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" And that Mexicans will steal anything ... "
What the gringos took by force, the latinos are repossessing by ignoring immigration laws.
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NY has had a large influx of Mexicans-- 15 years ago, most of the "Latino" population didn't exist-- we had Hispanics (which was just an other name for PR)-- now -- columbians (nice ones, not just drug war lords) peruvians, mexicans, Salvadorians (a report in the NY times said Salvadorians living in US sent back 100X more money than US relief funds did after the most recent disaster--)
an other NY time report said illegal immigrant workers on Long Island (mexicans, in this case) were getting paid $15 an hour! (of course, no SS, no benefits, no sick leave, and for most not even steady work)-- but still $15 an hour! This is of course attracting more immigration!
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My in-laws, who are originally from Norway, are visiting, and on Saturday it was patchy sun and cloud kind of weather. We walked out of Chapters and my mother-in-law looked at the sky and said "There's enough blue to make a skirt!". A week ago I would have had NO CLUE what she was talking about, but of course I got what she was saying. I explained the "Dutchman's pants" thing and she told me that where she comes from, they talk about making a skirt instead. (Which brings us full circle - because weren't we talking about the Scandinavian origins of "sk" words a while ago?)
Serendipitous!
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