Posted by nebraskaobserver on May 30, 2008
Many “open-border” advocates (nuts) tout the illegal aliens as having super human work ethic and productivity or “faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, and able to leap tall buildings in a single bound” . Digger reports on this myth and how one vegetable packer who actually moved their operation to Mexico saw productivity go down by 40% from U.S. standards. ….See Digger’s story
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Ralph said
This does bring up an interesting subject. The Cato Institute identifies one characteristic of immigrants as risk takers and hard workers. Think about it. What are the characteristics of someone who leaves their home, goes to a strange land to do hard work and send most of their savings to their family? Then what are the characteristics of the guy who doesn’t have the courage to make the journey?
It’s one of the things that made this country great. There were thousands of people who didn’t risk the life threatening journey and hardship that went along with coming to America. Only the bravest came.
So it’s really no surprise that Mexican immigrants have earned the reputation of being “super workers” while the productivity of those that stayed behind is unremarkable.