vs. those who want "keep what they've earned"... Ultimately, the Socialists are likely to prevail... but also unfortunately, ALL Americans will lose (except the ruling political class) if that's the case.
zdreg, Wasnt really condeming our Brothers to the North, just pushing buttons on this achilles-ass. I have good Canadian friends and trade evry day with some Canadians. Wasnt meant as a broad stroke to you guys. EF
someone explain to EF that Canadian whiskey and mexican drugs don't mix. the bottom line is that americans will not work on diry jobs or for less then 20k/year as long as they can get unemployment for 2years and 20k for doing nothing.