10% of Arizona's workers are ILLEGAL ALIENS!!!

[1751texan]

Originally Posted by Dingler

Studies have shown that 10% of the total workforce of the great State of Arizona are illegal aliens. That is alot of workers and would be hard to replace. I hate the illegals as much as anyone but wonder how places like Arizona would handle losing 10% of their work force if the government actually did crack down on illegal immigration.

I suspect that restaurants, retail, manufacturing, landscaping and construction companies would really suffer with at least 40% of their current workforce being illegal.

Please give sincere advance to the Arizona business community.

I would not believe the number but a few days ago it was reported that a Major Grocery store fired 300 workers in fear that this new law would have them in hot water. 300 freaking workers? 7-8 slipped by, well we messed up, but 300!
Damn Arizona, you cry for help, but you all are shooting yourselves in the foot.

Have the people of Arizona follow the laws before they ask for new ones.

[chicagonut]

Originally Posted by 1751texan

I would not believe the number but a few days ago it was reported that a Major Grocery store fired 300 workers in fear that this new law would have them in hot water. 300 freaking workers? 7-8 slipped by, well we messed up, but 300!
Damn Arizona, you cry for help, but you all are shooting yourselves in the foot.

Have the people of Arizona follow the laws before they ask for new ones.

The crooked employers do not represent the bulk of Arizona citizens so don't blame the majority of the people of Arizona for their crimes. That is precisely why the law abiding Arizonians wanted this bill to pass so that neither the employers nor the illegals can get away with their lawlessness anymore.

[1AngryTaxPayer]

Originally Posted by Dingler

Studies have shown that 10% of the total workforce of the great State of Arizona are illegal aliens. That is alot of workers and would be hard to replace. I hate the illegals as much as anyone but wonder how places like Arizona would handle losing 10% of their work force if the government actually did crack down on illegal immigration.

I suspect that restaurants, retail, manufacturing, landscaping and construction companies would really suffer with at least 40% of their current workforce being illegal.

Please give sincere advance to the Arizona business community.

10% Illegal Aliens, 10-12% unemployment. Pretty easy math. Kick out the Illegals and these illegal businesses will have to deal with the existing labor pool at a much higher wage, maybe even min wage

The Illegals are actually making the equivalent of HUGE money compared to what they were making at home. They can work for a few years, move back , build a house and retire. The people being exploited are the ones competing with this labor imbalance that actually live here.

[bluesjuke]

10%?
It should be zero %.

[1751texan]

Originally Posted by chicagonut

The crooked employers do not represent the bulk of Arizona citizens so don't blame the majority of the people of Arizona for their crimes. That is precisely why the law abiding Arizonians wanted this bill to pass so that neither the employers nor the illegals can get away with their lawlessness anymore.

the piece said 10% of workers are undocumented...someone is hiring them, this seems to be a Arizona thing, cheap labor...its Arizona's right.
300 workers in one chain, come on.

Arizona cant have a sign saying Trabajo Aqui(work here), and have another sign saying No Tresspassing.

[chicagonut]

Originally Posted by 1751texan

the piece said 10% of workers are undocumented...someone is hiring them, this seems to be a Arizona thing, cheap labor...its Arizona's right.
300 workers in one chain, come on.

Arizona cant have a sign saying Trabajo Aqui(work here), and have another sign saying No Tresspassing.

There are employers all over the country hiring illegal aliens so no, it isn't just an Arizona thing and as I said those Arizona employers do not represent Arizona as a whole society.

[aliveandwellinSA]

Originally Posted by MexicanGuy
You have the right to express your views on Mexico’s immigration policy, and I have the right to express mine regarding the United States’. The difference is that I criticize and attack the United States government’s deceitful stance on illegal immigration, which is aimed at helping big business exploit illegal workers; I don’t attack the American people, not even those who have small businesses or farms and hire illegal workers, because I know that they aren’t really responsible for this whole mess; like the illegal immigrants, many of them are simply caught up in all of it. The only Americans I attack are those who promote hatred and xenophobia, instead of addressing the root causes of this problem.


***If I go to Mexico and decide to extend my stay longer than 6 months I am required to get an FM3 Visa to stay as I am considered living there. Not easy to get, requires income documentation, passport, birth certificate, passport photos.

Ok there but not in the USA?

[1751texan]

Originally Posted by chicagonut

There are employers all over the country hiring illegal aliens so no, it isn't just an Arizona thing and as I said those Arizona employers do not represent Arizona as a whole society.

the piece said 10% of the workers were undocumented in Arizona, it didnt say that 10% of the Az businesses were hiring UAs ...that number could be way higher. could be above 50%, but I bet its higher than that.

[chicagonut]

Originally Posted by 1751texan

the piece said 10% of the workers were undocumented in Arizona, it didnt say that 10% of the Az businesses were hiring UAs ...that number could be way higher. could be above 50%, but I bet its higher than that.

Either way, those employers do not represent the majority of Arizonians in regards to unlawfullness. Same goes for every state in the union.

[Steve Bagu]

Getting away from Az for a minute.

In Calif there is a Groc chain that had mostly Hispanics working at this one store I always went too.

One employee came up to my car and asked... "speak Spanish?"... I answered "little in Spanish".

He then rattled off what he wanted to know in Spanish re a car modification I had on my car and where he could get the same parts for his sons car. I answered him the best I could with my limited Spanish.

Fast forward to a couple of weeks ago. This store that had many Hispanics working had changed ownership and now were employing all whites from what I saw inside...no more of the workers conversing in Spanish in front of the customers as was the par in the past. This chain store is always crowded with customers and does a fabulous business. I was in the Groc trade for 23 yrs so know the ins and outs.

Goes to show what can and should be done re employees.

Steve