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Used to be people would come here to be more like us, sure we'd get a taste of the culture of where they came from but they'd still want to become a part of the community. Instead they now come here force us to not be who we are and if we try we are the racist. I have no problem experiencing another persons culture and way of life but if you came here to get away from that life why are you bringing it with you?
Holy cow miss a week of the site and see what happens! I read that the "Rally" had little affect on government. For many reasons, but here are some: 1. they played the "star spangled banner" in spanish! 2. protest signs were in spanish, and my favorite 3. waving the mexican flag around! Now let's back this up, they want to to be US citizens, but they can't play a song or have signs that are in english, and not having the american flag present! Somebody didn't get the point of why they are here protesting! I agree with nate and mrs W. Nate, my great/grandparents were very ashamed for being german immigrants. (ww I & II) They vowed to never speak german in the house again, they loved being here so much that they were willing to give up alot of their traditions! We think this is bad now, wait till the next pres. election! It's going to be the key topic!
Both the last quotes hit the nails on the head. We need to stop coddling people so damn much, and go back to some form of justice. They're not coming here because of nafta or any other bs excuse. They're coming here because they know they can, and will be supplied with welfare, medical and housing. Once again, ILLEGALS should be deported, and if they want to come back again do it LEGALLY! There isn't, and shouldn't be another option. Will that ever happen? Sadly, not in our society, because it's not the clear minded of us that stand up and shout, but rather the hemp wearing, petule oil wreaking liberals that shout at the top of their lungs until everybody just plain gets tired of hearing them and folds. That's how things are run, you know it, I know it, we've all seen it on tv. The squeaky wheel gets the grease. Heaven forbid we as a nation stand up for ourselves! And before anybody says it, don't condemn me for what my forefathers did (which you wouldn't actually know, because you don't know my background!), because that has no bearing on this whatsoever!
Funny thing is, it's not like I'm pullin that one out of my hat either. I grew up in a small logging town (used to be a bigger mining town way back when) near the trinity alps, and there are tons of them around. Worked in a good sized pharmacy for over 3 years during highschool, and even when I was in the back of the store I could smell them coming in the front! There were times when I would have to go into the warehouse to "organize" for 20-30 minutes waiting for the smell to air out! The women that worked the registers would get super pissed too, cause they had to sit there and deal with the smell!And yea, the people who don't work and earn what they have are always the ones who think everything should be shared. In a perfect world every capable man and women would work 5 days a week for the same amount as everybody else, and the only people who would get assistance would be the disabled and elderly. THAT would be a truly level playing field. Nobody would complain about their jobs, and every 2 years everybody would shift to another job so we all got a chance at the good/bad jobs. Waste disposal technician one term, governor next, engrish teacher next.........
Interesting. Every wonder why a big mining town becomes a small timber town? Is it even a timber town anymore, or have all those jobs been shipped overseas too? I am sure they still cut wood, but all of the processing and jobs are probably in China.
No, not really. resources run out, it happens Northern CA used to big one big mine basically, now... not so much. And actually, in the timber towns, the processing usually doesn't happen in the same town, but right down the road You can see logging trucks all over the place in the Sierra Nevadas, hauling the logs to the processing plants that are also in the sierra nevadas.I really find it interesting that you say all the jobs are getting shipped overseas, then why do all the illegals keep coming here for work? why don't they stay where they are, where all the jobs are going?
Probably because even though the job has moved into their backyards they still get paid pennies for the dollars they will get here.
Ever heard of the california gold rush? Once the gold was found droves of people came to the area, just the same as they did in many other areas (like alaska), and once the easily found gold was gone, and undoubtedly laws were passed banning certain types of harmful mining, that industry shrunk considerably. I'm sure there's been a timber industry there pretty much as long as there's been a timber industry. And no, there is NOTHING shipped from there to china. On any given day you can drive right past the mill on main street (yes, there still is a place with a real main street) and see the massive piles of fresh cut timber on one end of the yard, and the massive stacks of freshly milled lumber taking up a large portion of the rest of the yard. I think you should pull your nose out of your berkely bound books, take a look at the real world and realize that not everything you read or are told is the truth. There were talks long before I ever had notions of leaving that town of shutting down the mill, but to this day it's still up and running, and is still a great contributor to their economy. It's always amazed me at the great volume of timber I've seen come through our town, and seen cut down, and how quickly it has come back in areas I can remember being nearly bare. Timber truly is a renewable resource, that when managed proplerly will still continue to be the same. But this is off topic
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Most the time they have a food service van that they peddle them out of. Never tried them either, but they'll usually park near a big lumber yard or something like that, and if you roll by around lunch there're usually several people buying food.
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