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View Poll Results: Faced with the scenario below or one similar, do I
Close the business 28 77.78%
Hire illegal immigrants below min wage 8 22.22%
Voters: 36. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 11-04-2011, 05:42 PM
 
Location: New Hampshire
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these illegals live here. they buy food here, rent an apartment or a room, they buy cars, clothes, furniture. most come with the thought of building houses at home, but end up staying and ploughing their earnings back into the economy.

you can keep your e-verify. a little too orwellian for my liking

And send BILLIONS of dollars back home.

Funny how Mexicans make up the majority of illegals in this country and that country's second biggest source of revenue is the money sent back home from the United States.


http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/new...ast-12-months/

"Mexico received $2.08 billion in remittances last month, up 21.2 percent from September 2010 for the biggest 12-month increase since October 2006, the country's central bank said Tuesday."



MUST BE NICE!

While our economy is tanking, theirs is booming.

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Old 11-04-2011, 05:48 PM
 
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And send BILLIONS of dollars back home.

Funny how Mexicans make up the majority of illegals in this country and that country's second biggest source of income is the money sent back home from the United States.

MUST BE NICE!
Not only that but if Americans were holding the jobs that these illegals have no right to they in turn would be spending money in our economy. Without a job that is hard to do. Most Americans aren't sending money out of our country to support relatives in another country either.
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Old 11-04-2011, 10:15 PM
 
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so here is tghe scenario:

i buy an apple farm. the machine i use to harvest apples is damaged beyond repair in a freak accident. it's an old machine and i'm unable to afford a new one or source a used one for the money the insurance company pays me out. i'm stretched as far as i can go in terms of debt. in order for me to just break even i have to limit my picking cost to $1 per bushell. a good picker can pick a between 4-6 bushells in an hour. i therefore cannot afford to pay minimum wage. there are illegals who will pick for 80cents per bushell.

do i close the business, or do i hire illegals?
You call a broker. They bring illegals here on work visas and make sure they leave. I know it is done in my area. The fee for the broker? Less than fixing the machine, more than paying the illegals and it keeps YOU out of jail
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Old 11-05-2011, 10:24 AM
 
Location: Inis Fada
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And send BILLIONS of dollars back home.

Funny how Mexicans make up the majority of illegals in this country and that country's second biggest source of revenue is the money sent back home from the United States.


Remittances to Mexico Jumped over 21% | Fox News Latino

"Mexico received $2.08 billion in remittances last month, up 21.2 percent from September 2010 for the biggest 12-month increase since October 2006, the country's central bank said Tuesday."



MUST BE NICE!

While our economy is tanking, theirs is booming.
More money to be had sending illegals over the border than avocados.
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Old 11-05-2011, 12:41 PM
 
Location: Richland, Washington
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Close the business. Hiring illegal immigrants just says you have no problem being a criminal.
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