Tuesday, November 6, 2007

A New Generation of McDonald's Workers

Have you been to any fast-food establishments lately? If you look closely at the staff, you'll probably notice a preponderance of Hispanics working, especially if you live in the Southwest or SouthEast, United States. The same holds true for the hotel and construction industries. Of course, a large percentage of these employees are "undocumented workers" i.e. illegal aliens. Can we please acknowledge the elephant in the room?

For a variety of reasons, many people would like these illegal aliens to return home, but fear that this would create a huge economic void. They worry their lawns will go unmowed, their beds unmade, and their burgers unflipped. Business owners worry their cheap source of labor will vanish.

Relax! A recent study conducted by the Department of Education found that 31% of high school students in our country's 100 largest public school districts will either drop out of high school or fail to graduate. So there you have it, go ahead and send the illegals packing, it looks like we'll have plenty of people to flip burgers at McDonald's, make beds at the Hilton, or pound nails for Pulte homes!

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