Hiring Mexicans to do tree work
And the talk about and bashing of Mexicans is really uncalled for. While I agree that having low wage employees, especially illegals working, is damning to the industry and effectively lowers wages and price, this does not mean that all Hispanics are illegal or cheap. I don't mind going on record to say that people that are here illegally need to be deported, regardless of color or country of origin. But I really can't fault the Hispanics for being here. They can earn higher wages, and send most of it back home to help their families, which is something that most Americans would not even think about doing. They are willing to move thousands of miles away from friends, family, and home to try for a better future; whereas most Americans would rather sit on their butts and collect a check than move across town, much less move clear across the country or globe. Hispanics tend to have great work ethic, which is getting harder and harder to find in the American worker. And they do so because they have to figure things out or starve to death. Our free ride programs have ruined the work ethic inthis country. I have had legal Hispanics that's earned a really nice income. And before you advertise publicly that you won't hire someone because of his heritage, consider the legal consequences, especially in this ever-increasing litigious society. Personally, I don't care what your race, sex, religion, or sexual preference is; I just want people that show up and get the job done. I don't like the idea of hiring someone for their ethnicity or gender either, like affirmative action. I just think it shouldn't matter. I want the best man or woman for the job. But I do find it ironic that the left is so about hiring people for who they are and being fair, and not so much about whether they can do they can do the job or not; meanwhile, Hollywood can look for very specific person to fill a modeling or acting role (white man, 6'2", 195 pounds, muscular build, brown hair, and a mole). If I put out an ad anything similar to that, my butt would be in a court room, if not a jail cell. "Now hiring, white men." Yeah, right! And in this melting pot, don't be surprised to find "mixed" people, like I am.