27 February 2007

Hola, Amigos!

At work I am taking a Spanish class -- just basic, conversational Spanish. I don't need it for my job; it's a "personal growth" kind of thing.

At class today, our teacher was telling us that she also teaches English to Mexicans who have recently immigrated to America (legally, she quickly added). Her current class is made up of employees from a landscaping company.

She said that several of the employees left professional jobs in Mexico -- one was a pediatrician; another a veterinarian. She added that they are working as landscapers because they can make more money.

We are allowing trained and (I would assume) licensed doctors to languish as landscapers? How is that possible?


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