The Alberton Papers Vol. II, #7
By Dick Darne 7-17-06
Sometimes an apparent problem is still a problem, but blamed on the wrong people. Take so called "illegal immigration", think for a moment and it becomes apparent that it has been framed that way. Some of us can remember back 30-40 years ago when there was no "illegal immigration" problem. Actually for many, many decades, about a million of our neighbors to the south came up across the border each year, picked the crops, and about a million went back when the work was done. They didn’t stay because they had no social security number, it was against the law for employers to hire them, so with no work available, they had to go home. Still, a cheap, compliant workforce has always been the goal of a lot of businesses. Enter "reaganomics", the pertinent laws ceased to be enforced, voila, cheap compliant workers. Heck, you didn’t even have to pay them at all if you didn’t want to. Great for the bottom line. Big bonuses for big business typhoons. Just the thing for those jobs that can’t be shipped overseas. But back to the problem, reexamined, it becomes "illegal employment". Enforce the law. A lot cheaper than a haliburton "no-bid fence. Repeat after me, slowly, " I l l e g a l e m p l o y m e n t" not " I l l e g a l I m m i g r a t I o n ". Thank you, I am always happy to help solve the world’s socioeconomic problems. Next week I will report on my 3 day, 100 mile bicycle trip with the gravely mountain boys, picking and singing our way across Idaho. Also don’t forget the Friends of the Library pot luck/fund raiser next sat. in Superior heard there’s some good music there. dd