Children of the Mountains Struggle to Survive

[Heracles 417]

http://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=6865077&page=1

link: Story on abcnews.com

Very interesting story. Definitely a side of America you never see.

Also a disgrace considering miners in Australia can earn up to $200K

Edited February 16, 2009 by Aficionado

[JODO 2]

I saw some of the special on World New Tonight. The mother was trying to get clean and her GED was a start. The daughter seemed so mature, but jaded by it all. I hope things work out for them.

Edited February 16, 2009 by JODO

[Nagishkaw 510]

Very sad, indeed.

[Heracles 417]

Really depressing to watch. Especially to see kids living under those conditions in the richest country in the world.

Edited February 16, 2009 by Aficionado

[Ban Hammer 13,965]

an untold story there - it's more about africa aid and this or that, rather than what's in our own back yard.

[luckytxn 2,265]

Was raised that charity begins at home. Somewhere that message was lost. World policeman indeed. Just think what a fraction of this countries wealth we have shipped overseas could have done.

[MrsCat 6]

Chris and I watched that last night.

Chris asked if I knew people still lived like that and whether there were any in Canada. I said yes, I haven't introduced you to that side of the family yet.

[peejay 327]

  luckytxn said:

Was raised that charity begins at home. Somewhere that message was lost. World policeman indeed. Just think what a fraction of this countries wealth we have shipped overseas could have done.

It's true. I see a lot of people here on VJ more worried about an illegal alien than they are about their own people.

The Stimulus bill that just passed Congress is a perfect example. The pricks that voted for it just couldn't force themselves to exclude illegal aliens from stimulus jobs as the US economy tanks and hemorhages jobs by the millions. Stimulus employers are not required to use E-Verify. Not to mention that funding for E-Verify will be allowed to expire in March. What kind of stupidness is that? Especially now.

The US continues to import thousands of foreign workers monthly even as the economy sheds US jobs by the thousands every month. This makes no sense.

If this is change...Obama and the Dims can cram it where the sun don't shine. Friend of the American worker? Don't look like it to me. You can bet that whatever strategy they have takes their own best interests first and foremost. You can count on it.

[luckytxn 2,265]

They don't care because both parties are trying to usurp that vote when they become citizens. They are posturing and the Socialists definately ahead in that area. I just read somewhere last week that from the Dems that there was going to have to be meaningful rules for the illegals to become legal soon and they were going to be working on that soon. They could care less about what we think and trust me the Neocons would do the same if those votes would come their way.

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  peejay said:

It's true. I see a lot of people here on VJ more worried about an illegal alien than they are about their own people.

No kidding!

And who would those people be?

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  peejay said:

I see a lot of people here on VJ more worried about an illegal alien than they are about their own people.

I like the people I like and dislike the people I dislike. Regardless of status

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  MrsCat said:

Chris and I watched that last night.

Chris asked if I knew people still lived like that and whether there were any in Canada. I said yes, I haven't introduced you to that side of the family yet.

I watched that last week. Did you see the mountain dew addicts at the dentist?? Crazy.

[rebeccajo 14]

  A.J. said:

  peejay said:

I see a lot of people here on VJ more worried about an illegal alien than they are about their own people.

I like the people I like and dislike the people I dislike. Regardless of status

You mean you don't ask your friends to show you their papers?

I'm shocked.

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  rebeccajo said:

  A.J. said:

  peejay said:

I see a lot of people here on VJ more worried about an illegal alien than they are about their own people.

I like the people I like and dislike the people I dislike. Regardless of status

You mean you don't ask your friends to show you their papers?

I'm shocked.

[luckytxn 2,265]

There were quite a few families that moved away many years ago to get away from that desperation thank God.