tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583071384880320326.post8103539155948891532..comments2024-01-22T03:15:49.521-07:00Comments on Wild Chihuahuas: What Would a Smart Country Do?PICOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11279534910153052872noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583071384880320326.post-30086321367925556182008-05-14T17:13:00.000-07:002008-05-14T17:13:00.000-07:00Great point, and I'll be more careful. Thanks.Great point, and I'll be more careful. Thanks.PICOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11279534910153052872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583071384880320326.post-20532427360600321522008-05-14T16:39:00.000-07:002008-05-14T16:39:00.000-07:00I think we need to be very careful to distinguish ...I think we need to be very careful to distinguish between "low wage" and "low" vs "high" skill workers and not attach low skill labels to persons of a particular country of origin: it perpetuates the myth that Mexicans (per the blog) have a lower capacity to do highly skilled work, when in fact, jobs such as home construction often require skilled labor and are paid pitifully low wages. Also, many of the workers who end up coming here to fill these low wage jobs bring professional skill sets with them, such as doctors, lawyers, teachers, but they obviously would not under the current system be able to work in those fields here. Don't feel like you need to post this comment, just wanted to make it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com