My Bubble of Happiness and Frivolity has been burst. I know, I said I had done the political bit. But I find myself outraged again, no this isn't a gay thing, today I will be championing the rights of legal immigrants and some of the illegal ones (I guess). Anyway, this morning I was in town with some of my friends, we were in Castle Court. Suddenly this girl starts a rant, without any provocation."Fucking foreigners, go home you little bitch. Stop coming over here and taking our jobs. And don't speak to me or my daughter like that."
This came about, because a cleaner (Eastern European) asked the girl's daughter to use the other toilets, because the ones behind the food court were closed for cleaning. The young daughter burst in to tears, presumably because she was desperate to use the toilet. But her mother's rant was completely unjustified.
The mother was probably 18 or 19, she had 4 kids (including the daughter, who started to cry). There she stood resplendent in her fake Juicy Coiture Pink Velour Track-pants, Trainers (Probably Nike), 2 different coloured Tank-tops - so small Kate Moss would have struggled to fit into them - even though she was at least a size 16, a Nike Track-jacket and her tiny fake Fendi Tote Bag. Complete with Gold Hoop Earrings, Gold Bracelets, Gold Necklaces, tacky Argos Rings and Croydon Face-lift Ponytail. Sorry I said Gold, I meant "Gold". In short she was the sort of girl, who if cut bleeds fake Burberry. Her oldest child was about 5, which means she was 13 or 14 when it was conceived and born.
I might be falling victim to prejudice here, but I doubt she had, has had or ever will have a job. I am fairly certain she was a social security lifer. Under these circumstances, I think she is not entitiled to use such an argument to support her bigotry. Furthermore, through my best friend's fiancee, I know someone who has chosen to be a social security lifer. This guy has no intention of ever looking for work. But he would use the same argument to support his bigotry. This is stupid, he doesn't want the job, so someone that does want it gets it. The fact that they are not from this country is irrelevent, they live here now - in most cases completely legally and they are willing to do the work.
I personally don't see a problem with immigrants, coming here and seeking employment. They are just trying to make life better for themselves, isn't that what everyone is trying to do. Besides the sad fact is, that frequently immigrants end up doing the jobs no one else wants too. I personally think this aspect of the situation is wrong. But immigrants deserve employment, however menial the job might be. These people are more deserving than those, who would sit around expecting money for nothing and getting it.
