On Thu, 28 Sep 2017 20:50:37 -0400 (EDT), justan wrote:

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On Wed, 27 Sep 2017 18:48:22 -0400, Keyser Soze
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Life is far more complicated than it was in the 1950s and 1960s. I'm a
lifelong fan of newspapers and I used to read our hometown paper cover
to cover every night, including the classifieds, and there were
literally hundreds of jobs available and advertised every night for
unskilled, semi-skilled and skilled workers. This continued in the
1960s...I got summer jobs my first years in college via a couple of
local unions, because they couldn't fill the jobs any other way - there
was a shortage of workers. I worked at a boiler factory, a razor
factory, and a brewery over three successive summers, and for pretty
good pay. These companies were always looking for more workers. It was
easy to get a job. That's not true these days.


Yet 11 million (probably many more) latinos come here without any
significant education, not speaking the language, facing far more
discrimination than American "minorities" and still find work.


The ones who can and do speak English seem to do better.

It usually turns out most speak some english but they are not fluent
and are uncomfortable speaking it badly. My spanish is as bad or worse
than their english so after a minute of hearing me, they usually open
up with what they have and I give them what I have. We always do just
fine within the scope of what we need to communicate on the job.
Typically a crew will have one guy who does most of the talking but I
usually try to engage everyone.
With the Latino culture it is all about respect. If you respect them,
they will do their best for you. I reward that and it ends up being a
great venture for all of us.
My wife is the same way and she creates a gang of very loyal guys
around her.