Sunday, December 27, 2009
I just read a story about a gentleman who had a good-paying job with health benefits and then one day he was let go. Since he was let go, the company he worked for has hired illegal immigrants who can’t even speak English. And guess what: They work for extremely lower wages.
It’s ridiculous that hard-working Americans can’t even reap the benefits that they are supposed to have, but illegal immigrants get the jobs and also welfare. These low-life companies don’t care about a man who has to feed his family, pay the rent or house payment, just so their stockholders are happy with increased dividends.
The idea of giving amnesty to illegals is sickening to me and creating guest worker programs is just as bad. But what really disgusts me is when I read that the AFL-CIO announced that it will support legalizing illegla immigrants already in this country.
Theat’s like saying being a criminal is OK because they are criminals, they broke the law.
The AFL-CIO has always been against right-to-work states but this is just like giving thisee criminals thier own right_to-work state. I’m a retired steelworker and a loyal union man, but I’m getting a little fed up with some of the leaders in the AFL-CIO. I say to them: Ask the working men you represent about how they feel about illegals.
Coming into the work force and shoving them to the street. Someday maybe we will wake up in this country and do the right thing. Giving anmesty to illegals is not the right thing.
BUD McKELVEY
Hermitage, Pa.