if affirmative action is gone. why do white construction contractors only hire(legal&#92;illegal)Mex wor in  Texas
912777
THEY DON'T PAY THEM AS MUCH. AND THEY WORK HARD FOR THE LITTLE THAT THEY DO GET.
130245
I don't get what you are asking - what do you mean by affirmative actions?  I need more info!  If the contract didn't exist - what is the plaintiff basing the claim off of - i.e. quasi contract or implied in fact contract etc etc. Or are you representing the defendant and want to get out of the contract because the plainitff induced you to creat one with fraud?
1016640
Seems to be the same reason that Bush wants to keep illegals. To work the jobs in the fields that nobody else wants.
611953
Firstly, it's spelled "i-l-l-e-g-a-l."\n\nSecondly, regardless of what you see on your telenovelas, white people (at least most of us) don't have maids or nannies. We are hard working people. I do my own yard work/landscaping/car washing/cooking etc...as do most LEGAL AMERICANS. We are willing to do ANY JOB for the right WAGE. The wages for "dirty" jobs used to be decent until illegals started flooding in and taking all of the jobs at a tiny fraction of the wage. \n\nGet your head out of your @$$. You don't have a great argument with this question...back to the drawing board.
309241
racist want white supremacy, the people you and I encounter with want illegals out because they think they are avoiding the law, which might be true, but still they don't know of any hardships these people go through when risking their lives to cross the border. I am not making excuses for them but realistically how are they going to point out all illegals? Hard workers who are illegals come here to do what their little prissy hands won't, and they say illegals are taking their jobs. i highly doubt they and their ancesstors sprung from US soil, literally.
655483
I think it has to do with greed. The laws have been ignored for decades now because businesses want to hire workers without having to pay them fair wage and benefits. Government generally supports business over the common good so turned a blind eye. It's now coming back to bite them in the ass several decades later. The only thing that would get the government to listen is if there is a terrorist event sponsored by Mexicans...otherwise I'm afraid nothing will......don't forget that this is the country that is outsourcing many white collar and menail service jobs to south Asia and other places. In this country it's every man/person/business for themselves and I predict a continuation of our slow decline due to our lack of interest in the common good.
853935
The City of Farmers Branch, Texas  has passed an ordinance banning Illegals to live or work in the city, there are fines.  They also have adopted English as official language in city.  There are big organized protests and suit is to be filed against city.  Don't know what sparked the move, but city has a large population of Mexicans. and there are places they have had problems.  Around here most Illegals keep a low profile.  Oh yes the police of Farmers Branch will check status if Mexicans are stopped or in a disruption/fight.. We will see what happens.  you can read about it on yahoo if you scan the news by state.
278738
Read the bills, please don't lie about them.\n\nNeither the House or Senate bills criminalize aid agencies (including churches) or medical facilities for helping illegals.  They are not required to ask or report.\n\nEMPLOYERS that hire EMPLOYEES (whites too!) are requires to check Social Security Numbers against a National database before they can employ someone.  Fail to do so and big fine/go to jail.\n\nThe truth will suffice, my Liberal friends.\n\nThank you for your support.
568961
Where I live, there is a HUGE Hispanic population.  All, if not 99% of the illegals here DO pay income taxes.  Most of them work under false SS#'s.  So...they DO pay in but cannot collect income tax refunds.  If people in America would educate themselves I wonder if anyone would be complaining.  In my personal experience the only people I have known of in my life that have worked under-the-table have been White and it was t either avoid income tax or to screw unemployment.  This immigration debate is fueled by ignorance.  The focus is on "those Mexicans" instead of on improving the LEGAL immigration process.  This isn't 70 years ago when my Grandparents got off their boat from Portugal, waited in line, told someone their name and YAY! We're Legal!!
816474
I'd say in CAnada, there are less people to fill the positions, and in California, it all depends on where you live, if you live in the part of LA that I do they won't hire white people.
202543
There is a such thing as "race". It is a way to identify yourself, so you can be categorize for no necessary reason.  You can be White (race) and be Russian, Swedish, Polish, Jewish (ethnicity), but your race is still White. Just like you be can Black, and be Haitian, African, Jamaican.  Affirmative action intentions in the beginning were not the same as it is used today.  Is it still necessary? YES!!! because jobs are not available to everyone equally, despite experience. It's not just a way to help Blacks or Hispanics, it helps women too. However, it has its faults and setbacks, and should be improved upon.
