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Alabama's new illegal immigration laws/rules

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October 6, 2011 at 8:58 a.m.

TomB

What say you?

I think it's great.

November 4, 2011 at 5:17 p.m.

CIAK

When the government employment reaches 80%. We will have fiscal socialisizm. Look at Cuba that is what we will look like. B) :) :) B) Deep Down In Florida Where The Sun Shines Damn Near Every Day

November 4, 2011 at 1:35 a.m.

crashnburn

Can I get a witness?!? Hallelujiah and Amen. Sincerely, AZ

November 3, 2011 at 2:52 p.m.

TomB

and another thing......It's become the norm to say "hispanic", in lieu of the appropriate term, "illegal immigrant".

Hispanic's are no more leaving, than white's or black's!.....Illegals are leaving!...... and that's a good thing!

November 3, 2011 at 11:28 a.m.

CIAK

As reported early on in this Topic thread...... http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1011/65405.html B) :) :) B) Deep Down In Florida Where The Sun Shines Damn Near Every Day

November 3, 2011 at 7:51 a.m.

TomB

BTW; The feds have not tightened-up on the rules about hiring illegals...it's more rampant than ever.....The only reason the illegals have dissipated somewhat, is due to the slow ecomnomy...They'll be back in more numbers than ever, once the U.S. climbs out of this mess.

They're also continuing to bilk the system, (taxpayers)....All one has to do, is visit the local social service assistance offices.....No whites or blacks there....that reflects the recipients, as well as the gov't employees dishing it out....

November 2, 2011 at 8:15 a.m.

TomB

I like it!

On another note; What's happened to the traditional migrant/visiting workers?.....I know; They've infiltrated the conventional service workforce, as well as learned to work the social services.....Why pick apples when you can work illegally as a roofer/carpenter/etc... and your wife & kids of a different last name, can collect welfare/health care at the U.S. taxpayers expense, etc...?

October 31, 2011 at 8:18 p.m.

TomB

Don't think a president has much of anything to do with it....it's much bigger than that....it's our ever-evolving liberal/sheeple society....I guess it's called "progressive" these days....

October 31, 2011 at 2:57 p.m.

TomB

The schools her teach spanish starting in kindigarten....Some classes are taught the 1st half in English, then the very same material reiterated in spanish the second half....Thereby affording both the American kids and the spawn of the illegals, half the time they ought to be receiving!

They cry about money....Currently there's a couple of ballots circulating that will raise property taxes to give more $ to the schools, so they can teach our kids spanish....

Just reveived the salaries of the local school board, board members, to teachers, to janitors....Suprintendent makes $185K, plus bonuses....had to get through the first page or two before salaries dipped under $100,000.....The little young gal teaching my 6 year old salary's aprx. $65,000!.....Relatively speaking, they're not hurt'n....

October 30, 2011 at 8:39 p.m.

TomB

What an honest & most clear/concise statement; Kudos to you, JSC!

Whether those in other geographic areas will want to admit or even realize, that pretty-much sums it up nationally.

October 30, 2011 at 5:06 p.m.

jcagle9595

In my local experience, the mexican labor force is the thievingest bunch I've ever known, whether they are legal or illegal. It's like they think America is one great big Walmart with the doors open and nobody home, and they're entitled to all they can take.... The more that came here the bigger the theft epidemic became. It got so bad that the cops would only send a clerk out within a few days to take a theft report. God help you if you take steps to protect your own property and someone gets hurt or their rights violated though.

However, the citizen tweakers are fewer in number but just as bad, with a far worse work performance and attitude.

Take your pick.

October 30, 2011 at 1:27 p.m.

OLE Willie

Hi, Ive been at this roofing thing for 27 years now. Back when i was the one doing the pysical work on the roof i had no need for mexicans. At that time all they would be doing would be taking up a lot of my work. When i became the Roofing Contractor some 15 years ago i dealt with the bubbas. Broke all the time, on drugs and alcohol. Wouldnt work worth a crap. Very unreliable and lazy for the most part. Then the mexicans came along, working like dogs. No complaining. At least not in english. They never needed to borrow money and they were very reliable and fast. So I THOUGHT at this new time in my life that the mexicans were the answer. BUT in the end what the mexicans did was A) take up most of the work from Americans. B) Make it way too easy for every Tom, Dick and Harry to become a so called ' Roofing Contractor " Now days with the poor economy, It is now my opinoin that they are keeping the pricing down and taking our jobs. Send them back to their own home land and IN TIME their will be less unemployment and the prices a good roof contractor can get will go up. Along with the salary a good roofer would be able to get. Its not rocket science. Its supply and demand. Same thing that always determines the outcome. Right now the supply of roofers and labor is extremely high because of the mexicans. And the homeowner demand for roof work is extremely low because of the economy and the increased price of materials. Got rid of the mexicans and eventually this problem will fade away. And yes i live and work in the great state of Alabama!

October 10, 2011 at 8:06 p.m.

kgriffith

History is cyclical. It is the mexicans today, it was the blacks yesterday and the irish the day before that. I think that legislation that would naturalize the people that are here "illegally" would be better and will play a big part in the coming election. I run into plenty of white guys who basically are giving roofing away due to lack of business or what have you.

October 8, 2011 at 9:22 p.m.

TomB

and that's most-likely the general consensus....

October 8, 2011 at 8:58 p.m.

Alba

Alba....I can only speak from my own experiences in the western U.S....What you describe was indeed the case 20-30 years ago....However, today, it's quite different....The predominant Mexican illegal workforce is purely opportunistic culture....as one put it; "Their stomaches are in America, but there hearts are in Mexico".

That's a good one but we just need their backs not their hearts.lol.

October 8, 2011 at 11:06 a.m.

TomB

Wish that were the case here!


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