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  • Tomatoes and Cheap Labor This should make everyone think, be you Democrat, Republican or Independent From a California school teacher - - -"As you listen to the news about the student protests over illegal immigration, there are some things that you should be aware of: I am in charge of the English-as-a-second-language department at a large southern California high school which is designated a Title 1 school, meaning that its students average lower socioeconomic and income levels. Most of the schools you are hearing about, South Gate High, Bell Gardens , Huntington Park , etc., where these students are protesting, are also Title 1 schools. Title 1 schools are on the free breakfast and free lunch program. When I say free breakfast, I'm not talking a glass of milk and roll -- but a full breakfast and cereal bar with fruits and juices that would make a Marriott proud. The waste of this food is monumental, with trays and trays of it being dumped in the trash uneaten. (OUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK) I estimate that well over 50% of these students are obese or at least moderately overweight. About 75% or more DO have cell phones. The school also provides day care centers for the unwed teenage pregnant girls (some as young as 13) so they can attend class without the inconvenience of having to arrange for babysitters or having family watch their kids. (OUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK) I was ordered to spend $700,000 on my department or risk losing funding for the upcoming year even though there was little need for anything; my budget was already substantial. I ended up buying new computers for the computer learning center, half of which, one month later, have been carved with graffiti by the appreciative students who obviously feel humbled and grateful to have a free education in America . (OUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK) I have had to intervene several times for young and substitute teachers whose classes consist of many illegal immigrant students here in the country less then 3 months who raised so much hell with the female teachers, calling them "Putas" whores and throwing things that the teachers were in tears. Free medical, free education, free food, day care etc., etc., etc. Is it any wonder they feel entitled to not only be in this country but to demand rights, privileges and entitlements? To those who want to point out how much these illegal immigrants contribute to our society because they LIKE their gardener and housekeeper and they like to pay less for tomatoes: spend some time in the real world of illegal immigration and see the TRUE costs. Higher insurance, medical facilities closing, higher medical costs, more crime, lower standards of education in our schools, overcrowding, new diseases etc., etc, etc. For me, I'll pay more for tomatoes. We need to wake up. The guest worker program will be a disaster because we won't have the guts to enforce it. Does anyone in their right mind really think they will voluntarily leave and return? There are many hardworking Hispanic/American citizens that contribute to our country and many that I consider my true friends. We should encourage and accept those Hispanics who have done it the right and legal way. It does, however, have everything to do with culture: A third-world culture that does not value education, that accepts children getting pregnant and dropping out of school by 15 and that refuses to assimilate, and an American culture that has become so weak and worried about "politically correct" that we don't have the will to do anything about it. If this makes your blood boil, as it did mine, forward this to everyone you know. CHEAP LABOR? Isn't that what the whole immigration issue is about? Business doesn't want to pay a decent wage. Consumers don't want expensive produce. Government will tell you Americans don't want the jobs. But the bottom line is cheap labor. The phrase "cheap labor" is a myth, a farce, and a lie. there is no such thing as "cheap labor." Take, for example, an illegal alien with a wife and five children. He takes a job for $5.00 or $6.00/hour. At that wage, with six dependents, he pays no income tax, yet at the end of the year, if he files an Income Tax Return, he gets an "earned income credit" of up to $3,200 free. He qualifies for Section 8 housing and subsidized rent. He qualifies for food stamps. He qualifies for free (no deductible, no co-pay) health care. His children get free breakfasts and lunches at school. He requires bilingual teachers and books. He qualifies for relief from high energy bills. If they are or become, aged, blind or disabled, they qualify for SSI. Once qualified for SSI they can qualify for Medicare. All of this is at (our) taxpayer's expense. He doesn't worry about car insurance, life insurance, or homeowners insurance. Taxpayers provide Spanish language signs, bulletins and printed material. He and his family receive the equivalent of $20.00 to $30.00/hour in benefits. Working Americans are lucky to have $5.00 or $6.00/hour left after paying their bills and his. The American taxpayers also pay for increased crime, graffiti and trash clean-up. Cheap labor? YEAH RIGHT! Wake up people. THESE ARE THE QUESTIONS WE SHOULD BE ADDRESSING TO THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES FOR EITHER PARTY. 'AND WHEN THEY LIE TO US AND DON'T DO AS THEY SAY, WE SHOULD REPLACE THEM AT ONCE!' THIS HAS GOT TO BE PASSED ALONG TO AS MANY AS POSSIBLE OR WE WILL ALL GO DOWN THE DRAIN BECAUSE A FEW DON'T CARE.

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With those attitudes, why on earth are you an ESL teacher?

mbrlr

Good post. Get ready for the onlslaught of bs though

Terry H

Okay, if only your words could be spread out throughout the United States of America and her legal citizens.

furrryyy

Looks like a great post to forward to [email protected]

Kismitt

Up until last year I ran my school's ESL program. We were in a rat infested school with only free lunch that was esentially fat on a piece of cardboard. We did receive extra funding which was spent for things like books and other resources that were essential. There are a lot of things that go into that behavior. Go spend sometime in a heavy immigrant neighborhood, you might get better perspective. Why is that half these posts tell immigrants to learn English, but when people try to teach English that is also wrong??

Goldenrae9

This is just too tedious a post. I didn't read it. Care to summarize for us? (I suggest you post your summary as a new, shorter question.)

Alias Smith & Jones

I have to admit that being an illegal myself, I agree on some of your points. However, I don't think its fair that you make a generalization based on one state. Besides are you saying that these schools only give free this, and free that to illegals? I live in Chicago and I can assure you that every Chicago Public School gives out free breakfast, free lunches regardless of what race, color or legal status these students are. Are some of these students unappreciative when it comes to their education? Yes, and there is no excuse, yet when these students whether illegal or not live in poverty, where in order to make a descent living their parents are at work all day, they are left alone. And while free food is great, they are growing up and raising themselves, and this can very well lead to bad influences, hence graffiti in your precious computers. Seems to me that you shouldn't be teaching anything w/ this negative attitude. At the rate this country is going those kids might very well be your future and rather than spreading hate and negative things about these kids, you as a teacher should help guide them into a better direction. Most of these illegal kids you speak about didn't even chose to come here. It seems to me you are complaining about free lunches, seriously???

cadri4n

That's such an exaggeration. Yes, I agree that some of these schools are the worst in the country but that's not going to change by not allowing immigrants to come here. Don't you realize that illegal immigrants are coming here in record numbers because of republican immigration policies? When Clinton was president, Mexicans came here (normally a dad or older brother), made some money, and went BACK to Mexico to start a business and buy a home for the whole family. Since a repuke took over office, the laws changed dramatically. Now, Mexicans come here with their whole families because they know they can't go back and forth anymore. So, all the repukes have done is created more illegal immigrants. Don't blame the illegal immigrants; blame your government..........

Demoncrat

very well put i agree with u 1000%

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