Note to the NAHJ :: SO WHAT! If you are in the US illegally, you are and “ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT.” Comprendo?

How can they lower the wages and benefit standards when they don’t take jobs Americans want?

This is the biggest lie ever perpertrated on the public. Have you ever stood on the street talking to an unemployed construction worker watching as pickup trucks wave however many illegals into the bed of the truck to zoom off to build multi-million dollar shore estates? I have. The meat packing industry is another example.

Just because some illegals work in the agriculture industry and have for decades doesn’t mean that the only jobs they take are ones “Americans don’t want.” If Americans don’t want them, that’s because the wages and benefits have been depressed by illegal immigrants to the point they’re the only ones that would endure it — again, because their only alternative is to starve. These construction workers to whom I’m referring worked for ten bucks an hour and (literally) a roast beef sandwich for lunch, they lived ten or more at a time squeezed into tiny apartments, and by the time they sent some money back to their families they were hardly living the American dream.

Even if it did, that only supports the increase of legal immigration into this country to stem illegal immigration and thus allow enforcement of minimum wage laws.

Legal and controlled immigration is the backbone of our society and should be encouraged, but only to the level it doesn’t damage our citizens. Minimum wage laws have nothing to do with it. Construction workers don’t work for minimum wage, even illegal ones. But you can’t raise a family and put kids through school and pay for health care and a home on the wages these illegals get.

Also, I would be more worried about the jobs being shipped out of the US since those are the ones that typically pay well.

Not everybody has the ability to take high paying jobs. I’d say most don’t go to college, and a great number barely make it through high school. It’s not “their fault” — everyone has different abilities. So it’s smacks of elitism to worry only about high paying jobs.

When they came for the farm worker, no one spoke up. When they came for the meat packer, no one spoke up. When they came for the construction worker, no one spoke up. When they came for the help desk technician, no one spoke up. When they came for the software architect, no one spoke up. So when they come for you, there won’t be anyone left to speak up for you.

There is also not a homogeneous culture in “Latin” America or in any one of its countries. So what is a Latino? Someone from Latin? Oh right, that’s not a place but an antiquated language whose geographical center was modern day Italy. So why are Italian Americans lumped into the “white people” genera when Spain and Portugal are further from the old center of Latin speakers. Yes Spanish and Portuguese have Latin as a foundation as does French, but the French are also deemed “white people”.

The Roman Empire is world renown for its great power so causing the world to identify a group of countries as Latinos can be used as a cultural marketing tool to reinvent a group of third world countries and their peoples. Coming to the United States, you no longer have to be from a poor country like El Salvador or Mexico. You are now Latino! You are a Hispanic and a minority at that, who can command special funding and services from America’s government. If you are ever denied or anyone should question this status, then certainly it could only be because they’re racist or at least that’s how the power is maintained. Demanding silence to any questions or debate using the ‘R’ word is ironic because it is America that has granted many freedoms like the freedom of speech, but to gain power for one’s Raza even freedom of speech must be put aside.

The terms Hispanic and Latino are as ridiculous as if there were a special word like Englishian for someone whose ancestors once came from an English speaking country like Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, the U.K. or the U.S. before migrating to a Spanish speaking country.

Leprosy is curable with proper treatment (photo: Columbia News Service)

Leprosy, the contagious skin disease evoking thoughts of biblical and medieval times, is now making its mark in the United States, and many believe the influx of illegal aliens is a main factor.

“Americans should be told that diseases long eradicated in this country – tuberculosis, leprosy, polio, for example – and other extremely contagious diseases have been linked directly to illegals,” Rep. J.D. Hayworth, R-Ariz., told the Business Journal of Phoenix. “For example, in 40 years, only 900 persons were afflicted by leprosy in the U.S.; in the past three years, more than 7,000 cases have been presented.”

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INVASION USA
Are illegals making
U.S. a leper colony?
‘This is a real phenomenon. It’s a public health threat. New York is endemic now, and nobody’s noticed’

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Posted: May 22, 2005
5:11 p.m. Eastern

© 2005 WorldNetDaily.com

Leprosy is curable with proper treatment (photo: Columbia News Service)

Leprosy, the contagious skin disease evoking thoughts of biblical and medieval times, is now making its mark in the United States, and many believe the influx of illegal aliens is a main factor.

“Americans should be told that diseases long eradicated in this country – tuberculosis, leprosy, polio, for example – and other extremely contagious diseases have been linked directly to illegals,” Rep. J.D. Hayworth, R-Ariz., told the Business Journal of Phoenix. “For example, in 40 years, only 900 persons were afflicted by leprosy in the U.S.; in the past three years, more than 7,000 cases have been presented.”

I’ve never heard Dobbs suggest support for corporate welfare. I suppose you’re referring to corporate subsidies? Neither have I heard him support Reganesque trickle-down economics. You may be right, I’ve simply never heard his opinion on those issues.

Consider that the Democratic party has pro-life politicians as members, pro-war politicians as members, pro-gun rights politicians as members. If we accept your contention that Dobbs is a pro trickle-down economic Democrat, why would that be any worse than a pro-life, pro-gun, or pro-war Democrat? There have been an awful lot of Democrats in the latter 3 categories.

I subscribe to the 80% theory. If you’re with me 80% of the time, we’re probably on the same side. Everything I’ve seen suggests Dobbs is well over the 80% threshold of the Democratic platform.

I didn’t write the post that so outraged you. The poster’s name appears under the post, not over it. Someone named Carl wrote the post you’re refering to.

I’m sure it was an honest mistake, no worries. For the record, I agree with you regarding the ridiculousness of Carl’s post.

It is completely curable.
It is one of the least infectious disease.
No body dies of leprosy.
It’s medicine is availbale free of cost (MDT-Multidrug Therapy).
It’s early detection even avoids any deformity.
It is caused by a bacteria named Mycobacterium leprae.

Gone are the days, when leprosy patients were outcasted or treated as untouchables. Now, it is treated under the general health system in many countries along with other diseases like diarrohoea, viral fever, etc.

Pls don’t stigmatise the disease.

Part of Central America used to be Mexico. So why are not they crossing the southern border by the millions? I’ll tell you why. They are here for the prosperity my ancestors fought and died for. The land they keep screaming is theirs (How screwed up is that?) comes in a distant second to the money.

Why not pack up and leave Michelle. Go force the corrupt/racist White-Hispanic government of Mexico to take care of all of it’s people instead of dumping the poor indigenous on us. America hater!!!