You’re 100% correct. I had the privilege of working in a part of town where my clients were 80% immigrant and working class. Best, nicest, most ethical and hard working families I could have served. How that’s despised is beyond me, particularly since that’s what we were built upon.
That said — I do not want your Irish.
You'll never see a stronger work ethic than in a family who's had to scratch and claw their way to safety and stability. We used to value that as an American ideal.
That said — I do not want your Irish.
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Disregard the race element altogether and the sentiment is no less offensive. What he and others are suggesting is that only financially established, successful people should be on the welcome list, and that the poor need not apply, regardless of their drive to succeed or their capacity to do so. You'll never see a stronger work ethic than in a family who's had to scratch and claw their way to safety and stability. We used to value that as an American ideal.
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MidwestRoadie: Jan 13, 18 16:38