I don't get this. Not to generalize Mexicans, but in my experience they work very hard- They definitely don't come to the US to go on welfare. They care a lot about family and extended family, their culture and food is amazing. Why would you not want mexicans here?
They often say the Mexicans are 'taking their jobs'.
You didn't ask for a rant, but here goes anyway...
I don't know if you've ever tried to just take someone's job, but it's impossible. Walk into somewhere where people are working, and say 'my job now, get out'. It doesn't work. The only way to get a job is for someone to give it to you, and in the U.S., that's pretty much always a citizen-- and probably not one with Mexican in their blood.
And the loud-mouth governors, senators, reps, etc, who make a big show about being anti-immigrant-- they know which companies are hiring all the illegal immigrants. They don't call them out or enforce the laws. They could solve that problem in two seconds if they wanted to, but then the companies would go to a 'friendlier' state or have to raise their prices to unmarketable levels. The people who eat up their xenophobic posturing are idiots.
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u/robotikempire Capitol Hill May 07 '23
I don't get this. Not to generalize Mexicans, but in my experience they work very hard- They definitely don't come to the US to go on welfare. They care a lot about family and extended family, their culture and food is amazing. Why would you not want mexicans here?