Thread: CONTACT JESSEE JACKSON AND AL SHARPTON

I am a little surprised that these two are not lobbying for African Americans.

If they REALLY CARED about their fellow African Americans, they would be in this battle against illegal immigration.

All it shows is what hipocrites they really are and they just want the spot light.

Like someone posted earlier, if there's nothing in it for them, you will not hear a peep from them.

These two jokers only want to stir the race pot and generate money and publicity for themselves. Even the Blacks think they are irrelevant.

It's all about crossing the hands and collecting cash for Sharpy, and Jackson.. God, I have no comment.

Both should collect their millions and retire from the BS arena. Though, every voice counts I guess. Maybe we could tie a hundred dollar bill to a stick and lead them to podium, then slip them an extra $$ to say what we want. That's all they are good for.. They both fall under the "if-the-price-is right-we-will-stand-behind-you" payoff. AKA, they suck!

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Guest Worker Plan Slap In the Face to Black Unemployed
Black America Web.com, News Analysis, Judge Mathis , Posted: Jun 04, 2007

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Editor's Note:.

Plenty of media and political attention has been placed on America’s current shortage of skilled workers. According to USA Today, utility companies are especially in need of staff. This includes welders, plant operators and engineers. If staffing needs aren’t met, sections of the country may be prone to blackouts and electricity shortages. Several law makers have suggested that an immigrant guest worker program could help with the worker shortages and help the country control illegal immigration.

While illegal immigration is a pressing issue, it is not the only issue this country is grappling with. America is also dealing with -- or should be dealing with -- rising unemployment rates in the African-American community. Our people want work. Too bad the opportunities aren’t always open to us.

Eight percent of African-Americans are unemployed, twice the rate of whites. More African Americans are unemployed than any other ethnic group. Gone are the days when the majority of workers could find a blue collar job -- at an auto plant, for example.

In Chicago, for example, the number of manufacturing jobs decreased by 49 percent between 1991 and 2006. The remaining jobs are more complex than those of years past, often requiring much technological skill and experience. Add to that drastic cuts in trade and job training programs, and it has been difficult for blacks to get the training they need to access these types of jobs, despite the desire and the will to work.

So it comes as a slap in the face that many believe a guest worker program is the solution to the country’s current worker shortage. A proposed guest worker program would allow immigrants, including the 11 million or so illegal immigrants already in the U.S., to apply for three-year work permits. Each would then be matched with an employer (illegal immigrants would have to pay a fine prior to joining).

The thinking behind the program makes sense; the U.S. wants to give those who come to our country an opportunity to earn a living and provide for their families. But what about African-Americans, on whose backs the wealth of this nation was built?

Much of this shortage of skilled workers can be blamed on the government’s inability to provide an adequate public education system that equally prepares young people for the college and the workforce. We got ourselves into this mess. And we need to get ourselves out of it. The guest worker program is one way. But African-Americans should not be excluded from the solution.

If you or someone you know would be interested in a program that trains low-income individuals in the inner city, write your legislators. Share with them your personal struggles with unemployment and your job search. Encourage friends and families in similar situations to do the same. It’s these types of stories and outreach efforts that will bring about change.

Judge Greg Mathis is national vice president of Rainbow PUSH and a national board member of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.

What makes you thing either one of these Poverty Pimps care about African American Unemployment due to Illegal Aliens? If they did, they would be all over the Media with it. They were paid off.

Both of these guys marched in the south in the 60's and 70's for civil rights for blacks. One of the rights they fought for was the right to live where they chose. Maybe they see the immigrants struggle to have the right to live here as similar.

Originally Posted by SimonB

Both of these guys marched in the south in the 60's and 70's for civil rights for blacks. One of the rights they fought for was the right to live where they chose. Maybe they see the immigrants struggle to have the right to live here as similar.

African Americans were and are entitlted to rights all Americans recieved under our Constitution and Bill of Rights. You refer to Criminal Illegal Aliens as Immigrants which they are not. Immigrants are Foreign Nationals who went threw the Immigration process Legally and became US Citizens. Illegal Aliens dont have any rights and are considered Criminals under US Law. And we at Alipac intend to keep it that way.

Originally Posted by pjr40

These two jokers only want to stir the race pot and generate money and publicity for themselves. Even the Blacks think they are irrelevant.

Exactly... My wife is black and her entire family feel exactly the same.