You can lead the Boston Globe to the facts about immigration, but you can't make it think. The focus of the Globe's editorial of today, African-Americans need apply, is "the disappearing African-American hotel worker." Precise figures for the Boston hotel industry aren't available but the Globe notes that in Los Angeles, African-Americans "comprise only about 6 percent of workers in downtown hotels."
The Globe acknowledges that "new immigrant populations . . . have been replacing African-Americans in hotel service jobs for about a decade." So you'd think that perhaps the Globe would take the next logical step and call for a clampdown on immigration, particularly illegal immigration.
But no! That might require the paper to relinquish some of its cherished liberal notions. Check this recent NewsBusters item, for example, in which I describe the Globe's "solution" to the problem of illegal immigrants - paying them more! Instead of reducing competition from immigrants, today's editorial proposes a typical liberal solution:
"Strict racial quotas are unwise. Yet mere outreach efforts often lack teeth. A plan with goals and timetables, however, could still emerge from the committees."
Ah, good old "goals and timetables" - another name for quotas.
Argh!
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Liberals: Please, please, ple
December 11, 2006 - 10:24 ET by richflanjLiberals: Please, please, please, please note that one of your sacred texts states that "Strict racial quotas are unwise" and apply that to EVERYTHING (i.e. - schools, universities, fire departments, police departments, congressional districts, etc.).
The Globe clearly doesn't m
December 11, 2006 - 10:27 ET by Mark FinkelsteinThe Globe clearly doesn't mean it when it says strict racial quotas are unwise. It is simply acknowledging that such quotas are illegal in most contexts. So instead, the Globe proposes "goals and timetables," which is nothing less than liberal code for quotas.
Committees??
December 11, 2006 - 10:51 ET by misterbillAn old saw--"A camel is a horse designed by a committee".
John Wilhelm, president of Un
December 11, 2006 - 11:04 ET by FastEdJohn Wilhelm, president of Unite Here, . . says that new immigrant populations, including black workers from the Caribbean, have been replacing African-Americans in hotel service jobs for about a decade.
Wilhelm says some of the decline might reflect perceptions among African-Americans that the hotel industry offers "dead end jobs." But he also fears that hotel operators who praise the work ethic of new immigrants may actually be more interested in hiring workers who are less likely to know and assert their rights than people born in the United States.
Interesting statements from a union who hasn't said anything for a decade, and from management who hires people who work! What a concept! and the last comment - isn't it up to the union to inform people of their rights - even when it's required by law to post those same rights? Libs are always complaining of the "working man" not making enough, so what is the pay scale of this union leader? An no where is there any mention of illegal immigration - could there be a trend of 'underpaid' workers getting better paid jobs?
There is no sense in being stupid, if you can't prove it! - my dad
It's so bad that..
December 11, 2006 - 16:07 ET by Gary HallIt's so bad that the illegal Mexican workers are replacing the legal (green card) Mexican workers - not to mention the US citizen Mexican workers.
And Liberals who are unconcer
December 11, 2006 - 21:02 ET by Ten7sAnd Liberals, unconcerned about our failed immigration policies and enforcement, spend massive amounts of energy pushing for an increase in the minimum wage. Its so absurd, so stupid... words fail me...