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pipoman

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2. Every single generation of immigrants have faced similar adversity
Thu Nov 12, 2015, 01:22 PM
Nov 2015

The Italians, Polish, Asians, Irish, etc., etc.

All first generation immigrants have worked in food preparation, and manual labor primarily doing things which are otherwise hard to find labor for.

One of my pastry chefs is 84 years old. A few years ago she was going on about the Mexican workers should only speak English. I reminded her that her German parents died speaking German to each other and other German immigrants. I also pointed out that the Mexican workers children speak English almost exclusively. She hasn't since complained and now loves most of her Mexican co-workers.

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Very true HassleCat Nov 2015 #1
Every single generation of immigrants have faced similar adversity pipoman Nov 2015 #2
My Mexican in-laws HassleCat Nov 2015 #5
The governor owns the immigration issue. Mike__M Nov 2015 #3
And this immigrant supports O'Malley. DavidDvorkin Nov 2015 #4
K&R. n/t FSogol Nov 2015 #6
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