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Question An American Asked About Nigerians Stealing Their Jobs And Reply He Got by Itulah(m): 10:48pm On Mar 03, 2018
I got a notification mail from Quora as usual, though I didn't find the question and subject of discuss interesting from the mail, I just reluctantly opened it.

See question below an American asked and the quality of answers he received from his fellow American.
Please read and be encouraged.


Question:
Whether people admit it or hide it, isn't Trump absolutely right that ordinary Americans are now sick of African, Mexican, and Indian immigrants migrating to the USA and stealing jobs from American citizens?



Answer: As probably the last of the American born white dishwashers in the City of New York who did that to support himself as a young high school student some time in the last century I can tell you they sure aren't stealing jobs from anyone. I was usually the only person born in the United States and often the only native English speaker in the kitchen and I never worked harder in my life doing 12 hour shifts. My immigrant co-workers were awesome. They did that six days a week and they took every penny home so their kids could eventually go to college along with me. When I see a Mexican guy leave a restaurant after midnight, tired, beat down and ready to get on the subway for over an hour to get a few hours sleep so he can turn around and do it all over again I don't see a thief. I see a hero.

These guys bring their labor, their incredible work ethic and their talents to enrich my country. I think they need to come legally sanctioned with a visa stamped in their passport but they aren't stealing. They are giving all they got.

The talents immigrants bring are also quite significant. You look at our 19th and early 20th century buildings and infrastructure in my home town you see the work of Italian stonecarvers, the innovative work of the Gustavino tile makers, the incredible engineering of German engineers in our bridges and water delivered so reliably and with gravity alone through tunnels built by Irish sand hogs. Immigrants. They build things to last.

My great-grandfather, a refugee from Russia, introduced the automobile to the Bronx. His business was horses. He didn't bitch when the car came in, he innovated, probably because he was an immigrant. We have people born here who complain coal jobs are going away while the children of immigrants are at MIT learning how to design wind turbines. Elon Musk, an immigrant, is making electric cars, powerful batteries and just launched the biggest rocket since the Saturn V, itself built and designed by immigrants. Immigrants and their kids get things done. They create entire industries.

They make significant scientific discoveries. My public high school alone has more Nobel prize winners than most countries and their parents were poor immigrants. One high school. You look at what made America a science and technology powerhouse it's the single biggest factor bar none.

"Stealing jobs?" Immigrants made America great to begin with. You think those Nigerian doctors, nurses and Indian engineers aren't making us great now? Go to a hospital. Use the Internet. It's them. You better hope an immigrant is in your emergency room when you get there.

If you think you are an "ordinary" American whose job is being stolen by an immigrant maybe you need to remember what the grandson of an immigrant said some time ago. Ask not what America can do for you but what you can do for it. Up your game. Get your kids off their phones and make them do their math homework and then in the Summer get them out there mucking a cow stall so they learn the value of an education. Shut off your television. Quit complaining and start doing. Immigrants might just believe in this country more than you do, so move your ass. Now. And quit your bitching because while you are wasting your time some immigrant is getting the job done. To make America great NOW!


Cc: Mynd44

Source: https://www.quora.com/Whether-people-admit-it-or-hide-it-isnt-Trump-absolutely-right-that-ordinary-Americans-are-now-sick-of-African-Mexican-and-Indian-immigrants-migrating-to-the-USA-and-stealing-jobs-from-American-citizens/answer/John-Gallagher-9?share=8855b582&srid=uhek4

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Re: Question An American Asked About Nigerians Stealing Their Jobs And Reply He Got by femolacqua(m): 11:38pm On Mar 03, 2018
Wow that's nice.

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Re: Question An American Asked About Nigerians Stealing Their Jobs And Reply He Got by KingGBsky(m): 11:46pm On Mar 03, 2018
Simply Great.
Immigrants have always been at the tail and of making countries like America great.
They want to make name for themselves, so they work hard and even harder at the end benefiting their host country. cry
They do the meanest jobs, go all the way to try to make it and believe me if they get to make it America gets to make it. That is what keeps America strong and great.
Immigrants should be respected and appreciated instead of castigated.
God bless America.
God bless Nigeria.

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Re: Question An American Asked About Nigerians Stealing Their Jobs And Reply He Got by Gggg102(m): 11:59pm On Mar 03, 2018
this doesn't sound right.

immigrants are building another man's house while theirs fall to rubbles.

that reply was 'selfish'. the American was thinking from his American first POV.
let them build our house.

that's why most of them love immigrants; they build America for them but their home country is wasted.

it's not their fault sha. it's the fault of the immigrant's country.

