Yes Larry, Ive watched A Day Without A Mexican. Doesnt wash with me. I am sure there are plenty of homeless AMERICANS who wish to work for the mere pittance that the undocumented workers are earning. maybe they cant afford a nice place in Bel Air, but they can at least afford some food and a room for a bit. Weekly and monthly rooms are pretty cheap in the hood.
On Nov 12, 2013, at 3:30 PM, Larry C. Lyons <[email protected]> wrote: > > Unless you're willing to pay a lot more for a lot less food then you may > have to accept undocumented workers. Those much more well off than many of > us will have to pay a lot more for their landscaping workers etc. While > those of us who are in HOA' s will end up paying a lot more for the > landscaping. > > You complain about the workers themselves but not the companies that hire > them. Generally the penalties for companies are little more than slight > taps on the wrist. > > Up until a few years ago there was a guest worker program which allowed > agricultural and other specific working categories in the country > temporarily. From what I understand, it was discontinued a while back. > > I have a cousin who has a small farm in the Penticton Valley in BC. He > swears by it (and at it frequently). But it does supply the workers at a > reasonable price and make sure that the living and working conditions are > reasonably tolerable. > > http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/08/13/immigration-guest-workers-canada/2647649/ > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:368535 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
