Ill wait until I make Vlog tomorrow to completely pick apart Childers bullshit statement (read below) but heres short a history lesson. Every group of marginalized workers who have been exploited by capitalists have been accused of stealing jobs, causing decreased wages and causing unemployment. It was said about formerly enslaved black people. It was said about Asian railway workers. It was said about Irish workers and Jewish girls working in sweatshops. It has NEVER been true! When weve stripped labors ability to organize and scared immigrants into silence it is absurd to lay these issues at their feet. Childers Explains Position Against Amnesty BOONEVILLE, Miss. — Below is a statement from former Congressman and candidate for U.S. Senate, Travis Childers. “As I travel the state of Mississippi, I try to listen to people more than I talk. I ask Mississippians about the issues that are important to them, and I believe its equally important for me to provide them with answers on where I stand and how I would vote if elected to the U.S. Senate. In every town I visit, voters continue to voice their serious concerns over high unemployment and the lack of job opportunities in our state and want to know where I stand on closing the gap. I continue to believe that Mississippians would be well served by hearing both candidates debate these tough issues, but in the absence of agreement on a public debate from Thad Cochran, Ill continue to explain my positions on the issues. Today, Mississippi’s unemployment rate remains one of the highest in the nation. Until we get Mississippians back to work, I can neither support legislation that would grant work authorization or amnesty to people that came here illegally nor can I support increases in guest foreign workers — many of whom accept work at sub-standard wages. There are too many corporations in our state and across the nation who are hiring illegal immigrants and guest workers instead of providing unemployed Mississippians with opportunities to perform hard work at a decent wage. Washington insiders backing Senator Cochran argue that these corporations just can’t find Mississippians willing to do the hard work. However, I know that if the jobs are actually offered to Mississippians and provide livable wages, the people of our state would readily accept the work and do it proudly.
Posted on: Tue, 07 Oct 2014 01:05:42 +0000