Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Immigrants Come Here Because Globalization Took Their Jobs Back There

By Jim Hightower
Hightower Lowdown, February 7, 2008
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Seal-the-border hysteria is everywhere. Instead of blaming immigrants for America's problems, let's look at executives on both sides of the border.

[...] Although you never hear it mentioned in debates on the issue, you might start with this reality: Most Mexican people really would prefer to live in their own country. Can we all say, duh? Pedro Martin, who has seen most of the young men and women in his small village depart for El Norte, put it this way: "Up north, even though they pay more, you're not necessarily living as well. You feel out of place. Here you can walk around the whole town, and it's comfortable. Life is easier." [...]

Read the full article:
http://www.alternet.org/story/76076/

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