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    can someone explain to me why every crew I see is made up of Latinos, and only Latinos. the money for this was from the stimulus that was supposed to put Americans back to work. Are you telling me that this contractor could not find any African Americans in the area that needed a job?

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    It requires hard manual labor. If you hire a private contractor these days for home improvement jobs like painting, roofing, siding, re-modeling, etc. it's the same thing. Why work when you can get welfare or sell drugs? Latinos don't qualify for welfare because most are either illegal or here on a Visa.

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    Let's see...couldn't those "Latinos" be Americans?
    Only African Americans need jobs?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Norman View Post
    Let's see...couldn't those "Latinos" be Americans?
    Only African Americans need jobs?
    Listen you can play that card if you want, but I can tell you for a fact that they are illegals. I've worked in the service industry for Over years, mostly in LA and nyc, I know the difference, but my piont was in a area with a high unemployment rate for young blacks you would think that they would make up part of the crews. the reason they don't is because the contractor subs out the work and that Co. uses cheap illegal labor.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Morgan208 View Post
    Listen you can play that card if you want, but I can tell you for a fact that they are illegals.
    You have that "illegal radar" too? Where did you guys get it?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Morgan208 View Post
    the reason they don't is because the contractor subs out the work and that Co. uses cheap illegal labor.
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    Quote Originally Posted by bmore_ken View Post
    You have that "illegal radar" too? Where did you guys get it?
    Ken, I have worked with illegals for over 30 years, I do have a little more insight into the situation than most people.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Morgan208 View Post
    Ken, I have worked with illegals for over 30 years, I do have a little more insight into the situation than most people.
    You should contact the authorities

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    Quote Originally Posted by Morgan208 View Post
    Ken, I have worked with illegals for over 30 years, I do have a little more insight into the situation than most people.
    So that gives you the power to recognize someone's immigration status just by looking at them. That's quite the special talent

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    Quote Originally Posted by bmore_ken View Post
    So that gives you the power to recognize someone's immigration status just by looking at them. That's quite the special talent
    I'm not going to argue with you, you have a agenda and I don't fit into it.

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    It sounds like you are the one with the agenda

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    What kind of broadband are they putting in Baltimore?

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    Mandatory racial and ethnic quotas for employees working for private contractors?

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    As someone who has many years of job site experience I can tell you that most of the hispanics you see are illegal. Further I know that most black and whites don't like to work with them. Further yet the contractors don't have to worry about law suits/insurance
    with illegals. BTW that crap about them being hard workers and doing a better job is just that,crap. It all about the money,just like always.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Brian View Post
    As someone who has many years of job site experience I can tell you that most of the hispanics you see are illegal.
    Yet another immigration expert

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    I think you could accurately say "some" or "many". But it is not so easy to say most or to spot which are which. BK and many others understand that there are millions of illegals here but refuse any attempts to take action or even speak about the problem because we cant tell which are which without checking and checking is frowned upon.

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    I work on a federal government site that currently has a lot of new construction. Most of the sub-contractors employ non-white (read "hispanic") individuals. I know for a fact that these employees have undergone extensive background checks to verify their immigration status.

    The one thing that I have noticed, that each of these "hispanics" does the work of 10 "Americans". And the work is top notch.

    If you suspect illegal aliens working at a particular area, Homeland Security has a hotline you can call to report your suspicions.

    Or....you can just complain here....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Morgan208 View Post
    I'm not going to argue with you, you have a agenda and I don't fit into it.
    You hit the nail on the head - everyone else has an agenda but not him. Yet, he uses his government-owned computer on taxpayer-funded government time to support his agenda. Talk about hypocrisy.

    PS: He's also great at using Google (also on government time) to spell-check posts by others if he's got nothing else to contribute.

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    Quote Originally Posted by wrecktangle View Post
    I work on a federal government site that currently has a lot of new construction. Most of the sub-contractors employ non-white (read "hispanic") individuals. I know for a fact that these employees have undergone extensive background checks to verify their immigration status.

    The one thing that I have noticed, that each of these "hispanics" does the work of 10 "Americans". And the work is top notch.

    If you suspect illegal aliens working at a particular area, Homeland Security has a hotline you can call to report your suspicions.

    Or....you can just complain here....
    So where are all the other non-whites (read: "black") working? Certainly not in any labor-intensive jobs. Ain't welfare great?

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    Quote Originally Posted by wrecktangle View Post
    I work on a federal government site that currently has a lot of new construction. Most of the sub-contractors employ non-white (read "hispanic") individuals. I know for a fact that these employees have undergone extensive background checks to verify their immigration status.

    The one thing that I have noticed, that each of these "hispanics" does the work of 10 "Americans". And the work is top notch.

    If you suspect illegal aliens working at a particular area, Homeland Security has a hotline you can call to report your suspicions.

    Or....you can just complain here....
    10 men? Look up in the sky,it's a bird,it's a plane,no it SUPERMEN!!! I think your entire post is nothing but BS. I've worked with plenty of hispanics,peddle your crap somewhere else.

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