I think Pete's right. The term "wetback" comes from someone swimming the Rio Grande.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/wetback --- Virgil Bierschwale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Nope, I disagree there. > > Wet back comes from the fact that they're always > working all day long in the > hot heat, no matter what the conditions and no > matter how poor the pay is, > because even though its bad, its better then what > they had where they came > from. > > I worked with several wet backs when I was a young > kid chopping cedar for a > few bucks a day, and let me tell you, they earned > their money. > > I believe most can not afford to buy whatever the us > demands of them for > immigration and that they have no choice, but to > wade the rio grande if they > want to live in the land of the free and provide a > better standard of living > for their families > > Virgil Bierschwale > http://www.tccutlery.com > http://www.bierschwalesolutions.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Pete Theisen > Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2006 4:07 AM > To: ProFox Email List > Subject: Re: [OT] It's the economy, stupid > > On Wednesday 15 November 2006 21:24, Stephen the > Cook wrote: > > Vince Teachout <> wrote: > > > Ricardo Aráoz wrote: > > >> Am I missing something? > > > > > > Yeah. You're missing the point. The point is > the "illegals" are > > > "dirty, nasty, ferrigners" that are to blame for > most of our woes. > > > It has nothing to do with economics, > <snip>> > > Thanks for the good laugh. I think that your > right on target. > > Hi Stephen, Ricardo! > > There are two types of immigrants, those who came > here the right way - > perhaps > taking years to do it, and those who swam the Rio > Grande, slipped in past > the > check-points or waded onto the beach, the "wetback" > term may have something > to do with the water entries. > > I have found the ones who came the right way to be > decent and pleasant. The > ones who skipped the paper work have broken the law > and must be deported for > > that, regardless of any other merit they may have. > -- > Regards, > > Pete > http://www.pete-theisen.com/ > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
