Iraqi Gets Visa to US - Returns to Iraq because of Mexicans

[Zebo]

This is especially funny because the Mexicans were probably saying "Oh crap, an Arab moved in! They're terrorists you know."

I've known some nice Arabs, but none who could compete with Mexicans in work ethic. He's probably better off in Iraq - although that "shameful job" crack says a lot about Arab society and its problems. If you have no particular job skills and don't even speak the language, cleaning a hotel is a decent gig.

All goes to religion. Inshallah fatalism. Plus Mo, the perfect man, who all Muslims should emulate, was not worker but a merchant who married a rich widow.

Didn't you detect the disdain for sweeping his son experienced.

Is SA no Saudi does menial work or even mid level work like physicians and pharmacists, it's all imported. Like I';ve said if it weren't for accident of geology, and Westerners who discovered and developed it for them, they'd be poorer than Chad or Yemen who has no oil and get very little in the way of charity from SA.

Prior to oil placating them they conquered and enslaved for riches. Had the largest empire in the world before Mongols then Europeans beat them back.

 

[StageLeft]

Just goes to show you can lead a horse to water...

This actually says nothing beyond him and his self-hate desire to live in a hellhole of a nation. Nobody of sane mind would return to Iraq regardless of what culture shock (and that's all he was having) in Houston did for them.

 

[StageLeft]

LOL you sound like my parents who came in the early 1960's said it's not the America they came to - would not do it again today - place has gone down hill, etc. And they don't live in Houston but in nice house in Costa Mesa Ca.

Where would they have gone?

 

[yllus]

Sounds like he's good-natured but a complete dumbass. No work out there in a pretty awful recession for someone with no degree and no communication skills? Gee, you think?

He should have taken the opportunity to sweep floors if it meant he could import the rest of his family out of one of the most dangerous cities and countries on the planet. Menial work's beneath this well-credentialed invididual, though, so back to Baghdad he goes.

 

[StageLeft]

Sounds like he's good-natured but a complete dumbass. No work out there in a pretty awful recession for someone with no degree and no communication skills? Gee, you think?

He should have taken the opportunity to sweep floors and import the rest of his family out of one of the most dangerous cities and countries on the planet. Menial work's beneath this well-credentialed invididual, though, so back to Baghdad he goes.

Dollar goes further in Baghdad, though. Especially when your kids get blown up on the way home from school now you don't have to support them anymore. I could see having the principles to return and get into politics or something to truly make it better but doing it for the reasons he did he's obviously a moron, it's a good thing he voluntarily left.

 

[yllus]

Dollar goes further in Baghdad, though. Especially when your kids get blown up on the way home from school now you don't have to support them anymore. I could see having the principles to return and get into politics or something to truly make it better but doing it for the reasons he did he's obviously a moron, it's a good thing he voluntarily left.

Also, with the slightly more liberalized laws in place, he can send his wife out into the bomb-happy market for groceries every week - much safer for him than having to live in the vicinity of Mexicans and black people!

It used to be the case that doing crap work in the West was a time-honoured tradition, at least in South Asia, because it meant an opportunity to give your children a safer environment, a better education, and a brighter future overall. (That's still the case, actually, as evidenced by all the middle-aged Indian and Pakistani workers I see staffing coffee shops and retail.)

Apparently that big picture stuff doesn't mean as much to at least this one Iraqi. Funny thing is, this is one of the "good guys" - someone who worked with the West and safely shuttled around reporters for NPR. And we wonder why Iraq doesn't seem to be progressing very quickly?

 

[Red Dawn]

Yes.

What minority are you?

 

[cubeless]

All goes to religion. Inshallah fatalism. Plus Mo, the perfect man, who all Muslims should emulate, was not worker but a merchant who married a rich widow.

Didn't you detect the disdain for sweeping his son experienced.

Is SA no Saudi does menial work or even mid level work like physicians and pharmacists, it's all imported. Like I';ve said if it weren't for accident of geology, and Westerners who discovered and developed it for them, they'd be poorer than Chad or Yemen who has no oil and get very little in the way of charity from SA.

Prior to oil placating them they conquered and enslaved for riches. Had the largest empire in the world before Mongols then Europeans beat them back.

and no chance for sharia law in houston any more with the new mayor... i think npr didn't really like the guy too much...

