Living in California just sucked even more now...

AB370Z · 03-13-2009, 08:48 PM

^ you must have a big personal opinion on the topic as well as you live in Phoenix where there is a huge hispanic population.

I lived and worked in Scottsdale/Phoenix about 4 years ago. The Canadian company I worked for at the time owned a construction company down there. I gotta say that almost the only ppl in Scottsdale I ever saw doing manual labor (landscapring etc) were Mexican. Every morning on the 101 loop, I saw truckloads of mexican workers in backs of trucks heading off to work.

The Mexicans I got to meet and work with (mostly at our shop) were all hardworking and honest people. In Canada, the hispanic population is a very small minority but we don't border Mexico either.

Isn't the amount of social security benefits and payroll taxes (unrefunded since tax returns are not filed in a lot of cases) a pretty big number? I heard a stat once re those with fake SSNs.

frost · 03-13-2009, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by AB370Z

^ you must have a big personal opinion on the topic as well as you live in Phoenix where there is a huge hispanic population.

I do, but I'm no expert, and no one should listen to me. There are real pros and cons. Illegal immigration does have many positive points. However, IMHO the bad things outweigh the good.

AB370Z · 03-13-2009, 09:00 PM

^ maybe a real dumb question, but where was a wall being constructed that I heard about in the news a few years back. Would that be the California border?

I drove to Puerto Penasco (Rocky Pt.) Mexico a few times and never saw anything. Ever go there for fun?

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03-13-2009, 08:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
AB370Z Track Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 563 Drives: 09 370Z Sport Nav M6 Rep Power: 19	^ you must have a big personal opinion on the topic as well as you live in Phoenix where there is a huge hispanic population. I lived and worked in Scottsdale/Phoenix about 4 years ago. The Canadian company I worked for at the time owned a construction company down there. I gotta say that almost the only ppl in Scottsdale I ever saw doing manual labor (landscapring etc) were Mexican. Every morning on the 101 loop, I saw truckloads of mexican workers in backs of trucks heading off to work. The Mexicans I got to meet and work with (mostly at our shop) were all hardworking and honest people. In Canada, the hispanic population is a very small minority but we don't border Mexico either. Isn't the amount of social security benefits and payroll taxes (unrefunded since tax returns are not filed in a lot of cases) a pretty big number? I heard a stat once re those with fake SSNs.

03-13-2009, 09:00 PM	#3 (permalink)
AB370Z Track Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 563 Drives: 09 370Z Sport Nav M6 Rep Power: 19	^ maybe a real dumb question, but where was a wall being constructed that I heard about in the news a few years back. Would that be the California border? I drove to Puerto Penasco (Rocky Pt.) Mexico a few times and never saw anything. Ever go there for fun?