<div dir="ltr">On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 4:30 PM, Jon Pruente <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jdpruente@gmail.com">jdpruente@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<br>My point on their English is that they were recent, meaning they<br>
obviously hadn't taken an ESL course to gain citizenship, or had been<br>
here long enough to be under the Regan amnesty. I know they were<br>
illegal, it's not a guess on their handle of English, it was a point<br>
on how fresh they were to this country. The point i was responding to<br>
was one of letting the illegals wwork the low paying jobs so they can<br>
pay taxes, and also that they are working jobs regular Americans won't<br>
do. Both of which are false.<br>
<div class="Ih2E3d"></div></blockquote><div><br>Yes, I'm sure they work some minimum wage jobs. I'm just pointing out that your comments are flimsy and smell of racism. My mother-in-law's sister is an American citizen and speaks very little English. So what?<br>
</div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Where did I say I only work 1 job? Why does that matter to the<br>
argument of an illegal working more than one job that an American<br>
could do, and as you point out, aren't low paying. I am a citizen, I<br>
have a right to work any or any number of jobs I choose. An illegal<br>
should not be working, period.<br>
<div class="Ih2E3d"></div></blockquote><div><br>You offered as part of your "proof" that they were working two jobs. I pointed out that that isn't very unusual.<br> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
So now you argue about low paying jobs done by illegals?<br>
<div class="Ih2E3d"></div></blockquote><div><br>I'm arguing that the bulk of the jobs done by illegal aliens are jobs that are in violation of labor laws.<br> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Oh, a grammar nazi, too? I had 3 distinct paragraphs. One that<br>
summarized points of "jobs we won't do," a second that recounted the<br>
stats of the 2006 tax season, and a third that made statements about<br>
fact vs opinion. Where have I gone wrong in my use of the English<br>
language oh sage master of communication? (Sarcasm. Really, I don't<br>
care.) Or are you trying to draw me into a troll about my skills of<br>
English vs those of whom I was describing earlier? Oh, wait, I've<br>
been an Editor and published before. Your bad.<br>
<div class="Ih2E3d"></div></blockquote><div><br>It's called "irony". And yes, while you used paragraphs, you obviously don't know when to properly use them, as your writing was hard to read and poorly formed. Making judgements about folks for poor English skills while writing poorly is ironic.<br>
</div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">How did the tax cuts (that have brought more revenue to the treasury)<br>
ruined the economy and done anything to the war? Oh, we are in a<br>
recession, is that the current economy scare line? Is that it,<br>
because just a week or so ago I heard that we had nearly 2% growth in<br>
the last quarter. A recession is defined as 2 consecutive quarters of<br>
*negative* growth.<br>
<div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c"></div></div></blockquote><div><br>You obviously live in a different country than I do, sir. In my country milk and other basic foods have doubled in price, gasoline is through the roof, my house lost value, my neighbors have been foreclosed on, the deficit and debt are at historical highs, and inflation is the highest in almost thirty years.<br>
<br>I guess in your country everything is peachy, all due to the excellent work of George Bush and co.<br><br>J.<br></div></div><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><br>"He that would make his own liberty secure must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself." -- Thomas Paine<br>
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