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Re: Question An American Asked About Nigerians Stealing Their Jobs And Reply He Got by omololu2020(m): 1:57am On Mar 04, 2018
Gggg102:
this doesn't sound right.

immigrants are building another man's house while theirs fall to rubbles.

that reply was 'selfish'. the American was thinking from his American first POV.
let them build our house.

that's why most of them love immigrants; they build America for them but their home country is wasted.

[/b] it's not their fault sha. it's the fault of the immigrant's country. [b]

you have said it all.

Just imagine,here in Nigeria, you won't use light,yet the electricity company will bring a bill to you,you will pay for the light you didn't use,can such a thing happen in a develop country?

I don't know why the NA can't pass a bill,that will state that,any apartment that does not have a prepared meter,must not pay any nonsense power bill

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Re: Question An American Asked About Nigerians Stealing Their Jobs And Reply He Got by Yankee101: 2:04am On Mar 04, 2018
This guy is so so so on point.
Immigrants work their butts off in the US. Others go on vacation. They don't. Until maybe Christmas when they travel home.
The innovate, persevere, ensure long hours and put their kids through college to become doctors, soldiers, nurses and engineers.

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Re: Question An American Asked About Nigerians Stealing Their Jobs And Reply He Got by t00dugged(f): 6:29am On Mar 04, 2018
Do you know the funny part of it all, most of this immigrants wouldn't do the kind of jobs they do in their home country

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Re: Question An American Asked About Nigerians Stealing Their Jobs And Reply He Got by Kmartt(m): 6:36am On Mar 04, 2018
t00dugged:
Do you know the funny part of it all, most of this immigrants wouldn't do the kind of jobs they do in their home country

I concur!

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Re: Question An American Asked About Nigerians Stealing Their Jobs And Reply He Got by ObservantFellow: 6:42am On Mar 04, 2018
Yeah. It's easier to get paid well for your sweat there, hence the decision to give their all. The motivation to fo the same at their home country isn't the same because your salary is just one of the many problems.
Patriotism is just secondary may be off but then, bills are to be paid. I think they're just after meeting their basic needs; It's when this has been done that patriotism can become an option.

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Re: Question An American Asked About Nigerians Stealing Their Jobs And Reply He Got by ObservantFellow: 6:47am On Mar 04, 2018
t00dugged:
Do you know the funny part of it all, most of this immigrants wouldn't do the kind of jobs they do in their home country

Take the dishwasher job for example.. In Nigeria, that ranges from #5,000 to #20,000 monthly in a city. In America, with their hourly pay can easily give one $5,000 - $6,000 monthly. That's at least #1.5m in Nigeria's current clime. Difficult to blame their choices sha

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Re: Question An American Asked About Nigerians Stealing Their Jobs And Reply He Got by KendrickAyomide: 6:51am On Mar 04, 2018
Americans are lazy Foolss. Very lazy people , only South Africanz can equate their laziness.. They usually Blame immigrants for stealing Jobs. The day I Travel abroad, I'll b working for 15 Hours. After all I am already working for 12 hours with less than a 100 Dollar pay per Month

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Re: Question An American Asked About Nigerians Stealing Their Jobs And Reply He Got by lastmessenger: 6:54am On Mar 04, 2018
t00dugged:
Do you know the funny part of it all, most of this immigrants wouldn't do the kind of jobs they do in their home country
yes because if you do that kind of job in your home country then you are doomed for life.imagine a 30something year old guy washing dish in a Nigerian hotel. Tell me what his life will become if he continue to wash dish.

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Re: Question An American Asked About Nigerians Stealing Their Jobs And Reply He Got by t00dugged(f): 8:24am On Mar 04, 2018
ObservantFellow:


Take the dishwasher job for example.. In Nigeria, that ranges from #5,000 to #20,000 monthly in a city. In America, with their hourly pay can easily give one $5,000 - $6,000 monthly. That's at least #1.5m in Nigeria's current clime. Difficult to blame their choices sha
I am not blaming their choices o, just stating the obvious

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Re: Question An American Asked About Nigerians Stealing Their Jobs And Reply He Got by Nobody: 8:52am On Mar 04, 2018
Lazy cry babies. Same way uk pple dey complain paki,indians nd eastern europeans still der jobs nd business
Re: Question An American Asked About Nigerians Stealing Their Jobs And Reply He Got by oPPOSEE: 9:36am On Mar 04, 2018
No where is great in this world.

just better degree of civilization.

