Waving the bloody flag at illegal aliens

Comment #14

Rip Snorter — Sun, 24 Sep 2006 19:38:34 GMT

Fxsterling: Youâ_Tve made a legitimate point, or several legitimate points. First off, sloppy workmanship. Itâ_Ts been a lot of years since I worked in construction, but when I did, I saw enough of it to find it alarming. The problem was the result of the lowest-bidder mentality on the part of the folks hiring crews and the need for contractors to somehow milk a living out of the bids theyâ_Td made. In those days most of the Mexican workers I worked with did work of about the same q... [ More ]

Comment #13

Rip Snorter — Sun, 24 Sep 2006 18:12:13 GMT

fxsterling: Thanks for the reply. It's an honest and straightforward one. I'm going to think about it a while before I reply to it, assuming I do. Thanks, Jack

Comment #12

fxsterling — Sun, 24 Sep 2006 17:49:12 GMT

I can play 2 games in building a home .First contract the work out to any one .Low prices no insurance no taxes no quality and pay some one to clean up the mess and mistakes The other way is to build the home with experienced professionals I"m in the middle but for the last 10 years most builder pay less for the trades thanks to the Amigo .That's wrong prices for labor should have gone up. Most people see the trades people as low life's and d... [ More ]

Comment #11

Rip Snorter — Sun, 24 Sep 2006 13:08:58 GMT

Shalini: Thanks for the read and the comment. I agree with you about RickG. As for myself, there's plenty I'm not open-minded about. I appreciate niceness in others, but it's not something I aspire to. Gracias, Jack

Comment #10

Rip Snorter — Sun, 24 Sep 2006 13:04:51 GMT

Justx: I've got a feeling if you could boil it all down and scrape what's left on the bottom of the pot up for a close look the blonde hair, blue eye lackinghood on the particular illegal aliens folks are disturbed about would show up as a primary ingredient. These illegals made the mistake of coming from places where people had too much pigment in their skins to talk good English. Thanks for the comment.

Comment #9

Rip Snorter — Sun, 24 Sep 2006 13:00:06 GMT

fxsterling: Suppose all the illegal aliens went home today, and no more came. Which problem the US has would be solved? Less welfare and health care? Maybe. But in the overall scheme of things just how significant is that? More outdoor heavy lifting, dirty hands jobs for Americans who don't want them? The people who want those jobs already have them. If others want them they can get them, despite illegals. So, what precise major problem would be solved if the illegal alien 'probl... [ More ]

Comment #8

shalini — Sun, 24 Sep 2006 04:58:32 GMT

Rick and Jack.....you are open minded nice people who can think rationally. thank you.

Comment #7

fxsterling — Sun, 24 Sep 2006 03:13:39 GMT

take the cash for the fence and make it reward money

Comment #6

justxploring — Sun, 24 Sep 2006 02:05:17 GMT

I think the word "fence" is a euphemism. After all, if you put up a "wall" it keeps the bad people out. A "fence" is just a way to protect your property and not be offensive. Let's call it what it really is. It is a way to say "America is ours. Stay out! If you are on vacation, then c'mon in and spend your money. If you are an investor, please put some of that hard cash here. But if you want to come here to get a job, support your family and do it with dignity and honor, then stay the heck a... [ More ]

Comment #5

Rip Snorter — Sun, 24 Sep 2006 00:04:19 GMT

Todd: After thinking a while about your ACLU comments I finally figured out what bothered me about it. Maybe I'm misunderstanding something about the ACLU. My impression is they don't have any power. They're just lawyers, same as any other lawyers, filing lawsuits, defending people who are accused of crimes, or in the case of prosecutors, accusing people of crimes. Lawyers. Doing what all lawyers do. No power there. My understanding is that judges hold the power. Judges and ju... [ More ]

Comment #4

Rip Snorter — Sat, 23 Sep 2006 23:07:03 GMT

Todd: If the fence will make you feel better I hope you get it. It ain't going to stop any illegal aliens, but it's a nice, expensive gesture and it will give the folks who need those something to cheer about. Every Friday afternoon at 5 pm you can drive past any of a dozen locations in Albuquerque and see the illegal aliens lined up to cash their paychecks at high fees and buy international money orders to send home. Lines of 500 or more. A nation that can't figure out where to catch t... [ More ]

Comment #3

Rip Snorter — Sat, 23 Sep 2006 22:58:52 GMT

RickG: Thanks for the comment and the read. I think you could do a lot worse than having that neighbor on your side, rather than a lot of the folks who share your nationality. I agree with you. I also hope it doesn't go further to alienate the country on our border to the south, which happens to be a major source of oil for us. It ain't as though we've ever been a friend to them, but I think the fence mentality might go a lot further than we'd wish toward solidifying enmity. Jack ... [ More ]

Comment #2

Rick G — Sat, 23 Sep 2006 21:37:09 GMT

Thanks, Jack. I love the diversity of cultures and ethnicities of my neighborhood. I have neighbors walking around in saris and turbans, people cooking and sharing their fajitas, convenience stores owned by Asians selling more varieties of fish than my supermarket with nothing English written on the packaging. I get along well with all of them and when my car is stuck in a snow drift, these people will help push me out. And you know something? We all get along just fine. My Mexican niegh... [ More ]

Comment #1

Todd — Sat, 23 Sep 2006 21:03:34 GMT

That's all great in theory, but because radical groups like the ACLU has a stranglehold on the courts, we can't do things like call the INS when someone goes to a hospital. The UCLU would sue the hospital!! If the jerky ACLU weren't around this would be solved a long time ago, but things like the fence are the rare things we can do without coming under the threat of a lawsuit (although I'm sure they'll come up with a lawsuit anyway). I hope they build that fence QUICKLY.

Original Blog Entry: Waving the bloody flag at illegal aliens

Rip Snorter — Sat, 23 Sep 2006 17:53:56 GMT

Come on now! Let's get serious with one another about this illegal alien thing.

I don't see illegal aliens as enough of a problem to worry about. But if I did, and if my favorite politicians started talking 700 mile fences, I'd offer to set fire to their houses.

You want to stop illegal aliens? You don't have to do it at the border.

When an illegal alien applies for a license to drive, let the MVD call the US Immigration service. They aren't allowed to do so, now.
When an illegal alien checks into a hospital, force them under threat of criminal penalties to call the US Immigration Service. They don't do so now.
When a policeman stops an illegal alien for running a red light, burned out tail-light, require that he call the US Immigration Service. They don't do so now.
When an illegal alien is found to be working somewhere, send the person who hired him to prison and send the illegal alien home.
When an illegal alien is found to be renting a house or an apartment, send the person who rented it to him to prison and send the illegal alien home. It doesn't happen now.

Blah!

You aren't worried about illegal aliens.

You merely like to hear your own whines and complaints.

If you were worried about illegal aliens you'd be on the phone telling your elected representatives, your police, your hospitals, your mayors to get serious or get the hell out of the way.

Makes me glad I don't think it's a problem. And damned confident that neither do you.

Jack