Reply #62: glad we can find some common ground. [View All]

[fleabert]

Migrant workers (illegal or not) can be treated fairly, and paid fairly. and the simple truth is that Americans will NOT do the work voluntarily. I spoke with my family member again today about this. They said the only time they saw any Americans working a field (not with them) was when a home for 'wayward' kids punished the really bad kids by sending them to the fields. It was quite an isult to the 40 yr old adults who valued and appreciated the job to be working next to a person who saw the work as punishment. They lasted three days before refusing to return. (all white kids, btw)

I think Americans feel (for the most part) that they are entitled to a job, and Mexicans appreciate any work they can get, and you see that in the quality of the work and their dedication. I also think most Americans feel there are jobs that are 'beneath' them, and would refuse to do the work that is done by illegal immigrants. I have personally seen many a person be offered a job as a janitor (I was doing the hiring) and they literally said, "I'm better than that."

IMO, if you shit, you aren't beneath cleaning it up. Last time I checked, we all shit.