tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019242355400566406.post6319144263315480795..comments2023-05-20T04:57:44.328-07:00Comments on Seda's Ramblings: International Migrants' DaySedahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13992966189983263290noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019242355400566406.post-8376327471030967242009-12-19T09:03:52.533-08:002009-12-19T09:03:52.533-08:00Hey girl,
There was always a tradition of Empires...Hey girl,<br /><br />There was always a tradition of Empires mistreating people on their own soil. Look at the numbers--almost half of this country exists under the "poverty" level. I've tried to explain this to European friends who think all Americans are rich because that's who they see.<br /><br />This country also has a history of migrant abuse: the Chicago meat packing industry, the slave hells of NY making garments, and, of course, the abuse of migrants, which has been going on since 1900. <br /><br />As long as big money can be made off of cheap labor, there will be abuse. This country was founded on the family farm, which is now just about gone. As long as food is an industry, workers will be worse off than serfs. In Britain there was a huge migrant population who starved in the winter after the harvests were got in. <br /><br />It's nothing new. But, yes, we should make everyone aware of it. Buy organic, buy local, buy from small farms, grow your own.<br /><br />glad to see you posting again, sweetie, we've missed you!annenoreply@blogger.com