 

[bfdd]

What minority are you?

Being white in a predominately black neighborhood makes you a minority in that neighborhood. Don't pretend like you didn't know what he was talking about. I grew up going to schools in Southern California where I was one of the only white kids. I didn't have problems whatsoever. Maybe some did, I didn't. I was definitely the minority in my schools until I moved towards the beach.

 

[Infohawk]

I don't know why you even bothered with this lame story of some Iraqi twit scared of his own shadow.

Next time just post "I Hate Mexicans" and be done with it.

Why did NPR bother reporting on it? Why did you bother responding to the thread?

I don't hate Mexicans. But I'm also not afraid to point out that even people from warzones prefer to return to a warzone than deal with them.

 

[feralkid]

Why did NPR bother reporting on it? Why did you bother responding to the thread?

I don't hate Mexicans. But I'm also not afraid to point out that even people from warzones prefer to return to a warzone than deal with them.

To point out that you are just itching to blame Mexicans for your unhappy pathetic little life, that's why.

edit: And if it weren't Mexicans, you find someone else to whine about and demonize.

 

[stateofbeasley]

I don't hate Mexicans. But I'm also not afraid to point out that even people from warzones prefer to return to a warzone than deal with them.

Do you seriously think that people don't see right through this? Prefer to return to a warzone? Are you out of your mind? Talk about a broad negative stereotype. Why don't you just drop the pretenses?

The Mexicans in my area have a very strong work ethic and are not afraid of putting in long hours in physically demanding jobs so that they can earn a better future for their families here in the US.

It is unfair and wrong to tar the reputation of Mexicans on the basis of one Iraqi's fear of them.

 

[JohnOfSheffield]

Why did NPR bother reporting on it? Why did you bother responding to the thread?

I don't hate Mexicans. But I'm also not afraid to point out that even people from warzones prefer to return to a warzone than deal with them.

Do you really think he'll end up in a war zone? He'll just go to Europe like 99.999% of all others from Iraq and Afghanistan does.

He'll move into a segregated area in some nation in the EU and start doing nothing, something he'll be doing for the rest of his life.

It's unfortunate that it works that way but it works that way for every single immigrant, from the US, Iraq, China... it really doesn't matter much, i'm just happy if they are not Indians and bring their caste system, it has scarred more than a few when they torture their daughters or wives.

 

[marincounty]

I know an Afghan refugee here. He loves it here, in spite of the Mexicans, and said he will never return to Afghanistan, even to visit. Of course, all of the financial assistance he has gotten here might have something to do with it.
He spent the money on hookers and weed, no drinking-he's Muslim. Such a great country.🙂

 

[cubeless]

I know an Afghan refugee here. He loves it here, in spite of the Mexicans, and said he will never return to Afghanistan, even to visit. Of course, all of the financial assistance he has gotten here might have something to do with it.
He spent the money on hookers and weed, no drinking-he's Muslim. Such a great country.🙂

you got to love a letter of the law kind of guy...

 

[Robor]

All goes to religion. Inshallah fatalism. Plus Mo, the perfect man, who all Muslims should emulate, was not worker but a merchant who married a rich widow.

Didn't you detect the disdain for sweeping his son experienced.

Is SA no Saudi does menial work or even mid level work like physicians and pharmacists, it's all imported. Like I';ve said if it weren't for accident of geology, and Westerners who discovered and developed it for them, they'd be poorer than Chad or Yemen who has no oil and get very little in the way of charity from SA.

Prior to oil placating them they conquered and enslaved for riches. Had the largest empire in the world before Mongols then Europeans beat them back.

I have family members on my wife's side who have gone to work in SA as what amounts to nannies and secretaries. They said exactly this. All were treated extremely poorly and at times beaten.

Edit: I also had a friend from the Philippines who came here on a tourist or work visa (I can't remember) and got involved with an American guy she was working with. They wound up getting married but after a while she didn't want to stay here anymore. The reason? She said the cost of living was too high. She wanted to go back to the Philippines where she could work and pay a nanny to assist with the household chores and raising any children they had. I haven't talked to her in years - I assume she returned. In short, the US is great but it isn't for everyone.

