Rich world needs more foreign workers?! (health care, birth, immigrants, spokeswoman)

[The Dissenter]

washingtonpost.com (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/02/AR2008120200049.html - broken link)

Can the US even consider itself part of the rich world anymore?

[floridasandy]

"There's always jobs that the host population don't want to do," said IOM spokeswoman Jemini Pandya. She said that, in many countries, the demand for workers in health care, domestic care and service industries will continue to grow.

i defy her to show me what jobs americans will not do!

[ArizonaBear]

Originally Posted by floridasandy

"There's always jobs that the host population don't want to do," said IOM spokeswoman Jemini Pandya. She said that, in many countries, the demand for workers in health care, domestic care and service industries will continue to grow.

i defy her to show me what jobs americans will not do!

Pay proper wages and problem solved----------or, maybe the 'yuppies' need to come down of their collective high horses and 'get dirty' themselves.

[tinman01]

Originally Posted by ArizonaBear

Pay proper wages and problem solved----------or, maybe the 'yuppies' need to come down of their collective high horses and 'get dirty' themselves.

Pretty sure...
This American, jobs I have done:
Shoveled manure tons of it.....
Baled hay hundreds of acres.
Plowed fields
chopped corn
Picked corn
picked stone
built fences
milked cows
shoveled snow
landscaping
Drywall
masonry
tared and sealed driveways
Factory work
restaurant work
delivered pizza
roofing
install swimming pools
Make bounty paper towels
Served my country with HONOR, been shot, blown up and never felt anything but loyalty.
Yes I have done many of the jobs that Americans supposedly won't do. Just like tens of millions of others.
I find the phrase Jobs Americans won't do both insulting and condescending. Many of these jobs were when I was working 2 and 3 jobs to support my family. I never took a dime in welfare, I never failed to pay my bills including hospital bills for the birth of my 2 children. I had no health insurance and still found a way to keep my honor.

[bradjl2009]

I love it when they say all those jobs Amerricans won't do but only about 2% of the time do I see Hispanics and immigrants doing those jobs Americans are supposedly refusing to do.

[kidicarus89]

Originally Posted by Alanboy395

Can the US even consider itself part of the rich world anymore?

Seeing as the US controls the largest chunk of global wealth....I'd say that's a question with a forgone answer my friend.

Or was that a rhetorical question?

[John From Scranton]

Originally Posted by bradjl2009

I love it when they say all those jobs Amerricans won't do but only about 2% of the time do I see Hispanics and immigrants doing those jobs Americans are supposedly refusing to do.

Most of the reason why Americans, dont have many jobs, is because of all the immigrants doing the work under the table for 5 bucks an hour!!

[ArizonaBear]

Originally Posted by John From Scranton

Most of the reason why Americans, dont have many jobs, is because of all the immigrants doing the work under the table for 5 bucks an hour!!

You must be referring to illegal immigrants AKA aliens working for $5 and hour------------legal ones can (and will) demand more $$$.

[tinman01]

Originally Posted by John From Scranton

Most of the reason why Americans, dont have many jobs, is because of all the immigrants doing the work under the table for 5 bucks an hour!!

Bingo. Give the man a cigar.

[John From Scranton]

Originally Posted by ArizonaBear

You must be referring to illegal immigrants.

Yes you are right!!