Joe wrote:
No doubt...good luck with your Mexican funded Social Security income.


Jeff wrote:
Without immigrants we will turn into a second class power. Ironic,
isn't it?

Well, I never heard any stories about how the welcome mat
was put out for my family when they showed up here.


Jeff wrote:
You really don't get it, Joe. The point is that people who are in favor
of much tighter enforcement are embarrassed by the stupid made up
nonsense you try to pass off as facts. You'd make more sense if you
claimed they were trying to sap and impurify all of our precious bodily
fluids. All you're doing is convincing people that those against
illegal immigrants are idiots.

I wonder if Joe can play the banjo?

http://www.austinlizards.com/songs/t...nt_mothers.mp3

http://www.austinlizards.com/teenage...t_mothers.html

Without addressing the reason(s) for the tremendous numbers
of poor people willing to come here illegally, there's
almost no point in trying to slow down the flow.

If the Feds went to a dozen randomly selected large
corporations, checked for the presence of illegal
immigrants, and arrested the CEO and Board, the problem
would go away. Of course, so would a magnificent source of
campaign contributions... hmm, does anybody think there
might be a pattern? Better turn it over to the Department of
Connecting The Dots.

Meanwhile, I recommend learning a little Spanish. It'll
expand your potential cruising grounds too.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

DSK wrote:


I wonder if Joe can play the banjo?

Yes...but that song is offensive...almost racist Doug.

The issue is not a dislike of Mexican's. I get along great with and
respect many and most of the Mexican's that work here in the yard, and
I have worked with over the years. I've worked in Mexico for 2 years
straight. I like the culture and find the people humble, hard working,
and mostly good people.

http://www.austinlizards.com/songs/t...nt_mothers.mp3

http://www.austinlizards.com/teenage...t_mothers.html

Without addressing the reason(s) for the tremendous numbers
of poor people willing to come here illegally, there's
almost no point in trying to slow down the flow.

Why not? Maybe by doing nothing here we are encouraging and supporting
more corruption south of the border. If we put a stop to illegal
immigration perhaps the leaders south of the border would do more to
provide it's own citizens with profitable work. Seems Mexicos leaders
are to busy printing maps and guides to sneek the problem across the
border for the gringos to deal with. Very cost effective.

If the Feds went to a dozen randomly selected large
corporations, checked for the presence of illegal
immigrants, and arrested the CEO and Board, the problem
would go away.

Exactly, if we enforced current laws, there would not be a problem. If
I dropped a dime to INS it would be easy to get every contractor doing
bottom jobs shut down here. Well except they have way bigger fish to
deal with and could care less.

Maybe we should think about ****canning the director of the INS and
keep firing them until we can find one who will enforce the laws we put
them in charge of enforcing. You are right, we need a few Enron type
trials of CEO's ect using illegal labor.


Of course, so would a magnificent source of
campaign contributions... hmm, does anybody think there
might be a pattern? Better turn it over to the Department of
Connecting The Dots.

Yeah...I thought John McCain could not be bought, but it seems the
farmers in AZ must shove a huge heeping pile of money on his desk every
year.


Meanwhile, I recommend learning a little Spanish. It'll
expand your potential cruising grounds too.

You planing on cruising Texas and California or NY Amigo?.

Need real world tips on entering port in Mexico?
My company always had a big box of goodies for the Port Captian and
customs to share on the galley table ready to be seized. American
smokes, Playboy magazines, Couple cases whiskey......cash...ect. Then
the PeMex guys, Mayor, Dispatcher, ect.ect.ect. Lot's of cash came in
handy..

Joe


Fresh Breezes- Doug King

I wonder if Joe can play the banjo?


Joe wrote:
Yes...but that song is offensive...almost racist Doug.


No, it isn't.
Read the words to the song, it does not say one word against
teen-agers, immgrants, welfare mothers, or drug addicts.
OTOH it is making fun of bigots, so perhaps it is "racist"
in that sense.




If the Feds went to a dozen randomly selected large
corporations, checked for the presence of illegal
immigrants, and arrested the CEO and Board, the problem
would go away.


Exactly, if we enforced current laws, there would not be a problem. If
I dropped a dime to INS it would be easy to get every contractor doing
bottom jobs shut down here. Well except they have way bigger fish to
deal with and could care less.

Maybe we should think about ****canning the director of the INS and
keep firing them until we can find one who will enforce the laws we put
them in charge of enforcing. You are right, we need a few Enron type
trials of CEO's ect using illegal labor.


The most likely outcome, in today's political world, would
be a rapid re-writing of the laws on hiring illegal
immigrants... written by the CEOs themselves...


Meanwhile, I recommend learning a little Spanish. It'll
expand your potential cruising grounds too.


You planing on cruising Texas and California or NY Amigo?.


Already have, actually. And will definitely go back. I would
like to cruise lots of the Gulf... just not in hurricane season!


Need real world tips on entering port in Mexico?
My company always had a big box of goodies for the Port Captian and
customs to share on the galley table ready to be seized. American
smokes, Playboy magazines, Couple cases whiskey......cash...ect. Then
the PeMex guys, Mayor, Dispatcher, ect.ect.ect. Lot's of cash came in
handy..


I did some work on tankers down there, just played stupid
when getting shaken down. The company man was *very* eager
to get me aboard and get his ship fixed, so he took care of
it. That approach won't work travelling on private means,
though.

DSK