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Just a scoop full(Sept. 26)--Labor is a huge issue. Most everyone around knows that it is hard to find good help. The oil field has taken a lot of workers away from various jobs. And that is the beauty of America! You soon realize the labor situation if you hire very much help. That is the reason it bothers me when I hear some complain about too many Spanish or Mexican people being here. Almost every business in Woodward has a 'help wanted' sign in front of their business. If you would take every illegal worker out of the United States you would literally destroy or cripple the farming and cattle industry and also the oil industry. America has brought the last generation or two up with the idea that they should never have to sweat. That isn't true with all Americans, but the government has made it too easy for a lot of them to draw a check and do nothing. I want the disabled to be supported. Instead of being so worried about immigration--why doesn't the government attack a real problem, such as drugs. I would like to see our government have a workers' plan to allow these Mexican people who are willing to work, to stay here and work. If any of them get convicted of a crime, then send them back to Mexico without the possibility of them ever returning. Fingerprint each one of them and tax them, but allow them to stay--not only for our benefit but also their families benefit. The government can say whatever they want, but I, personally, am convinced that they didn't mind the Spanish being here, as they were collecting lots of social security dollars from them that they knew would never be collected back. In other words it was a bail out for our Social Security System. Then our politicians want to say what is most popular to hear. If politicians had to sweat to make a living and had to hire lots of help to get the job done--they would talk a different tune. If you feel the same as I do--let our politicians know. I do not want to pay $5 a gallon for gas, nor do I think the public wants to pay $5 a pound for hamburger. Editor's Note: Jerry Nine, Woodward, Okla., is a lifetime cattleman who grew up on his family's ranch near Laverne, Okla. Date: 10/3/07
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