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Latino immigrants hit hard by recent job losses

The economic downturn has hit Latino immigrant workers especially hard, according to a new report by a nonpartisan research organization.

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Jun 8, 2008
 
Like they say...when the water hole dries up, the horses go looking somewhere else. You don't need to deport...they will deport themselves.
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Jun 8, 2008
 
And here all along we've been told the illegals only take jobs Americans don't want. Since when will an American not work in construction? We've been told if the illegals go back , lettuce will cost $10.00 a head. Propaganda and lies.
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Jun 9, 2008
 
its about time there going back home,lets give them a free ride on a bus back to the barder
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Jun 9, 2008
 
kathy wrote:
And here all along we've been told the illegals only take jobs Americans don't want. Since when will an American not work in construction? We've been told if the illegals go back , lettuce will cost $10.00 a head. Propaganda and lies.
Illegals are only here to commit crimes that Americans won't do.....
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Jun 9, 2008
 
Title Should Be Named:

ILLEGAL Latinos hit hard by recent job losses
Sandy K
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Jun 9, 2008
 
Yay! I guess there has to be at least one good thing about the construction slowdown. I hope all those here illegally go home.
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Jun 9, 2008
 
LOL, on your way back please dont stop at any checkpoints!!! LOL
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Jun 9, 2008
 
It about time they hit the jobs and take out the immigrants out. I as a American born amd raised in California, for the last couple of years my friends and I been looking for a job and when we would put a applacation they would want us to speak Spanish I don't speak Spanish the only language I speak is English so I wouldn't get hired, if I live in the United States the only language we are suppos to speak here is English. Thankyou now I think we Americans will get a job.
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Jun 9, 2008
 
Maybe the poor little illegals will go back to Mexihole!!
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Jun 9, 2008
 
kathy wrote:
And here all along we've been told the illegals only take jobs Americans don't want. Since when will an American not work in construction? We've been told if the illegals go back , lettuce will cost $10.00 a head. Propaganda and lies.
Yes, it is true--the immigrants did take the jobs that the American construction workers wanted to do. In the early 80's, immigrants began to take the residential housing jobs one by one. They had no training and were willing to work for $5/hour. The journeyman carpenters who had started their careers by going to apprentice school and then working several years as apprentices were out of union jobs in the Inland Empire by 1985. Those that stayed in the trade worked from then on with drastic pay cuts and no fringe benefits. A former union carpenter retiring today with 25 years' union service earned prior to 1985, draws $700/month.
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Jun 9, 2008
 
jeri- wrote:
It about time they hit the jobs and take out the immigrants out. I as a American born amd raised in California, for the last couple of years my friends and I been looking for a job and when we would put a applacation they would want us to speak Spanish I don't speak Spanish the only language I speak is English so I wouldn't get hired, if I live in the United States the only language we are suppos to speak here is English. Thankyou now I think we Americans will get a job.
Don't vote for Obama, he voted against making English our countries official language. Also look up BLACK LIBERATION THEOLOGY. That will scare the crap out of anyone who's not black.
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Jun 10, 2008
 
SAW wrote:
<quoted text>Yes, it is true--the immigrants did take the jobs that the American construction workers wanted to do. In the early 80's, immigrants began to take the residential housing jobs one by one. They had no training and were willing to work for $5/hour. The journeyman carpenters who had started their careers by going to apprentice school and then working several years as apprentices were out of union jobs in the Inland Empire by 1985. Those that stayed in the trade worked from then on with drastic pay cuts and no fringe benefits. A former union carpenter retiring today with 25 years' union service earned prior to 1985, draws $700/month.
Then why aren't the unions, who are supposed to be SO strong, fight against illegals working in the construction field? If the unions carried so much weight, there's no way so many illegals would be working in construction. CRY ME A FREAKING RIVER, the poor illegals might have to go to where they came from because there's no work for them. They might want to TRY THE LETTUCE FIELDS. We're also being fed propaganda that if the illegals aren't allowed in, our produce rots in the fields. Idiots believe everything their told.
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Jun 10, 2008
 
"Latino (Illegal) immigrants hit hard by recent job losses"

GOOD!!!!
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Jun 12, 2008
 
THE IMMIGRANTS ARE PART OF THE REASON THE ECONOMY IS WHERE ITS AT, THEY COME COLLECT FREE EDUCATION FOR THEIR KIDS, WELFARE TO HELP PAY THE BILLS AND THE HUSBANDS WORK HARD AND SEND MOST OF THEIR INCOME BACK TO MEXICO,!!!! WHICH MEANS THE MONEY IS NOT GOING BACK INTO THE COUNTRYS ECONOMY THROUGH TAXES LIKE IT SHOULD!!!!!!!!!! THEY COLLECT BENEFITS SUCH AS WELFARE, HEALTHCARE, AND EDUCATION WHICH IS FUNDED BY TAX-PAYERS, BUT THEY DONT PAY TAXES AND THIS IS PART OF THE PROBLEM!!!!!!!!!! THEY WANT ALL THE FREE HAND-OUTS, BUT DONT WANT TO HELP REPLENISH THEM WITH PAYING TAXES !!!!!!!!!! "YOU CANT HAVE YOUR CAKE AND EAT IT TOO"
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Jun 12, 2008
 
I AGREE KATHY, OUR COUNTRY WAS AROUND LONG BEFORE THESE ILLEGALS FLOODED IN, AND WE HARVESTED OUR OWN PRODUCE, ITS LIKE RIDING A BIKE.... ONCE YOU DO IT, YOULL NEVER FORGET !!!!!!!!!!
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Jun 12, 2008
 
HOPEFULLY THEY DEPORT THEMSELVES AS FAST AS THEY ARRIVED, WOW........ THE THOUGHT OF NO MORE MARIACHI MUSIC AND WANNABE COWBOYS WANDERING AROUND !!!!!!!!!! I MUST BE DREAMING, IT SOUNDS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE !!!!!!!!!!
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Jun 14, 2008
 
I agree, maybe they'll just hop the fence back to mexico. America will start to cleanup after these scum are either deported or decide to move back.
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Jun 14, 2008
 
i agree with all of u. they say that the american people wont do the jobs they do in the fields. well that is bull crap . i have to say put the ones that r in jail to work for $.20 a hr that way it would bring the cost of food down and pay back for them being in jail. we dont need these illegals here if they have no job good send them back they r just messing this country up go home
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Jul 10, 2008
 
Wow and I am supposed to care? Please! If you are here ILLEGALLY, you shouldn't be here.
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Jul 10, 2008
 
A lot of American teenagers are out looking for work because most the fast-food places have hired illegals. There was a time a kid could find work at any fast food establishment, but not Paco and Conseuelo have taken their jobs. I think In and Out is the only place that checks to make sure their workers are truly legal. Places like Carl's Jr., Mc Donald's, Baker's, Jack In The Box, and Tommy's, need to have ICE raids made on them. I bet they would loose most of their workers.
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