536899
i am mexican, i am not illegal n e more, but pple still pick on me like tellin me tht we are called "BEANERS" + they tell me "GO GET A JOB AS A CONSTRUCTION WORKER!" they just dont no wad its like 2 b a mex. w/out mexicans they US wudnt b wad it is 2day, mexicans take jobs tht americans arent willing 2 take, they just hav no idea wad a mexican goes through, they hav absolutely no experience.
521731
I disagree.  Slavery was over 100 years ago, and US wasn't the only country to do it.  Granted civil rights didn't occur until the '60s, but now in US there is "affirmative action" which is basically reverse discrimination.  Any minority in the US has more opportunities at their fingertips than any white person will ever have.  The minorities merely have to reach out for it, but spend way too much time blaming "whitey" because it's easier.  Anything worth having takes time and hard work.  If a minority applied for the same job as i did, that person would get it over me, even if I had more experience, so I don't feel that the legacy is on Western man(which is another way to say white people)....I should not be held responsible for something ancestors did(especially since I'm Irish/NativeAmerican/German and mine didn't own slaves)  I feel that if you were born in this country you are American...end of story, Celebrate our sameness and quit shouting about our differences.
723675
Immigrants would stop coming illegally if people would stop hiring them. But the people who hire illegal immigrants are also folks who have a lot of influence with Congress because they're wealthy. They want to keep the cheap labor, and they'll pull campaign contributions for anyone who votes for real reform.
815818
Well, I think your facts are reversed.  As you know, many conservative Republicans are not in favor of making helping an illegal alien from another country, for example Mexico, a crime.  As you probably also know, in spring and summer of this year, there were nation-wide protests relating to this hot-button issue.  However, at his press conference the other morning, President Bush proclaimed that he could pass his agenda as far as immigration goes.  Therefore, Dem's are more likely to help President Bush pass a law making assisting illegal aliens a felony.  Therefore, I believe that you have your facts reversed. Wouldn't you want to help your own people?  Unless many of the Mexican-Americans were uninformed of the Dem's stand on this issue, then I would have to say that they would not vote Dem's into office because of their stand on this issue.
527357
Fair or unfair, it is logistically impossible.  What we need to do if we want to stop illegal immigration is start throwing CEO's and Rich people who hire them to work for their companies, take care of their kids or mow their lawns.  Only then will you reduce the incentive for people to come here for a better life.  Cut off the jobs, you will cut off most of the desire to come here.
1122193
Yes it is.  I think people somehow view it as racist to not reward people in the US illegally.   In fact, I'm tempted to use this argument  the next time I'm in traffic court - "but your honor, if we can give amnesty to those illegally using resources and living in our country without paying taxes, then I deserve amnesty for my speeding ticket."\n\nHowever, Bush baby and his team of morons know good and well that our economy is extremely dependent on Mexican workers.  I do support giving them legal work permits.  Such permits would give them some limited protections against being taken advantage of by employers, but should also limit access to public resources and not allow for their children to be born as citizens (which would require a constitutional ammendment).\n\nTo not do so would cause tremendous inflation.  No..you're not going to get prisoners to work our orchards and fields (ever try to get good work out of a captive workforce..ain't gonna happen) and home prices would skyrocket if contractors were limited to totally legal workers.\n\nAnd yes, I do think the construction industry needs to clean out its illegal work force.  In border states, the widespread use of illegal labor has kept wages down for decades, thus no one views it as an honorable trade anymore.   \n\nI have no problem with paying more for construction but as the wife of an electrical contractor in TX, I can tell you that HE has huge problems getting workers that are worth a darn (no he doesn't use illegal labor).  The current wages probably have a lot to do with the lack of quality labor but he's even tried paying more than prevailing wages and there is just not a pool of good workers anymore.   It would temporarily cripple the industry but maybe that change is worth it.\n\nLike Bill Maher said "let's see Bush try to build a 2000 mile long fence without using Mexican labor."