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in_cog_ni_to
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Mon Mar-27-06 07:13 PM Original message |
Did you hear what DiFi said today at the immigration hearing? |
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Fridays Child
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Mon Mar-27-06 07:17 PM Response to Original message |
1. Could be hyperbole, on her part. I don't know. |
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BlooInBloo
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Mon Mar-27-06 07:19 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. How about we just stipulate once and for all time... |
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Fridays Child
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Mon Mar-27-06 08:00 PM Response to Reply #6 |
40. You're ignoring the point I made... |
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NanceGreggs
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Mon Mar-27-06 07:26 PM Response to Reply #1 |
18. Agreed. |
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catmother
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Mon Mar-27-06 07:29 PM Response to Reply #18 |
23. hey sis. i just posted a reply. |
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BlooInBloo
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Mon Mar-27-06 08:29 PM Response to Reply #1 |
47. Oh I'm sorry... |
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benddem
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Mon Mar-27-06 07:18 PM Response to Original message |
2. how much were they paying? |
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xchrom
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Mon Mar-27-06 07:21 PM Response to Reply #2 |
9. the migrant workers live on it. |
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sandnsea
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Mon Mar-27-06 07:24 PM Response to Reply #9 |
15. They barely survive on it |
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xchrom
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Mon Mar-27-06 07:30 PM Response to Reply #15 |
24. but those aren't the facts anyway -- as a whole |
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in_cog_ni_to
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Mon Mar-27-06 07:23 PM Response to Reply #2 |
14. Why would it matter to an unemployed American? |
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WinkyDink
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Mon Mar-27-06 07:30 PM Response to Reply #14 |
25. I think slave-labor might not be what being an American ought to include. |
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in_cog_ni_to
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Mon Mar-27-06 07:34 PM Response to Reply #25 |
31. Then either go after the people who hire illegal immigrants |
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ClintonTyree
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Mon Mar-27-06 07:44 PM Response to Reply #31 |
36. There lies the rub......... |
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tsuki
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Tue Mar-28-06 12:10 AM Response to Reply #36 |
51. True, I posted my saga yesterday here |
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theophilus
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Mon Mar-27-06 07:18 PM Response to Original message |
3. How much per hour do these jobs actually pay? Are there any benefits? |
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jody
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Mon Mar-27-06 07:21 PM Response to Reply #3 |
10. I agree farm wages are too low. Best solution is to outsource farming |
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bunkerbuster1
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Mon Mar-27-06 07:18 PM Response to Original message |
4. What was the hourly rate being offered? |
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xchrom
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Mon Mar-27-06 07:19 PM Response to Original message |
5. of course they're not telling the truth -- it's the liberal version of |
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kevinmc
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Mon Mar-27-06 07:20 PM Response to Original message |
7. I heard her .... |
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John Q. Citizen
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Mon Mar-27-06 07:21 PM Response to Original message |
8. Did she mention the rate of pay offered for the job? Piece work in the |
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sandnsea
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Mon Mar-27-06 07:22 PM Response to Original message |
11. Because people go direct to farms to get hired |
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Beaverhausen
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Mon Mar-27-06 07:25 PM Response to Reply #11 |
16. The point is...people keep saying that americans can't get jobs |
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in_cog_ni_to
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Mon Mar-27-06 07:28 PM Response to Reply #16 |
22. EXACTAMUNDO! |
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sandnsea
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Mon Mar-27-06 07:31 PM Response to Reply #16 |
27. That's not how it's done |
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Beaverhausen
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Mon Mar-27-06 07:38 PM Response to Reply #27 |
34. But a "wildland firefighter" is a specialized job. |
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bahrbearian
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Mon Mar-27-06 07:22 PM Response to Original message |
12. Why didn't she offer some construction jobs, too ? |
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Cleita
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Mon Mar-27-06 07:23 PM Response to Original message |
13. A little story. Something that happened back in the seventies. |
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in_cog_ni_to
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Mon Mar-27-06 07:25 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. I believe it. Great story. |
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Cleita
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Mon Mar-27-06 07:35 PM Response to Reply #17 |
32. It's true. It was so long ago and a local story, I don't know |
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Beaverhausen
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Mon Mar-27-06 07:27 PM Response to Reply #13 |
20. and we are down by 35% here for workers |
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Beaverhausen
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Mon Mar-27-06 08:00 PM Response to Reply #20 |
41. Here is an article about the farm worker shortage |
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sandnsea
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Mon Mar-27-06 07:28 PM Response to Reply #13 |
21. My husband picked strawberries as a teen-ager |
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Beaverhausen
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Mon Mar-27-06 07:31 PM Response to Reply #21 |
26. so the bottom line is getting the employers to pay a living wage |
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sandnsea
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Mon Mar-27-06 07:33 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. For everybody, yes |
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catmother
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Mon Mar-27-06 07:32 PM Response to Reply #21 |
28. and how long ago was that? back when i was a teenager i |
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sandnsea
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Mon Mar-27-06 07:37 PM Response to Reply #28 |
33. My son's friend did 5 years ago |
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catmother
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Mon Mar-27-06 07:50 PM Response to Reply #33 |
37. we tried to get some kids to do some cleanup work around our |
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sandnsea
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Mon Mar-27-06 07:58 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. A dental assistant? |
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catmother
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Mon Mar-27-06 08:03 PM Response to Reply #39 |
43. she's a special dental assistant to an oral surgeon -- i've heard |
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sandnsea
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Mon Mar-27-06 10:26 PM Response to Reply #43 |
48. $14 an hour, wohoo |
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catmother
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Mon Mar-27-06 11:58 PM Response to Reply #48 |
50. well i tried to send you a private post but you don't accept them. |
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Cleita
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Mon Mar-27-06 07:34 PM Response to Reply #21 |
30. This is true. Everyone should get fair wages for a day's work.n/t |
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catmother
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Mon Mar-27-06 07:27 PM Response to Original message |
19. the illegals take these jobs because they don't have a choice. |
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NanceGreggs
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Mon Mar-27-06 07:42 PM Response to Reply #19 |
35. So true. |
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catmother
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Mon Mar-27-06 07:52 PM Response to Reply #35 |
38. exactly. |
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Lars39
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Mon Mar-27-06 08:03 PM Response to Reply #19 |
42. Welfare is now limited to only 3 or 4 years for an entire lifetime,iirc. |
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catmother
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Mon Mar-27-06 08:04 PM Response to Reply #42 |
44. didn't know that. what if the person is unable to work due to |
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Beaverhausen
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Mon Mar-27-06 08:06 PM Response to Reply #44 |
45. Illness would be covered under disability. |
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catmother
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Mon Mar-27-06 08:10 PM Response to Reply #45 |
46. actually my husband has to pay for that right now. the company |
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ecstatic
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Mon Mar-27-06 10:29 PM Response to Original message |
49. Nobody answered? Not even the illegal immigrants |
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