Ya ever get the impression that there are too many folks who think they should start at the top?

Many of the ‘jobs Americans won’t do’ are entry level type jobs. Flipping burgers shouldn’t be a lifetime goal, yet a lot of folks act like it is, and should be paid accordingly. Criminy! Picking ‘salad’….? Love that term. LOL I don’t suppose it has ever occured to any one that if ya get the FFA (Future Farmers of America) involved, the high school kids, they’d be learning a LOT about farming. Yeah, we need folks to pick our salads…how ’bout LEGALS? Some kind of legal immigration program, English classes, rules, laws, the whole kit and kaboodle. Earning citizenship….IF they want it. If not, they can go home.

Honestly, it shouldn’t be so difficult to come up with something that will help us, help those who want to immigrate…LEGALLY, and help the economy. But dang! When ya got 20 million buzzards trying to pick over our carcass, I get mad!

And cristina, YOU are a wonder!

I had my sister, my dad, my husband’s uncle, 2 of his friends came here to visit. They received visa for 10 years!!! Never were they asked for $3000, deed of any house and so on. So I don’t know where you got that info.

I have a cleaning co. also. I hired legal immigrants, most from the country I came from. Do you think they wanted to work? NO, because they were white collar workers back, and it was too low to clean. But I can bet that the illegal immigrants do jobs Americans won’t do because they are… ILLEGAL. Once they get the rights to stay, you won’t see them in construction or picking salads either.

I think that should be “jobs Americans don’t have to do because the government will feed and house them whether they work or not.”   When your basic needs are met, why work?

Oooo….. I am a BIG advocate for home schooling!!!! For the 6 months my oldest granddaughter lived with us, she was most definitely home schooled. That’s another story. Need some books? Got some for sale! LOL 10th grade level!

I believe if we could put education back in the parents hands, we’d have a lot of kids like your daughter wanting to be something more than a welfare recipient. grrrrrr

When you ask my daughter what she wants to be when she grows up, she says Secretary of State.

All is not lost.

And I’ll look forward to reading it!

Would it surprise to you know I’m of the 60s generation? No, I’m not 60….yet! LOL

As I said previously, we have a system that has turned people into mooches. No longer do we teach our children work ethics. Shoot, we don’t teach them ethics at all! The education system has turned them all into mind numbed robots, spouting the “party line”. We’ve removed God from our midst and wonder why there is so much evil.

We need to resolve to end the welfare state! That includes social security for the masses, medicaid, medicare, etc. People need to start relying on themselves, instead of the gubmint! Earn, save, invest in their own future. The “greatest generation” turned us into a bunch of whining, mealy mouth wusses! Why? Because they didn’t want us to suffer and sacrifice so much, as they did. They thought they were doing us a favor. sigh….

Ok, off that rant. Dang! I’m in quite a mood today, aren’t I!

Yes, LEGAL immigration. Like what both sets of my adoptive grandparents did …..Ellis Island, the whole bit! Started farming, grew food, opened a grocery store, etc. LEARNED the language. Assimilated! Those are immigrants! Their children and grandchildren, and great granchildren are Americans. Not Lebanese-Americans, or German-Americans. United States of American AMERICANS. They are doctors, and lawyers, and even a politician thrown in from time to time. They served their country in time of need, and some even died in said service.

Yikes. Off an a tangent again.

Legalize immigration and you would not have any illegals. Hmm.

Thank you for all your hard work.

We own a cleaning service. We start at 9.00/hour. Most of our employees make more than 10.00/hour. I have never had an American answer an ad for work. The American citizens that have worked for us we found through word of mouth in churches because they have asked their pastor to help them get work – and they always left because the work is too hard.

Your generation was different.

As a pastor in a city, I can tell you one thing: I could make a home visit to 100 Americans in this city during the day. If I wanted to visit an immigrant, I would have to wait until they got home from work!

They do jobs that Americans do not want or are too lazy to do.

I am going to take issue with that statement. It’s getting worn out! Yes, there are a lot of lazy people in this country, thanks to failed welfare policies. I happen to be one of those people who use to do those so called jobs Americans wouldn’t do, or was too lazy. I cleaned houses, scrubbed floors and toilets. I put little screws into holes, I stood on my feet in a factory bending metal sheets. I dealt with idiots at fast food joints. I worked on a road construction crew, in the heat of summer in Alabama! I do NOT want to hear jack about Americans who won’t work! We DO work! The illegals have come in, aided by companies too cheap to pay a decent wage, and unions who have priced most companies out of business.

I agree, there are laws that need to be looked at, fixed, and updated. How can we? We are overrun by people sneaking in the back door, we don’t have room for those we’d welcome through the front! Our resources are being stretched to the limit by feckless politicians who are totally clueless at how much said ILLEGALS are costing us. Healthcare? We can’t afford to provide it for OUR citizens because hospitals have to shut their doors. They don’t have the money anymore.

I don’t want to oppress any stranger. I will, however, shoot the SOB who breaks into my home. I have the right to defend myself, and my family from invaders. Even Paul knew it was a good idea not to stick around where he wasn’t invited.

I’m am very PRO LEGAL IMMIGRATION! That should be a priority. LEGAL!

These are the people that put all the little screws in place. They do jobs that Americans do not want or are too lazy to do. Let’s deal just as much with the American citizens who sit on their duff and collect $$ from the various government programs – I know several – who think unemployment and disability at the age of 25 is their right. No, your right is the right to work.

For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.
2 Thessalonians 3:10

The immigration laws of our country and the restrictions placed on obtaining entry visas are completely against the Word of God.

Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
Exodus 22:21

…this is just one example; there are many.

While I acknowledge the lawlessness of those who enter illegally or overstay a visa, the real problem is with the laws themselves. They are very restrictive and biased.

While over 65% of the population of Paraguay lives below the poverty level, the US government requires that you show the title deed to a home in Paraguay in order to enter the US for a 2 week visit. Can you show a title deed to your home? If so, how long did it take you to get that deed?

You also must show bank accounts with balances of 3000.00 or more before they will even consider your application. That’s just for a visit. A work visa has even more hoops to jump through.

Most people who want to come and work in a MaryKay factory putting your lipstick into its twist up container have NO job availability in their own country and only want to work to support their family – no not their many children – usually their parents and siblings.

Meanwhile with so many jobs available to Americans, they sit on their couches waiting for the check to come, and then pay the cable bill so they can watch more of Jerry and Oprama.

I love your posts Ol’ Broad. I am hooked on your blog. However, many of us on the right do NOT know the facts on immigration law ans its outright bias. I would love to see some more research done on it.

Maybe I’ll just write that book after all…