Thread: It’s hard out here for an illegal alien

It’s hard out here for an illegal alien
By Michelle Malkin • February 19, 2008 01:02 PM

I wonder whether the Santa Cruz Sentinel: http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/ci_8303237 has devoted as much time and space to telling the story of American workers hit hard by the economic slump:
[quote]Luis Valle eats a hard shell taco fast Monday afternoon at Taco Bell, his knee jerking up and down. It’s the first thing he’s eaten, he said, in 24 hours. Times are tough for the 27-year-old illegal immigrant and day laborer — an out-of-work farmworker who lives in Watsonville and gets jobs these days by standing outside the new Home Depot on 41st Avenue.

Carlos Rodriguez, an unemployed brother in arms, sits next to him, but he doesn’t eat his taco as fast. He’s more methodical. He’s also had better luck of late. He scored $40 for two hours of work cleaning up somebody’s back yard on Calabasas Road on Sunday. He’s still got the dirt beneath his nails to prove it.

But such great pay is rare, he admits.

“It’s probably because I was working on a Sunday,â€

This article should be sent to those house members preparing thee new amnesty plan--in the form of a special five-year visa for illegal immigrants.

Two additional reasons to oppose the $1.4 billion economic stimulus/border security package for Mexico:
Iran
Cuba

Mexican President Calderon is playing all sides to Mexico's benefit.

Mexico is establishing ties with 'enemies' of the U.S. We must prevent our money and technology from going to our enemies via Mexico.

1. In December of 2007 Mexican President welcomed former Iranian President Mohamed Khatami to Mexico City.

2. In February of 2008 Mexico restores ties with Cuba and agreed to restructure US$400 million (euro273 million) in Cuban debt in an effort to boost trade between the two nations, to promote Mexico's export development bank said .

http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-104413-mex ... cuba+trade

And somewhere in Mexico a wife and a family are having a rougher go at it than usual. That’s because a large number of day laborers are single men who send their money back to Mexico via wire transfers — when they’ve got it to send back.

Santa Cruz is populated with a bunch of old hippies.

It’s hard out here for an illegal alien

As long as they are in this country illegally then life is not hard enough for them!