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To: cnyndwllr who wrote (140559)	7/9/2010 7:57:57 PM
From: quehubo	Read Replies (1) of 541735

I was responding to the mantra that we cant find Americans to do the work illegals do. It is complete nonsense and pushed by people who have a stake in taking advantage of illegals. The simple truth is that if business needs workers and there are tens of millions of legal citizens looking for work. Now they may prefer cushy jobs making $60K working some easy secure job for the government. But when the government stops with the handouts they will work. Wages and benefits would be much better if illegals were not taking out the floor everywhere. I really dont have a problem with someone saying a living wage has to be paid to every retail worker, field worker or whatever. I am not promoting paying $35 hour for a laborer in the field, but I dont think field workers should be making whatever the market of illegals supports Really poor? My wife grew up in Asia dirt poor. I grew up in a house that struggled paycheck to paycheck through the recession in the 70's. To earn a decent living in the USA you only need a few traits and capabilities, show up to work on time and be interested, be able to read and write, be willing to work hard and be flexible, continuously learn whatever you need to get ahead. Many of the people I see struggle the most in life do so because they are stupid and or lazy. There is not much you can do for them. I dont recall ever seeing a skinny poor person in this country, at least not a legal one. I have spent plenty of time in the checkout line with fat ass families using government funds buying all sorts of crap I would never eat. Cash used to buy smokes and alcohol and food loaded into a vehicle I would not put so much money into.

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