Take My Job: Take Our Jobs Campaign
Take My Job
“’Take my Job’”, a radio broadcast from July 2010 intended for employed American listeners to inform Americans that the undocumented workers aren’t stealing unemployed jobs. It was in response to the launch of the Take Our Jobs campaign. The purpose was to invite unemployed people to come and try the labor required to do most of the agricultural work. In fact, most Americans won’t do the hard labor that the immigrants and undocumented workers do. Mr. Thompson claims, “A lot of workers on my crew were actually guest workers because the companies said that they couldn’t find Americans to fill those jobs” (84). The companies always have spots for the unemployed, the undocumented and immigrants aren’t stealing the spots, they’re
“’Take my Job’”, a radio broadcast from July 2010 intended for employed American listeners to inform Americans that the undocumented workers aren’t stealing unemployed jobs. It was in response to the launch of the Take Our Jobs campaign. The purpose was to invite unemployed people to come and try the labor required to do most of the agricultural work. In fact, most Americans won’t do the hard labor that the immigrants and undocumented workers do. Mr. Thompson claims, “A lot of workers on my crew were actually guest workers because the companies said that they couldn’t find Americans to fill those jobs” (84). The companies always have spots for the unemployed, the undocumented and immigrants aren’t stealing the spots, they’re