From: spike66 (spike66@attbi.com)
Date: Fri May 17 2002 - 20:52:43 MDT
dwayne wrote:
>I find it very interesting that pretty much the only people
>who I have spoken to who are actively opposed to the refugees, and think
>the current treatment is a good *start* are the children of immigrants.
>Weird. Dwayne
>
Not weird. You will find the same pretty much everywhere. The
recent immigrants are the ones that have the most to lose from
having to compete with the still more recent immigrants. They
compete for similar jobs.
Consider Taxifornia, particularly near the Mexican border.
Our lefty state government has insisted that the public schools
be bilingual, which is a euphamism for teaching in Spanish.
The kids tend to fall in with other Spanish speakers and
neglect to learn English.
Ironically, the Mexican public schools understand that
English is probably the most valuable skill they can teach,
so the Mexican kids learn to speak impeccable English.
When it comes time to hire someone, the Mexican
educated have much better English skills than their
American counterparts and consequently are more
valuable employees.
Now does it seem weird that recent immigrants are
the most opposed to immigration? spike
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