If you haven't read Nathaniel Hoffman's piece on immigration over at NewWest, you really should. It's chock-full of interesting insights; like this one from Senator Larry Craig:
Small farm towns across Idaho had their labor camps and every summer the populations of Idaho’s rural counties swelled, the sounds of accordions from the borderlands filling the evening air.
It was a “basic workforce who can stoop over and pick up things” as Sen. Larry Craig, put it to me.
Much of that workforce, as Craig rightly pointed out, had higher aspirations. Many became equipment operators and foremen.
Take the time and read the whole thing—you won't be sorry.
Here's the direct link to Hoffman's story:
http://www.newwest.net/index.php/city/article/idaho_ready_for_immigration_bill_senate_is_not/C108/L108/
It's his first in a series on immigration, so keep checking back at http://www.NewWest.Net/Boise for the next one. To get the head's-up in your Inbox, go to that same URL and hit "Newsletter" in the upper right corner. It's only once a week.
Posted by: Jill Kuraitis | June 29, 2007 at 07:31 AM
Darn. I award myself an apostrophe violation.
Posted by: Jill Kuraitis | June 29, 2007 at 07:35 AM
Thanks for the heads-up Jill. I'll be looking forward to it.
Posted by: MountainGoat | June 29, 2007 at 08:02 AM