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Vincente Fox apologizes for "blacks" comment


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African American leaders, including the Revs. Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton, called on Fox to apologize.

 

I agree with them :ph34r: :o , but how come they wanted Trent Lott to resign? I think Lott's comments were a lot less harsh.

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He did not choose his words very carefully, and at least made the apology quickly. Sadly, some truth will be lost in his statement. The poorest Americans, regardless of race, color, or creed, do not want these jobs. They do not wish to toil in fields, in the hot sun, moving from town to town for 9 months out of the year. His point was valid, but by singling out blacks was so wrong.

 

As a society we have invested in technology, developed world wide distribution which makes global manufacturing a possibility, we have invested US earnings in multinational ventures, we have done all we can to advance Americans to the point where we sell our intellectual talents, not our muscle. Americans are becoming accustomed to desk jobs, not physical labor. Our economy has allowed it. Now we have these jobs that Americans feel are beneath them, and they need to be done. Immigrants have always taken these jobs. We need immigration laws and policies which allow that to happen.

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QUOTE(Texsox @ May 17, 2005 -> 01:21 PM)
He did not choose his words very carefully, and at least made the apology quickly. Sadly, some truth will be lost in his statement. The poorest Americans, regardless of race, color, or creed, do not want these jobs. They do not wish to toil in fields, in the hot sun, moving from town to town for 9 months out of the year. His point was valid, but by singling out blacks was so wrong.

 

As a society we have invested in technology, developed world wide distribution which makes global manufacturing a possibility, we have invested US earnings in multinational ventures, we have done all we can to advance Americans to the point where we sell our intellectual talents, not our muscle. Americans are becoming accustomed to desk jobs, not physical labor. Our economy has allowed it. Now we have these jobs that Americans feel are beneath them, and they need to be done. Immigrants have always taken these jobs. We need immigration laws and policies which allow that to happen.

 

 

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