meauxna

Yeah, it's the law for this state. I've noticed that, especially in Southern states, server-type positions can be paid even less than the federal minimum wage because they earn tips.

Here, as a server you get *at least* the minimum (jobs often pay more) plus you make tips. Being a server isn't half bad work in this state.

Silly Sod

My lol bro n law is a server at Bob Evans up here in Mi and he makes as much in tips as he does for his weekly wage.

tonyghiggins

Only a few years slower than now then.

This whole situation has pissed me off no end. After 9 years and literally thousands of dollars in lawyers fees, I would hte to really calculate it, but it is fast approaching $10k. 5 years waiting, unable to change jobs or get promoted due to green card lock in, always going by the book, to see millions of illegals suddenly get in.

Hey Mr president, how about saving your government tons of money and give everyone that has been waiting for a greencard for years one NOW!!

Legals first then sort out illegals.

Jerseygirl

In NJ most servers work for tips only.

snowbunny

And he has an "imputed wage" from the IRS does he not? Meaning the good old IRS imputes what a server's tips should be and assumes it as a minimum income!

Girona40

"P*ssed Off" - you and me both!

This proposed Bill, if it gets through, will cause families to suffer, legal immigrants to suffer and the illegal immigrants will benefit.
In total we have spent, if we were to include everything from the moment we filed our original I-129F, at least FIVE TIMES what you have. With our son now in "Removal Proceedings" although he has done nothing wrong, broken no laws, entered totally legally, our costs haven't even started to accrue yet!!

President Bush, only last year, in a speech at the White House said "families pass along values and shape character" and "Our policies should aim to strengthen families, not undermine them". So, what does he do? He supports and encourages a Bill that does the complete opposite for US citizen families!

leonatlanta

yeah it's total bollocks, penalises law abiding future patriotic types and allows a criminal element to enter the back door. i'm now a citizen and i am voting in people that will put a stop to all this crap. "american loyalist party".

leonatlanta

why is your son in removal? is there anything we can do? write letters etc to your congressman? this sounds totally wrong? please tell us what is going on, (thats if you want to of course, i respect that)

Rete

Do a search. Her story is in the BE archive.

Deedee13

i am interested how the illegals are going to pay to be legal.. they are the minimal wage earners, and have very little money, and if 12 million all paid 5000 to become legal that is a hell of a lot of money!!

I dont think its going to change anything

fatbrit

Same way a dozo on median wage buys a stupid Hummer to match the 96" TV -- monthly payments!

Deedee13

so ur saying the loan sharks are going to be the ones making a killing with all of this!!!

snowbunny

Yes, that's what I'm afraid of, that the ones who don't make a lot of money will borrow from "unconventional" sources at extortionate rates.

Deedee13

so its going to make a lot of desperates out of already desperates!!

And what happens then? Criminals in the making.

fatbrit

Early reports suggested that CIS would allow them to pay over time. Of course, it's early days for the legislation.

Surprisingly, many of our friends who arrived the "z" way have large amounts of capital available IME. Certainly seen them having no problem stumping up the deposit for a house when told it's the only way to get the loan. And five or ten percent of a Phoenix property is considerably more than $5k.