http://www.reviewjournal.com/columnists/suprynowicz.html

Jun. 10, 2007
In fact, illegals are taking the jobs skilled Americans used to do
VIN SUPRYNOWICZ
Las Vegas Review-Journal

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Steve voices quite articulately the plight of many whose costs of operation were driven up by government interventions as he struggled to “do things right” and “play by the rules.” And what was his reward, from our proud politicians of the Neville Chamberlain School of Immigration Studies?

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quoting Steve the Ceramic contractor

I spent my entire adult life in the ceramic tile business, the last 11 years in Las Vegas. I was licensed by the state Contractors Board as a tile contractor, paying license fees as well as bonding and insurance. This was a small business I ran alone, primarily installing tile.

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Being the naive idiot I am I turned to the government for help. I called the state Contractors Board and was told that if I did all the investigating and could come up with a signed contract that my ILLEGAL friends had entered into with a customer, that would be actionable. Why the Board could not go to the businesses that were selling tile and recommending the LAWBREAKERS to do the installation I don’t know. Too much hassle when you’re being paid with taxpayer money, I suppose.

Then there are our elected government representatives. I approached (Rep.) Shelley Berkley at the Summerlin July 4th parade two years ago and told her my livelihood was being destroyed by ILLEGAL immigration. She never quit smiling and waving to her faithful minions in the crowd as out of the corner of her mouth she said, “Call my office.”

Well, I told you I was naive, so I spent almost a year calling her staff with absolutely no reply. I guess they thought if they ignored me long enough I would be put out of business by her “real constituents.” Finally after nearly a year I received a letter from Ms. Berkley stating she was against illegal immigration but because of humanitarian reasons she thought they should be allowed to stay. Not only that, she went on to explain “how much they have contributed to our country.”

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My take on it?

The fellow, who believed in gooferment, got screwed. He thought he was buy “protection” from the gooferment with licensing, regulation, and taxes.

What a joke.

At least when you bought “protection from the mob”, someone crossing the line would get their legs broken. (Real protection!) As a country, we’d be all better off without the “gooferment’s protection”!

imho, fjohn from nujerzee

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