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The Northerner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 11:10 AM Original message |
Tough Alabama immigration law convinces some to move |
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Cyrano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 11:57 AM Response to Original message |
1. Good idea to get out. How long do you think before Alabama legalizes lynching immigrants? |
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HowHasItComeToThis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 09:42 AM Response to Reply #1 |
10. HEY Y'ALL, IT IS JUST SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY |
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pampango (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 12:31 PM Response to Original message |
2. Minorities have been leaving Alabama for decades. If their departure led to higher wages for |
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truebrit71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 12:33 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. True, but at least it must be great to have zero unemployment down there.. |
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ladjf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 12:35 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. That number also includes many of the most intelligent and educated |
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provis99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 03:20 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Alabama had brains to drain? |
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ladjf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 08:12 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. You know better than that. All large populations of people have |
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bluestate10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 11:17 PM Response to Reply #5 |
25. Alabama has the Redstone Arsenal and a NASA facility. |
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AlabamaLibrul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 10:01 AM Response to Reply #5 |
33. har har |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 03:23 PM Response to Original message |
6. The story is datelined Tuscaloosa |
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WatsonT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 12:09 PM Response to Reply #6 |
16. Because America isn't filled with unemployed construction workers? |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 10:25 PM Response to Reply #16 |
24. Well, it sure didn't seem that way to New Orleanians |
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WatsonT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 09:18 AM Response to Reply #24 |
27. Illegal workers will be used as long as available because they are cheaper |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 01:28 PM Response to Reply #27 |
35. All I know is no one with papers was around to fix Swamp Rat's roof |
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WatsonT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 09:14 AM Response to Original message |
8. So a program to get rid of illegal aliens is causing illegal aliens to leave |
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pampango (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 09:42 AM Response to Reply #8 |
11. A wonderful sign of bipartisanship? And a thank you to republicans for a "successful program"? |
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WatsonT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 12:05 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Could you explain how adding new workers |
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pampango (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 04:08 PM Response to Reply #12 |
23. Apparently organized labor agrees with me that getting illegal immigrants to just move |
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WatsonT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 09:19 AM Response to Reply #23 |
28. Explain how undercutting organized labor is helping organized labor |
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pampango (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 09:50 AM Response to Reply #28 |
29. "In fact, numerous studies have shown that immigrants don’t steal jobs; they create them by |
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WatsonT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 09:59 AM Response to Reply #29 |
32. A conclusion without a citation doesn't mean much |
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pampango (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 10:45 AM Response to Reply #32 |
34. I think you misunderstand my position. I'm not FOR illegal immigration, I'm FOR a comprehensive |
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WatsonT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 09:24 AM Response to Reply #34 |
37. What do you define as a fair solution? |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 09:54 AM Response to Reply #8 |
30. Is it? Just "some" and one story |
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WatsonT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 05:47 PM Response to Reply #30 |
36. Probably they will |
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NightWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 09:23 AM Response to Original message |
9. farm workers are leaving hmm? Go ask Georgia how that worked for them |
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WatsonT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 12:07 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. Farms will go bankrupt if they can't pay people slaves wages |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 12:09 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Actually son... look up how much produce is going to mulch in the fields |
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WatsonT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 12:10 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Fire 90% of employees in any sector |
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WatsonT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 12:11 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. And BTW, have you always been for cutting wages to benefit owners |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 12:16 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. No I want them to be paid market wages minimum wage at the least |
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WatsonT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 12:35 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. Why should we go to the effort to import manual low wage workers |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 12:50 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. Georgia PROVED Ameircans are NOT willing to do it |
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WatsonT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 09:15 AM Response to Reply #22 |
26. Whoa hold on there |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 12:08 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. Yep, dumb assess, The racism will byte them in ass |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 09:58 AM Response to Reply #9 |
31. Nope, doesn't seem to be working. |
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baycityMI (8 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 12:19 PM Response to Original message |
20. well, at least we have a state we can send bigots to! |
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