Did Americans Take the Mexicans Jobs?

[bassin_bug]

[QUOTE=Chubminnow;470449]I'm not 100% sure, but I believe the trucking industry already has it's share of Mexican's working in it...whether they're legal or illegal I don't know.

From the news report last week, they used the words 'FIRST Mexican truck drivers' took to the roads in the United States.' I wouldn't doubt that they don't have a lot of legal and illegal dock workers in the trucking industry but they have now hit the roads.

I also believe that the drivers of those vans taking the Mexicans back to Mexico are a bunch of "coyotes" who are charging them high prices for the ride.

[waterdog101]

I seen on the news, something that made me think what on earth has happened to the { american male } they were talking about the illegal mexicans in Alabama. the farmer said the mexicans have left him without workers to gather his crops. the { american men } from around there, started calling him asking for work. he said some would call it a day, after eating their lunch. and some would finish the day and quit, and he said he paid them the same as the mexicans. 2.00 for each 25 pound box of potatoes that they filled. he said 6 mexicans filled 300 boxes in a day, and he hired 25 { american males } and they filled 200 boxes in a day. if this wasn't so sad, it would almost be funny.........6 out working 25 my goodness..

[coombro]

I seen on the news, something that made me think what on earth has happened to the { american male } they were talking about the illegal mexicans in Alabama. the farmer said the mexicans have left him without workers to gather his crops. the { american men } from around there, started calling him asking for work. he said some would call it a day, after eating their lunch. and some would finish the day and quit, and he said he paid them the same as the mexicans. 2.00 for each 25 pound box of potatoes that they filled. he said 6 mexicans filled 300 boxes in a day, and he hired 25 { american males } and they filled 200 boxes in a day. if this wasn't so sad, it would almost be funny.........6 out working 25 my goodness..

Yeah but those 6 probably been picking tomatoes all their lives verses one day for the 25. Trick to every trade.

[waterdog101]

Yeah but those 6 probably been picking tomatoes all their lives verses one day for the 25. Trick to every trade.

the news clip that I saw wasn't picking tomatoes, it was picking up POTATOES off the ground, and putting them in a box that held 25 pounds. how much experience does it take to pick up a potato and lay it in a box. theres no excuse for being LAZY.

[GeoFisher]

the news clip that I saw wasn't picking tomatoes, it was picking up POTATOES off the ground, and putting them in a box that held 25 pounds. how much experience does it take to pick up a potato and lay it in a box. theres no excuse for being LAZY.

CHECK your story again. I read the same thing.......The story was about a potato farmer, but the EXAMPLE given was about tomato picking.

Here is the story I saw......and I think it is the same one you're talking about.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/1...n_1023635.html

Later,

Geo

[waterdog101]

CHECK your story again. I read the same thing.......The story was about a potato farmer, but the EXAMPLE given was about tomato picking.

Here is the story I saw......and I think it is the same one you're talking about.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/1...n_1023635.html

Later,

Geo

your right, it was tomatoes given in the example. I didn't read the story, I was listening to it on tv while getting ready for work. and they were talking to a potato farmer. I never heard anyone say tomatoes. I thought they were talking the whole time about potatoes. but anyway it don't change a thing to me, 6 mexicans that will do almost a 3rd more work than 25 american males, that is sad. I think 25 women could do more work than that.

[coombro]

your right, it was tomatoes given in the example. I didn't read the story, I was listening to it on tv while getting ready for work. and they were talking to a potato farmer. I never heard anyone say tomatoes. I thought they were talking the whole time about potatoes. but anyway it don't change a thing to me, 6 mexicans that will do almost a 3rd more work than 25 american males, that is sad. I think 25 women could do more work than that.

Reckon they were bred to pick?

[RoadToad]

Scroll up. That clip you guys are arguing about is the exact same one that Bug posted when she started this thread!

Too funny!