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Day Without Immigrants Boycott

Posted on 05-01-2006 at 05:22:40 pm by Justin, 230 words, 255 views

Illegal immigrants put their foot down today. Per Yahoo!, Immigrants Demonstrate Economic Clout, here was the impact of the boycott on one business that relies on the work immigrants provide:

Mike Collins, who owns 500 acres of Vidalia onions in southeastern Georgia, was forced to shut down his packing shed and postpone his harvest when none of his 175 seasonal workers showed up.

It's not that our economy could not adapt to losing all of our illegal workforce - it certainly could eventually; we'd just be a lot worse off. It's simply that the boycott illustrates how clearly the immigration issue has already been decided. We voted on it already. How? In the most efficient manner possible: through our decisions.

We've voted by purchasing cheaper goods.

We've voted by who we've chosen to hire.

We've voted by accepting better jobs because we had cheaper labor to do the jobs we used to complete at higher prices.

If you think we should shut the border and ship these people back to Mexico but have bought anything in the past few years, you're a damn hypocrite. What more, you have absolutely no clue about how the economy works. The labor has walked. It's time you take note.

And what better day to take note than on May Day: it's time we reject the gates of government in favor of freedom and property. We'll all prosper.

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Comment from: Halve [Visitor]

Your first word summed it up nicely ILLEGAL. The fact that this is even an issue is mind boggling to me. These folks are here illegally so they shouldn't freeking be here. If you want to be a citizen apply like everybody else from other countries. As a country you can't compromise on your laws whether you think it's more beneficial or not... if you want more mexicans in here, make it friggin legal (not my answer but you catch my drift). It shows huge weakness to not be able to effectively enforce laws ESPECIALLY when there is another country involved.

I mean have you seen these rallies... "our" country my ass. It's your country if you're a citizen. Using things in our constitution completely out of context which seems to be the trend these days... sometimes we decide to make up things (separation of church/state.) Anyway, that's for another day.

How can you say that our economy would be worse off? Isn't it possible that we invent tools/machinery/etc. to be more efficient? One is not inclined to do so if cheap labor is available. I don't know how much money we put toward illegals in jails but I am sure it's a decent sum of money. If they get arrested, identified, whatever, deport them. I know that inflation/deficits are obviously going to be a large concern but capitalism is extremely resilient and it may surprise some folks waht can happen (with no more friggin gov't programs getting in the way.)

I am in no way a hypocrite for saying so either, that's kind of rediculous. I have to eat purchase goods etc. whether I like it or not. Yeah, I like goods cheaper but in the long run we're better off.

Our boy in Vidalia would be able to hire folks, yeah he'll lose some money b/c of the suddenness of it which definitely sucks but he'll make it. just have to adapt.

I will say this though... if I were in their spot I would be doing the same thing.... but it doesn't make it right. Also, some of the hardest damn workers I have ever seen... we can learn a few things from 'em but after we give them the boot!

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Comment from: Halve [Visitor]

oh, i forgot, what are your thoughts on the future of illegal immigrants regarding them just continuing to pour in. do you take more drastic measures to stop them? if not, half our country would be illegal immigrants who speak ZERO english in 20 years or so... doesn't bode well if you ask me. thoughts?

Permalink 05-01-2006 @ 20:38