 

[Infohawk]

To point out that you are just itching to blame Mexicans for your unhappy pathetic little life, that's why.

edit: And if it weren't Mexicans, you find someone else to whine about and demonize.

Obviously you just want to get to personal attacks to make yourself feel better about a random news story. Sorry if even middle-easterners consider Mexicans dangerous. Sorry if Mexico is a country that barely has the rule of law at the moment. It's not my fault but if it makes you feel better to attack me, so be it. 😉

 

[Infohawk]

Do you seriously think that people don't see right through this? Prefer to return to a warzone? Are you out of your mind? Talk about a broad negative stereotype. Why don't you just drop the pretenses?

The Mexicans in my area have a very strong work ethic and are not afraid of putting in long hours in physically demanding jobs so that they can earn a better future for their families here in the US.

It is unfair and wrong to tar the reputation of Mexicans on the basis of one Iraqi's fear of them.

The Iraqi is entitled to his opinion of Mexicans. Obviously it got your panties in a bunch. If an Iraqi thinks Mexicans are dangerous it must be his fault, right?

 

[CPA]

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122278853

A) What does it say for Houston that people prefer Iraq to it?
B) It's silly that the reporter says that the Iraqi CAME to US with racial stereotypes. How hard is it to believe that the guy had bad experiences with Mexicans in the US and formed impressions as a result? Mexico is a a war-zone right now. If people, including people from Iraq, form negative impressions about Mexicans is it his fault or Mexicans' fault?

It says that guy must have been renting in River Oaks if he couldn't afford his rent. Houston is a cheap place to live compared to most big cities. But, I will agree with him on one thing, there are a lot of mexicans living here and many, many not legally. Houston, like San Fran, has a sanctuary city policy.

 

[PieIsAwesome]

Obviously you just want to get to personal attacks to make yourself feel better about a random news story. Sorry if even middle-easterners consider Mexicans dangerous. Sorry if Mexico is a country that barely has the rule of law at the moment. It's not my fault but if it makes you feel better to attack me, so be it. 😉

You are pulling this from the article? Most "middle-easterners" probably don't even know the country exists.

 

[Braznor]

Do you really think he'll end up in a war zone? He'll just go to Europe like 99.999% of all others from Iraq and Afghanistan does.

He'll move into a segregated area in some nation in the EU and start doing nothing, something he'll be doing for the rest of his life.

It's unfortunate that it works that way but it works that way for every single immigrant, from the US, Iraq, China... it really doesn't matter much, i'm just happy if they are not Indians and bring their caste system, it has scarred more than a few when they torture their daughters or wives.

You know you are full of shit. I demand to see proof of this in the west.

 

[Wheezer]

Shhhh, don't tell them about the plan.

I'm not sure I understand what is going on- the Iraqi is too afraid to go outside because the big bad scary Mexicans will get him? Where would he even get that sort of idea from? I thought everyone was afraid of black people?

in some areas it's both.

 

[stateofbeasley]

Sorry if even middle-easterners consider Mexicans dangerous.

You draw this conclusion based on a sample size of 1? You are either an intellectually dishonest troll, or incredibly stupid.

The Iraqi is entitled to his opinion of Mexicans. Obviously it got your panties in a bunch.

Nice straw man. I never said the Iraqi wasn't entitled to his opinion. What he says doesn't make me angry. It's your spin spin spin that is offensive.

 

[feralkid]

Obviously you just want to get to personal attacks to make yourself feel better about a random news story. Sorry if even middle-easterners consider Mexicans dangerous. Sorry if Mexico is a country that barely has the rule of law at the moment. It's not my fault but if it makes you feel better to attack me, so be it. 😉

It's true...I have little tolerance for whiney racist assholes who try to hide their bigotry thinking no one will notice.

Nor do I tolerate incompetent trolls who take the opinion of one failed Iraqi immigrant and infer that it's the opinion of an entire global region.

Furthermore, I'm pretty sure only a flaming racist putz insults an entire class of humans, then plays the victim for being called on it.

 

[Infohawk]

You draw this conclusion based on a sample size of 1? You are either an intellectually dishonest troll, or incredibly stupid.

I didn't make any conclusions. You assumed I did. It's an anecdote.