True story.
Just when I have read enough about the illegal immigration flood to give me a pounding headache, something happens to remind me of the saying, "nothing is as good as it seems and nothing is as bad as it seems."
I live in the country on a piece of property that was partially taken (eminent domain) for a water treatment plant. Crews of Mexicans comprise most of the pipe laying labor and they speak no English. As the pipe trench,10' deep, 10 ' wide, made it's way through my property, the crew found themselves beneath one of my pecan trees at noon break. I had found, but not yet treated, a new mound of fire ants at the base of the tree that morning. As I walked by the group resting in the shade, I pointed to the base of the tree and said "fire ants!". They all smiled, waved and said "Si, Si, Gracias" ... No idea what I said.
Five minutes later all hell broke loose and they were scrambling to get the garden hose working to wet down a bunch of semi-nude foreigners. Shoes, pants, hard hats everywhere but on their persons.
The next day I walked by where they were digging, still by the pecan tree. I pointed to the base of the tree, and they ALL hollered "FIRE ANTS ! ". I smiled, shook my head up and down, and privately admired my language teaching skills.
Necessity and survival may solve the "Press 1 for English" situation, where fences and politicians have failed. I'll give it a little longer anyway.
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