Illegal Immigrants Returning To Mexico For American Jobs

[uppityperson]

http://www.theonion.com/content/node/47978

MEXICO CITY—As dozens of major American corporations continue to move their manufacturing operations to Mexico, waves of job-seeking Mexican immigrants to the United States have begun making the deadly journey back across the border in search of better-paying Mexican-based American jobs.

"I came to this country seeking the job I sought when I first left this country," said Anuncio Reyes, 22, an undocumented worker who recrossed the U.S. border into Mexico last month, three years after leaving Mexico for the United States to work as an agricultural day laborer. "I spent everything I had to get back here. Yes, it was dangerous, and I miss my home. But as much as I love America, I have to go where the best American jobs are."...

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"I hate these Mexicans, always coming back here to Mexico from America and taking American jobs from the Mexicans who stayed in Mexico," said 55-year-old former Goodyear factory manager Juan-Miguel Diaz, who lost his job to a better-trained repatriado last March. "Why don't they go back to where they went to?"

Still, Jimenez, Reyes, and hundreds of others say they have no choice. "The American Dream is alive and well in Mexico," Reyes said. "If I work hard, save my money, and plan well, I will be able to send my children to a good school—and who knows? If they study hard, perhaps they will get jobs someday at the new plant General Motors is building in China."

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[Selatius]

1. Wait till those jobs go to Chinese workers for an average of 60 cents/hour

Even Mexican workers in the manufacturing sector have trouble competing against such incredibly low wages.

[billbuckhead]

4. Sounds like Steven Colbert doing Thomas Freidman

:evilgrin: This satire is one of the Onion's best.

[unda cova brutha]

2. I supposed the bigots will be complaining about this bit of news as well.

they will be claiming that the mexicans are taking away jobs from Americans.

[uppityperson]

7. satire, the Onion is a news satire site, hard to tell sometimes

real life mimics satire?

[Xipe Totec]

3. LOL!

Finally, a touch of humor. :rofl:

Man, the tone of most of the postings on this subject have been positively grimm. We all need to take a deep breath and lighten up.


This post helps.

Thanks! :hi:

[uppityperson]

5. I considered posting

"SATIRE" in message, but didn't. I love The Onion.

[warrens]

6. That made my day

Trust the Onion to make anything a laff riot.

[uppityperson]

8. real life imitates satire.

[uppityperson]

9. One kick for the evening crew because I like this article.