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Old 02-11-2017, 12:14 PM
 
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Jealous? Hard work will do that. It's a shame so many natural American citizens, who get higher wages, don't have that same work ethic. We've become a nation of complainers.

A high level drug dealer may work hard to become a boss, but he is doing something illegal. A successful illegal, regardless of how they earned their money, is still illegal. I suppose some could be jealous of success of criminals like drug dealers, pimps, jewel thieves and wealthy illegal immigrants, but mostly people just want the law enforced.
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Old 02-11-2017, 12:49 PM
 
Location: Los Angeles (Native)
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A high level drug dealer may work hard to become a boss, but he is doing something illegal. A successful illegal, regardless of how they earned their money, is still illegal. I suppose some could be jealous of success of criminals like drug dealers, pimps, jewel thieves and wealthy illegal immigrants, but mostly people just want the law enforced.
Yeah I don't think we should idolize Tony Montana or Tony Soprano types regardless if they have papers or not
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