Democrats clash with ICE over characterization of marijuana farm raid

rjs330 said:

I watched a video today involving a contractor who said he loves the crackdown. He said illegals are starting to not go to work because of them. Which means he is able to do more work. He LOVES it. His fellow smaller contractors are really appreciating the fact that their businesses are in more demand. They are able to better provide for their families. Its something weve been saying. These illegals are taking American jobs.

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iluvatar5150 said:

I'd be curious to know where this contractor lives, because where I live (and as far as I'm aware, this is true across most of the country), there is no shortage of work for good contractors. Have you ever known anybody to comment on the abundance of good contractors from which to choose ? I haven't. Quite the opposite. The experience often involves poor communication, shoddy workmanship, or both.

The good contractors don't have to advertise because they can live off of word of mouth and relationships with bigger contractors. Unless you just live in a poor area where nobody has any money, IME, it's only the bad ones and the ones just starting out who want for lack of work.

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rjs330 said:

In my area a lot of contractors hire illegals to do the work. Its the illegals that are doing shoddy work.

How do I know? I know people in the business.

This guy talked about the big contractors and how they hire illegals. Which pushes the smaller ones out. Now that illegals are not going to work the smaller guys who won't do that are getting more work. This is what we need in America. Americans doing work for Americans. Not illegals doing work for Americans.

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rjs330 said:

In my area a lot of contractors hire illegals to do the work. Its the illegals that are doing shoddy work.

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rjs330 said:

How do I know? I know people in the business.

This guy talked about the big contractors and how they hire illegals. Which pushes the smaller ones out. Now that illegals are not going to work the smaller guys who won't do that are getting more work. This is what we need in America. Americans doing work for Americans. Not illegals doing work for Americans.

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BCP1928 said:

That pretty much comes up the "left" position. The left doesn't want illegals working, not because they are illegal but because being illegal they can be exploited and they do take jobs from those (citizens or not) who are protected by US labor law.

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iluvatar5150 said:

It’s never been the hispanic guys. They’ve always showed up and done what they were supposed to. The quality of their work has ranged from acceptable to incredible.

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