On 7/27/2011 8:41 AM, AngryOldWhiteGuy wrote:
Due to hail damage I may be getting my roof replaced (insurance) - a guy
came by with an estimate after looking at the roof - I asked him if everyone
that would be doing the work on my house was working here legally - he
laughed at me - "Americans won't do that kind of work . . ." - I don't want
to support the illegal immigration mess - is is possible to find a roofing
company here in the Dallas area that employs legal workers?




Based on what I saw in Louisiana after Katrina/Rita, I doubt it. Almost
every roofing crew I saw was little brown men, most working their asses
off, with only Spanish or other languages to be heard. I have no way of
knowing which were legal and
which were not, but that is between them, the contractor, and La Migra.
As long as the contract is with a licensed and insured company, and the
job is done to accepted workmanlike standards, I don't really care if
the work crew is from Mars.
I spend several weeks down in LA every year, and usually get to see one
or more construction sites. You pretty much have to speak Spanish to be
a foreman or crew leader down there. Spanish speaking /= illegal, of
course, but you can do the
math on the odds, versus a crew up here in the frozen north.


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