| PRH, you misunderstood my argument. I do work in construction, and I do own my own business. Unfortunately for me, where I live in Hawaii, undocumented Mexican workers are not readily available. When I worked in California, I encountered the situation I spoke of in my previous post.
Unlike you, I am not a xenophobe. I enjoy traveling in other countries and interacting with non-Americans. The Mexican workers DO work hard, as do many Americans. I don't wish to violate immigration laws about hiring those without work permits, but economics pushes this choice to the top of the list. My competitors were doing so, and undercutting my costs, resulting in lower bids and more work for them. They were eating my lunch. Do you drive 55 on the freeway when all around you are doing 70?
The workers were never my slaves. They WANTED to work for me, since I always treated them with respect and paid what I had agreed to pay. They were free to quit and find other work. Your character assassination is unwarranted and I have complained to the management of volconvo. You must refrain from this type of argument.
Mexican workers do not "rape" our country. There ARE problems with undocumented workers and I don't want unlimited immigration, but the poverty of Mexico has little to do with Mexican workers being lazy. Rather, econimc conditions relate to specific local policies. Mexican workers have found union organizing blocked in Mexico. Maybe things will change under Vicente Fox...
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