HAVING IT BOTH WAYS?
[Re: “Señor Smith,” WW, Sept. 10, 2008] Please, can a Republican tell me this: Are you for kicking all illegal immigrants out, OR are you for all the farmers and businesses like Smith’s that rely on undocumented workers to keep those business viable??? I honestly want to know!
“Scootboy”
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I hired illegals in my landscaping business, but I never lied about it. I also paid them better than Smith does. He’s not a public servant, he’s more like a parasite.
“John Denton”
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This article brings attention to the essential problem with our federal government—that business people with deep pockets are allowed to determine laws which regulate their own businesses or market environments. It is an inherent conflict of interest.
Senator Smith, if you mean what you say and say what you mean, then you should immediately sign “your wife’s company” (cough) up with DHS’ E-Verify program. I’ll be voting for Merkley in November.
“PhredE”
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Possibility is that Smith’s maybe immigrants could be among the 2 million-plus LEGAL immigrants that come here every year.
Reality is that his opponent, Jeff Merkley, as leader of the House in ’07, had three chances to make E-Verify the law in Oregon. He stopped any public hearing or a full vote on all three.
Do YOU all not realize that a nonstop flow of desperate Third World workers who will work for less pay and benefits than YOU continues? This is destroying our economy and YOUR future paycheck. Only E-Verify can stop this and “D” leader Nancy Pelosi, will not allow a vote on the S.A.V.E. Act to make E-Verify nationwide law.
“Rick Hickey”
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WHERE’S THE EVIDENCE?
I’m a Democrat and will not vote for Gordon Smith [“Señor Smith, WW, Sept. 10, 2008]. However, this story is sensationalist at best. With all of your second-hand information and lack of any proof Smith has knowingly and willingly hired illegal employees, you come across as just trying to create a story where there really isn’t one. The fact that this is on the cover and lacks any substantive evidence shows that WW is not as credible as our more mainstream newspapers. And that is a shame, because I like WW so much better.
“Elizabeth”
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I have been reading and listening(Air america) to your crap for years and you are probably along with kboo major source of hope for the future. Enclosed is a copy of a letter I sent to Sam Adams'office. use(or not) per your needs
Sam Adams, mayor elect
Sir,
With the squeeze on the middle class, the end of the era of cheap energy, climatic disruptions unparalleled in human history and a national
government preoccupied with transferring wealth to the rich, it is fairly safe to assume that (a) the challenges faced by the next generation
will be radically different. and (b) that solutions to these problems will come from our own local efforts
Food, fiber, and energy can be be locally ‘grown’ and but will require a new (old?) type of community. Examples of these communities have sprung up over the past 25 years; small eco-villages, found world wide in generally rural areas. These communities are to a certain extent self sustaining and produce on site jobs. Housing and commercial structures are often constructed from materials found on site or locally. Their need for public services are on reduced scale. With hard work and leadership these eco-villages can become mainstream i.e. set in the urban environment where the most people live.
It is time for Portland(where else?) to consider encouraging the establishment of such a community, perhaps in an existing park, a
mall of decreasing utility or an industrial area that no one knows quite what to do with it.
Would it not be logical for the city to cosponsor with PSU such a sustainable eco-village? It could serve as an invaluable laboratory and would command world wide attention.
Given the strength of the ’green’ movement in Portland it should be relatively easy to develop of collation of interested parties. It is, I think , an interesting opportunity to change a wasteful mindset
Bill Barkley
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We honest, hard-working taxpayers cannot qualify for financial aide for college, welfare, or proper medical coverage when we are seniors because of the illegal immigrants draining the resources originally instated for US. Same goes for Social Security...Unfortunately for me, because of all of those who are here illegally...I will not have that resource either when I am old enough that I have to retire.
Simple solution. Deport.