America's immigrants

The top new item for this week has been the news of the US senate getting into their huddle to decide on legislation relating to guest workers and a contentious issue of illegal immigration that is plaguing the United States, more so than any other country. The western coast is already considered Mexican heartland and many would be surprised to know that most of the bus terminals out there have announcement in Spanish and English to cater to the obvious clients.

Let me put in my 2 American cents on this issue (and yes they are my cents which I bought back from states). Firstly the issue of guest workers aka H1B workers or specialised workers etc. This is a major problem biting the Americans in the ass. Any immigrant knows that the white man aka people who call themselves native Americans are not to congenial with having immigrants flowing into the country. These Fresh Off Board (FOB's) are a pain for them. Taking over their white collar jobs and steadily moving up the ladder with hard work and the determination to carve out their share of the American pie. Now that said they are faced with the problem of a declining economy which without the presence of these skilled workers will keep declining and the blue chip companies will keep moving out of the US and finding better pastures in places such as India and China ie the places where the same workers originate from. An with ever increasing problems of American students not wanting to pursue higher education there basically is no option but to keep inviting this alien workforce to come and pick up the creamy jobs. Well tough luck here.

Secondly is the problem of illegal immigration. By the very definition of illegal one would imagine that this is a non-issue. But remember the previous line wherein I said that the number of native American student pursuing higher education doesn't seem all that high, according to studies done by the US government. Now that said these same students in schools and colleges combined with the kids of the very same illegal immigrants have been protesting about the rights of these illegal immigrants, I repeat illegal immigrants. Wow only in America. If they were protesting about the human rights of these people or the way that they are being shipped in by the big farmers to do their crappy below minimum-wage work they I would've understood. But what rights does an illegal alien have, or should have? This just proves that countries regardless of their economic stature have the same class of politicians who will do just about anything to get or increase their vote bank.

I remember reading that the number of African Americans in the US represented the largest section of people in America, and the number of Mexicans/Spanish in the country was soon catching up. I am pretty sure that already the Hispanics represent the largest society with the States over the African Americans and the white/native Americans. Well whatever be the case seems like the native Americans better learn to be good to all these alien workers. From what I see the low end jobs are being lapped up by the Hispanics who need a better life and the higher end jobs are being offered up to the Indians and Chinese. So what's left is yours unless you mess with your Indian or Chinese boss and get fired or try to act rude with your Hispanic junior and get sued for racist behaviour.

Wow.. only in America right.