AZ Couple Lament Their Messy Garden-(I wonder what they are eating?)

[kpete]

In Illegal Immigration Debate, To Hire Or Not?

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Even without asking, the couple believe their landscapers are in the country illegally.
"If any of them were here with documents, I'd be shocked, now that I look back on it," Maroun says.

A couple miles south is Suzie Perry's backyard — which she laments is in disarray. The yard is messy because Perry no longer hires the undocumented workers that she had paid for 15 years to maintain it.

"We didn't really even think about its legality before. And now, that's sort of in the air. Like, should we be doing this or shouldn't we?" Perry says.

Ultimately, Perry decided she shouldn't — but not because she was worried about breaking the law. She wanted to make a political statement. She says she's willing to let the weeds grow if it means fewer illegal immigrants cross into the United States.

more:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129028587
http://www.takeourjobs.org/

[BrklynLiberal]

1. Too much sun? Chemicals in the water? WTF is with these people?

[davidinalameda]

2. get off your ass and pull the weeds yourself

and then we'll see how long it takes you to hire another illegal

[enough]

5. You took the words out of my mouth. +++ (nt)

[niyad]

7. that was my thought as well--and to add, "are you too crippled to do the work yourself?"

[MineralMan]

3. Sounds like she didn't really believe in Jesus.

If she did, he'd still be doing her gardening.

[DURHAM D]

4. Some of these homeowners have been breaking the law for years

if they are not paying household employment taxes.



and they get all worried about workers legal status now - hypocrites and assholes

[TheCowsCameHome]

6. Growing weed is illegal, Suzie. And Jan Brewer is watching you.

[YOY]

8. speaking as someone who has lived in AZ before...(I assume she is not in the north)

all labor matters aside...YOU LIVE IN A DESERT. STOP WITH THE GARDEN. STOP WITH THE PALM TREES. IT'S A DESERT. SCRUB AND (non saguaro) CACTI.

[WolverineDG]

9. Bet she'll have an attitude adjustment right quick

once she gets cited for having a weedy lot.....

I predicted this would happen. Poor white people, what are they going to do without anyone to mow their yards or clean their houses?

Pardon me, I have to go :rofl: now....


dg

[LWolf]

10. She might break a nail if she did her own yardwork.

Which would be the logical next step, after firing the people who've done it for you.