re: #293 HappyWarrior

Hell though I take that back about my ancestors being law abiding. I remember my grandfather telling us his father bootlegged during prohibition. I doubt he made a big profit but he was likely violating the Volstead Act when he was still an Alien. And yet Grandpa and while I loved him dearly still was a bit judgmental towards illegal immigrants. I thik the problem is so many native Americans have no idea what immigration is like these days for people. It’s more pricey and timely. My grandfather’s parents emigrated in 1910. By the end of that decade, Great Grandpa had already put in his papers and he was a citizen in the early 20’s.

I like to think of it being like the Boomers and Gen Xers who look at our generation and think we’re a bunch of “lazy pricks” because we don’t “find a job.” The ones who still think the method of getting a job is going down to the local hardware store and asking to speak to the manager. Or calling the same shop constantly and inquiring if they’ve had time to look at your application, in an era where unless they’re a small-time mom-and-pop operation they have to wait for the digital application to land on their desk from corporate HR.