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question everything Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-01-06 12:33 AM
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Would immigration be a hot topic had we not lost good jobs?
During the Clinton Administration, when real wages rose across the economic levels, no one was talking about "jobs that Americans do not want."

But now, when the middle class is shrinking while the top income continue to collect gifts from the Bush administration, all of a sudden we are supposed to be happy picking lettuce and taking care of other people's mansions, gardens, and kids.
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Cleita Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-01-06 12:35 AM
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1. Or signing up in the military to fight Bush's noble war.n/t
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azurnoir Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-01-06 12:50 AM
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2. Yes
'cause job loss is one asspect but "national security" is another. If lettuce pickers can cross the Rio Grande why can't AQ members or some such.
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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-01-06 12:53 AM
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3. The weak enslave themselves.
Physical labor is good for the corporeal body.

And if the rich can't take care of their own kids, then they have problems. That's called "family values". Being able to take care of your own kids.

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