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Old 09-22-2008, 10:47 PM
 
Location: California
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Originally Posted by GuyPinestra View Post
I worked in the onion fields WAAAY back in the 70's. I also worked picking cherries and walnuts back then.

Try again...
Well..you are Mexican..


also, the workforce has changed a bit in the last 38 years, wouldnt you say? Well..for most of us.
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Old 09-22-2008, 10:48 PM
 
Location: California
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There are plenty of Americans that will do AgJOBS if they're paid a living wage.
FYI..I was born and raised on a Dairy Farm.
That's cool, but how many Americans apply for those jobs nowadays?
And I'm talking about real labor in the fields in the heat, all day.
Now feeding a cow and pulling its udders or whatever.
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Old 09-22-2008, 10:48 PM
 
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There are plenty of Americans that will do AgJOBS if they're paid a living wage.
FYI..I was born and raised on a Dairy Farm.
A living wage, that is the crux of the matter. Americans will do the jobs if they are paid what they wanted, and Illegals will work any job no matter what the pay.
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Old 09-22-2008, 10:51 PM
 
Location: California
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A living wage, that is the crux of the matter. Americans will do the jobs if they are paid what they wanted, and Illegals will work any job no matter what the pay.
By which she means minimum wage.
Even hosts at restaurants need to be paid more than minimum wage to get people to apply for that job.

A host! The person who walks you from the door to a table.
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Old 09-22-2008, 10:53 PM
 
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By which she means minimum wage.
Even hosts at restaurants need to be paid more than minimum wage to get people to apply for that job.

A host! The person who walks you from the door to a table.
Thanks AMC
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Old 09-22-2008, 11:23 PM
 
Location: Oklahoma(formerly SoCalif) Originally Mich,
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They are terrified of change and cling to the past. They also like to blame the problems of Wall street corruption -Iraq money pit and other things on anyone but their own goverment.

All their problems are "caused" by illegals as far as many go. It is sad .

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When amnesty comes it will be a great day for civil rights.
It won't happen.
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Old 09-23-2008, 12:00 AM
 
Location: Pa
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That's cool, but how many Americans apply for those jobs nowadays?
And I'm talking about real labor in the fields in the heat, all day.
Now feeding a cow and pulling its udders or whatever.
Amc this post was beneath you but I will assume it was do to lack of knowledge.
I too grew up on a dairy farm.
Wake up was 4 am 7 days a week 365.
by 4:30 in the barn preparing to milk, feed cows ( By hand small farms don't use auto feed carts.
7 am get ready for school. Get home at 3:30 clean barn bring the cows in.
4:30pm feedcows and prepare for evening milking.
7 pm clean barn and milk house. Prepare feed for morning. This was a school day.
Summers after morning milking in the fields mowing hay plowing picking stone or repairing fences.
Afternoon ( in the hot sun) Baleing hay... No we didn't have a kicker for our baler. We picked them off the ground 80 pounds each. Threw them on the wagon and stacked. Then off loaded in the barn and stacked. Stop for evening milking.
After milking back in the fields. You don't quit until the hay is in.
Spring its not uncommon to plow by headlights until the am hours.
That is life on the average american dairy farm. These guys make the same money for milk as 1981.
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Old 09-23-2008, 06:10 AM
 
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A living wage, that is the crux of the matter. Americans will do the jobs if they are paid what they wanted, and Illegals will work any job no matter what the pay.
Of course illegals can work for below minimum wage! They live 17 to a one bedroom apartment in violation of our housing laws, they use our hospitals and don't pay, they drive without bothering to buy car insurance and so forth. Do you understand why we have minimum wage laws in the first place? You seem to be advocating some sort of race to the bottom. What would your illegals do if we brought in millions of people from Africa who are so hungry that they will do the work for a loaf of bread? Then the shoe would be on the other foot and your illegals would be out of a job.
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Old 09-23-2008, 06:34 AM
 
Location: Missouri
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It's probably closer to 1 out of 2, and you've YET to name a single job that 'Americans won't do'. You really should sign up for La Raza's remedial class, you're not getting very far on the propaganda education you've gotten SO FAR...
I love it and thanks for the laugh, but you are right. She doesn't even have the propaganda down pat. Much to learn. She needs a re-education camp to learn the ways of the socialistic LaRaza gang.
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Old 09-23-2008, 06:35 AM
 
Location: Missouri
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I get the news letter and we send them donations. They speak the truth and love everyone .
They only love people of Latino descent, preferably Mexicans. This I know since I am of Mexican descent. You again show how little you know.
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