I am hearing many politicians as well as those that for the immigration bill (that would essentially give free permanent residency with a renewable Z-Visa) stating that they do the job that American's don't WANT to do.
The irony is that they are correct however I find their notion to be very misleading.
The reality IS that very Americans would want to spend their summer out in the HOT sun picking lettuce, onions, tomatoes, peppers, or whatever else anyone cares to name. Here's the job scenario:
You work long hours 8-10 hrs a day, 6 days a week.
You don't get paid sick days.
You don't get paid or work on rainy days.
You don't get health insurance.
You don't get paid vacations.
You work under the HOT summer sun.
You pick such things like onions where your hands smell like onions for days afterwards or tomatoes where your hands are green for a few days after.
There isn't much future in working up the corporate ladder.
Some on the job training (need to make sure they pick items when they are ripe).
It is a seasonal job.
And you don't make much more than minimum wage.
Is there ANYONE our there that would WANT this job?
This to me is just an excuse rather than a reason to deceive Americans in allowing an Amnesty bill to pass. There are many jobs that I didn't WANT to do but did them in order to pay my bills. How many kids do you hear saying, "when I grow up I wanna be an onion topper" or "when I grow up I wanna be a janitor (sanitation engineer)?"
Everyone wants to be chief but how many want to be indians?