“As oil escapes from the depths of the Gulf of Mexico and washes up on the coasts of Louisiana, hundreds of Latinos are working hard on the clean-up efforts,” according to a news report by New America Media.
Many of these same workers helped clean up New Orleans, in 2005, after Hurricans Katrina and Rita.
Yet the haters keep maligning them, in Arizona, in Orange, in Cypress, etc.
Cleaning up oil is dangerous, hazardous work. God bless these hardworking Latinos for doing what so few Americans would dare to do!
About Zorro
Yes, Zorro is gay. Zorro is gay in San Francisco, black in South Africa, an Asian in Europe, a Chicano in San Ysidro, an anarchist in Spain, a Palestinian in Israel, a Mayan Indian in the streets of San Cristobal, a Jew in Germany, a Gypsy in Poland, a Mohawk in Quebec, a pacifist in Bosnia, a single woman on the Metro at 10pm, a peasant without land, a gang member in Santa Ana, an unemployed worker, an unhappy student and, of course, a good government advocate in Anaheim.
Zorro is all the exploited, marginalized, oppressed minorities resisting and saying `Enough'. He or she is every minority who is now beginning to speak and every majority that must shut up and listen. He or she is every untolerated group searching for a way to speak. Everything that makes power and the good consciences of those in power uncomfortable -- this is Zorro.
What, no snotty putdowns from Michelle Quinn, the Grate One, deadwhitemale? The silence deafens…….
yes horray for hard working LEGAL LATINOS ..
I am SURE nobody is asking for their documents. Not BP, not the government. Not something you do when you REALLY need labor.
Vern.
BP may be going BU
Belly up. Their stock is tanking
Federal employment laws require that all employees be checked.
That particular law is famously unobserved and unenforced – especially in an emergency situation like this!
Hiring New Employees
Eligibility for employment. You must verify each new employee is legally eligible to work in the United States. This will include completing the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. You can get the form from USCIS offices or by calling 1-800-870-3676. Contact the USCIS at 1-800-375-5283, or visit the USCIS website at
http://www.uscis.gov for further information.
New hire reporting. You are required to report any new employee to a designated state new hire registry. Many states accept a copy of Form W-4 with employer information added. Visit the Office of Child Support Enforcement website at http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/newhire for more information.
Do a poll and find out how many employers do not follow the law.
Hiring New Employees
Eligibility for employment. You must verify each new employee is legally eligible to work in the United States. This will include completing the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. You can get the form from USCIS offices or by calling 1-800-870-3676. Contact the USCIS at 1-800-375-5283, or visit the USCIS website at
http://www.uscis.gov for further information.
New hire reporting. You are required to report any new employee to a designated state new hire registry. Many states accept a copy of Form W-4 with employer information added. Visit the Office of Child Support Enforcement website at http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/newhire for more information.
I figured it was just a matter of time before we’d be viewing immigrant workers doing the heavy labor in the Gulf. And a matter of time before we’d hear the spewing from the Haters’ selective “legal” tirade.
of course the gov is not asking for their papers . they dont want to enforce the law . so thats why we have a. z
I am all for hiring people if they are needed. That is why I think a guest worker program is an ideal situation. The problem is that the worker’s then have children and the taxpayer not the employer gets stuck with the bill!
I am all for open borders as far as guest worker programs for companies etc… that need the labor…
I just think we should import more people from all over the world that are willing to learn the language, and not become a burden to this society as the hispanics from south of the border have become. Quite frankly, I think that we need to tell Mexico to shove its labor were the sun don’t shine…. I find Mexicans, especially elitist Mexicans very Arrogant. I say we import more Cubans!
michell great points . as far as the cubans .. i would love to have more but we do need to screen them to make sure they are on OUR SIDE . not on castros side . . great points you make on here i love all the bickering between you and the doc.. i think HE is on the wrongside of issues . but hey we are all entitled to what we think . now sometimes how they think makes me wonder but HEY ? …
I Love the Cubans, always have… They are very hard working people who have been though a lot. They are also very educated people and value education!
I don’t know what the immigration process was like for you but if they screen the Cubans half as much as we Irish were screened then I think it will be ok…. They cannot be any worse than the scum bag gang bangers flowing in from south of the border!
By the way, I went to a really cool Cuban restaurant in Long Beach called the “Ravens Nest”. You should check it out:)
I love to debate with the Doctor, he is a pretty good opponent. Though you can not mess with the best, cause the best don’t mess:P
Have a lovely Week end TGO:)
thank you michell . i was brought up by great parents .. taught me right from wrong . ravens nest i will check that out . thank you for the tip and the nice words and keep up the good fight ..