Ignorance is ignorant

Today I had the “joy” of taking my car into the shop. Doesn’t it just make your day when your car decides to hate you. Anyway I go into the shop and I’m filling out some information sheet when this frizzy woman comes in. She starts to talk to the woman working behind the desk. The frizzy woman started talking about all the recalls on her car and how frusterating it is. After a few minutes of discussing the problems with her car she starts to talk about the paint. “The paint is horrible quality. I know that it is because of the immigrant workers.”

I was shocked. Who says that? I mean I know people make those comments, but this really bothered me. Something as trivial as the quality of her paint job was being blamed on immigrants? The woman behind the desk calm and cool said, “Is that what you think the problem is?” The frizzy woman nodded in agreement, the woman behind the desk continued, “Really? I think it is because at the time your car was made the EPA imposed high restrictions on what chemicals could be used and the paint suffered as a result.”

The frizzy woman stuttered “um oh ya that sounds right” HA. She looked like an idiot, which is what she deserved. I, like many Americans, am frusterated with the current immigration problems, but I would never say something offensive about one of them. They are people too. I just wish there was an easier way for them to legally enter our country.

~~Lucy~~