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Old Sep 8, 2005 | 09:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Salty
Who’s fault is it for Mexicans not liking Mexico and their country not being able to provide like America? Ours? Not nearly as much as it is their own.
do u really think they like it better here more than being home with his family? do u know how they live here?

Originally Posted by Matth3w
im all for immigration. my family immigrated here, my wife was born in Russia and lived there until she was 9. but the fact is, do it legally or dont do it at all.
well then u should know how hard is do it "legally" as u said plus +100 harder if u are from mexico

anyway i think any help there is highly appreciated and thats all i would say if i were there
Old Sep 8, 2005 | 10:11 PM
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Originally Posted by binkiller
do u really think they like it better here more than being home with his family? do u know how they live here?
Yes, they'd rather be here than with their families.


Originally Posted by binkiller
well then u should know how hard is do it "legally" as u said plus +100 harder if u are from mexico
It should be hard to come to this country.

Originally Posted by binkiller
anyway i think any help there is highly appreciated and thats all i would say if i were there
Yes, I agree
Old Sep 8, 2005 | 10:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Imprezastifan88
I too would like stricter controls on immigration, but...


You do realize why food is cheap? Cheap labor = illegal immigrants. Sad, but true reality.
Unfortunately this is not always the case. I can say this having grown up on a farm (17 years).

My dad and other farmers that I know pay our workers decent salaries. (about 45k/yr). When we sell our crop(walnuts in my case), we're given such a low pay because the people (Mariani Nut Co., Diamond, Sunkist, etc) who we sell our nuts to have to compete with China. China gets to pay their laborers for even less than the illegals that are in the U.S. Basically for those that compete with China it comes down to trade. China "trades" us walnuts for so much cheaper than we(the U.S. farmers) can afford to sell our walnuts for.

So SOME food is cheap because of the cheap labor, but this is usually either really small farmers or large AgriBusinesses that employee these people, knowingly. The unethical farmers.

If all that makes any sence.
Old Sep 8, 2005 | 10:35 PM
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Originally Posted by binkiller
do u really think they like it better here more than being home with his family? do u know how they live here?
Yes, they'd rather be here than with their families.


Originally Posted by binkiller
well then u should know how hard is do it "legally" as u said plus +100 harder if u are from mexico
It should be hard to come to this country.

Originally Posted by binkiller
anyway i think any help there is highly appreciated and thats all i would say if i were there
Yes, I agree
Old Sep 8, 2005 | 10:37 PM
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Originally Posted by lastlaugh
Just to give everyone an update, several countries have came to our aid for this.
-Bosnia sent $6414. I know that doesn't sound like much, but have you ever been there? Thats half their GNP!
-Sweden has Water purification equipment, and stand alone equipment to provide cellular service to almost all the gulf coast but its waiting to be approved by the state department.
-Kuwait is sending 400,000 gallons of oil, for free.
-Saudi Arabia is sending something like 10 million dollars
-Canada has sent water purification equipment, hundreds of doctors and nurses, and search and rescue personnel
-Cuba, yes, Cuba, volunteered to send 100 doctors, but was turned down by the state department
-Pakistan has sent 10 million dollars
- there were several other donations sent by approx 20 other countries also, i just can't remember them all right now
Although it isn't much, it's all very nice. I guess they're doing what they can. It really puts things into perspective. I can see why there is so much animosity towards the U.S. The list above is just a tiny drop in the bucket compared to what we've given away, in any comparable period of time. It just shows you that either these countries are really stingy, or the U.S. is really the massive super power that everyone says we are.

When someone mentions a barrel of oil, are they refering to a 55 gallon drum? If so, that means Kuwait is sending just over 7K barrels. I guess that's a lot. We did liberate them after all. I think Saudi Arabia could reach a little deeper in their pockets than just $10Mil. Arn't they super rich? Canada is contributing a lot. I just read a thing on them. And people say the world hates us....Ha! I say.
Old Sep 8, 2005 | 10:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Salty
Yes, they'd rather be here than with their families.

It should be hard to come to this country.

Yes, I agree
did u just copy and paste!?
Old Sep 8, 2005 | 10:49 PM
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did u just copy and paste!?
Nope.
Salty & Oaf are one and the same: 6ft+, 230lbs, blonde, blue eyes, and ruggedly handsome.

Well, I am, at least.

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Old Sep 9, 2005 | 03:50 PM
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I meant 400,00 barrels of oil not 400k gallons. Sorry.
Old Sep 9, 2005 | 05:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Oaf
Nope.
Saly & Oaf are one and the same: 6ft+, 230lbs, blonde, blue eyes, and ruggedly handsome.

Well, I am, at least.
I'll take your word for it since I have yet to meet either one of you.
Old Sep 9, 2005 | 05:57 PM
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Who's Saly?
Old Sep 9, 2005 | 08:52 PM
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Who's Saly?
DOH!

That's what I get for TWI.
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