Wednesday, September 16, 2009
california complexities
i'm in california right now, and on top of all the things i've never done before - go to jack in the box, pick flowers for my hair, watch all the amazing rust free classic cars go by - there is a sight here i have never seen. outside the Home Depot, on any given morning, there will be upwards of 50 illegal immigrants looking for work. and whats more, someone, possibly home depot, has provided them two large white canopies to stand under, to protect them from the sun. I think this is a nice gesture, but i can't imagine how it must feel to sit under that tent, like cattle, looking for mamnual labor so that they may presumably support their families. I tried to put myself in those shoes, and i could imagine thinking less of myself. maybe this psychological conditioning prohibits these workers from feeling like they have the right or the intelligence or ambition to become american citizens. maybe they don't want to be american citizens. I've never been one to want to deny illegal immigrants from having work in america, but with job cuts and the recession, is it appropriate to abolish these constructs outside the home depot? is that racist, or is it racist to give these people jobs that white people have to much pride to do? what would happen if american citizens stood under these tents?
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i don't think Americans would stand under those canopies. it's probably a pride thing with Americans. we are exposed to so many riches through tv and radio we couldn't imagine standing under a canopie all day hoping for a job to supply for our family. we would rather play the mega millions and hope to win big. you have to give those mexicans credit because at least they are trying to do whats right.
ReplyDeleteI agree, I don't think that Americans would be standing under the tent waiting for work, but then again with the current state of the economy, who knows? I think most people are dealing with the same struggles right now and are just trying to find whatever means possible to support their families to get through the recession, so I can't really say that it is a bad thing that these people were doing what they thought they had to do to find work. It is respectable that they are making an effort and trying to do something to better their situation at a time when jobs are really hard to come by.
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