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Re: Question An American Asked About Nigerians Stealing Their Jobs And Reply He Got by EmekaBlue(m): 9:40am On Mar 04, 2018
Ok
Re: Question An American Asked About Nigerians Stealing Their Jobs And Reply He Got by passyhansome(m): 9:42am On Mar 04, 2018
Americans are Lazy Very Lazy that's why the world richest are occupied by Jews

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Re: Question An American Asked About Nigerians Stealing Their Jobs And Reply He Got by DWJOBScom(m): 9:43am On Mar 04, 2018
Spot on.....
Re: Question An American Asked About Nigerians Stealing Their Jobs And Reply He Got by valentineuwakwe(m): 9:44am On Mar 04, 2018
no mind them, na yeye dey worry them
Re: Question An American Asked About Nigerians Stealing Their Jobs And Reply He Got by lastempero: 9:45am On Mar 04, 2018
Great tautology.
Re: Question An American Asked About Nigerians Stealing Their Jobs And Reply He Got by Nobody: 9:45am On Mar 04, 2018
angry
Re: Question An American Asked About Nigerians Stealing Their Jobs And Reply He Got by GavelSlam: 9:48am On Mar 04, 2018
ObservantFellow:


Take the dishwasher job for example.. In Nigeria, that ranges from #5,000 to #20,000 monthly in a city. In America, with their hourly pay can easily give one $5,000 - $6,000 monthly. That's at least #1.5m in Nigeria's current clime. Difficult to blame their choices sha

No dishwasher earns 5,000 dollars monthly.

I'm assuming that's a typo.

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Re: Question An American Asked About Nigerians Stealing Their Jobs And Reply He Got by anyimontana(m): 9:48am On Mar 04, 2018
Am touched..fascinating reply
Re: Question An American Asked About Nigerians Stealing Their Jobs And Reply He Got by helphelp: 9:48am On Mar 04, 2018
Very true.

Even countries like Canada knows the power of immigrants in maintaining their economy and even advancing in tech and other areas. Hence, the federal skilled workers they demand to migrate to their country.

They claim immigrants steal their jobs, but the lazy mofos will rather claim grants from the taxes gotten from the so called immigrants and wail all over social media.

In countries like Canada, before any employer considers employing an immigrant outside canada, they must advertise to permanent residence and citizens of Canada and then prove no one is willing or can do the job before employing an immigrant.

That alone, buttresses the fact that even the citizenry will rather have the immigrants work and they live on benefits. Right from the response, they had better stay off social media and get their asses to work as well.

Shalom

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Re: Question An American Asked About Nigerians Stealing Their Jobs And Reply He Got by ELKHALIFAISIS(m): 9:48am On Mar 04, 2018
abeg tell that complainer to come make we swap passport

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Re: Question An American Asked About Nigerians Stealing Their Jobs And Reply He Got by ojkalito(m): 9:48am On Mar 04, 2018
Why does the headline read Nigerians whiles they were talking about immigrants as a whole

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Re: Question An American Asked About Nigerians Stealing Their Jobs And Reply He Got by livebynite: 9:49am On Mar 04, 2018
And immingrants devised creative ways of combining garri.with every type of food.

While the price of garri still stays high in Nigeria angry

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Re: Question An American Asked About Nigerians Stealing Their Jobs And Reply He Got by preacherz: 9:49am On Mar 04, 2018
omololu2020:
you have said it all.

Just imagine,here in Nigeria, you won't use light,yet the electricity company will bring a bill to you,you will pay for the light you didn't use,can such a thing happen in a develop country?

I don't know why the NA can't pass a bill,that will state that,any apartment that does not have a prepared meter,must not pay any nonsense power bill

seems they just brought their usually bloated estimated bills to u guys on Friday.

chill bro.....it'll be arite soon!!!!!!
Re: Question An American Asked About Nigerians Stealing Their Jobs And Reply He Got by PSTEMMA1960(m): 9:49am On Mar 04, 2018
they should also deport people like elon musk back to africa..

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Re: Question An American Asked About Nigerians Stealing Their Jobs And Reply He Got by KENZINCO(m): 9:50am On Mar 04, 2018
Even in Nigeria /Lagos, Immigrants are the Ines making things work especially the Togolese and the guys frim Benin Republic . they are the ones doing all the Artisan works and they do it very diligently

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Re: Question An American Asked About Nigerians Stealing Their Jobs And Reply He Got by ojkalito(m): 9:50am On Mar 04, 2018
Gggg102:
this doesn't sound right.

immigrants are building another man's house while theirs fall to rubbles.

that reply was 'selfish'. the American was thinking from his American first POV.
let them build our house.

that's why most of them love immigrants; they build America for them but their home country is wasted.

it's not their fault sha. it's the fault of the immigrant's country.

The reply wasn't selfish but stating the obvious...
Re: Question An American Asked About Nigerians Stealing Their Jobs And Reply He Got by BrutusOj(m): 9:53am On Mar 04, 2018
The only thing that will take me abroad is to go study and come back home, nothing more. I have accepted my fate as a Nigerian. Can't keep dreaming of being an American, German, French or Chinese.

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