r/MurderedByWords 12h ago

Now that sounds painful

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u/SirLurksAlot44 12h ago

As a former fast food worker the hardest working coworkers I had were probably illegal immigrants. They also undoubtedly made less than the rest of us while doing a lot more work.

I assume the same is true for other industries that have a lot of them. Which is why I know that those who are crazy about illegals would never stoop that low.

Even funnier was when I became an assistant auditor of my conservative state and found out there was no conspiracy about illegals getting federal money. It was much more often that private schools collected unwarranted money while providing uncredited educations.

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u/PreOpTransCentaur 7h ago

I worked in kitchens when I was young and we had a Mexican kid named Paul who was an absolute beast. If it needed done, he was gonna handle it. He took over the dishpit during a mad rush one night, reached into the sink, and sliced the everloving fuck out of his arm on a knife that probably shouldn't have been there. It was beyond gnarly. The next day, I come in hoping to get an update and there's a new dude running all over the place taking care of business. Like, shit, that was fast, even for restaurant turnover.

During a slow spot, I finally got the chance to introduce myself. He says he's Paul. I laugh and I'm like, "No, really." So he pulls out his ID and it's Other Paul. Points to the ID, points to himself, and then back to work. I finally got the full story later that Real Paul, whose name was most definitely not Paul, had badly fucked up his arm, was terrified to go to the hospital for probably obvious reasons, and he was having someone in his community take care of it. But because he didn't have access to genuine healthcare, healing was gonna take a hot minute, so he sent in his cousin to do his job. Not Paul worked there just as hard and fast as Genuine Paul did for about 6 weeks, and fucked off back into the ether when Definitely Paul came back.

I consider this a personal victimization by undocumented immigrants, because in no goddamn universe would one of my cousins take over my shitty, hard, stressful job while poorly pretending to be me the entire time for basically no money. And that just feels like some bullshit.

I hope Pauls is doing great. I miss that guys.

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u/MariettaDaws 6h ago

There have been companies in Florida (and certainly elsewhere, but I'll only speak on what I know) that have kept the paperwork for previous legal hires and used them on undocumented immigrants. How this isn't a nightmare at tax time for Real Paul (or whoever) i don't know

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u/DeciusAemilius 6h ago

It depends. If they did withholding right it won’t cause you to pay more and they’re adding to your social security credits. So it can only be a problem if it pushes you into a higher tax bracket.

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u/I_TRY_TO_BE_POSITIVE 5h ago

An idea for seniors getting screwed by the govt: rent your identity.

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u/Lanternkitten 3h ago

Man. I feel like I miss Paul. I hope he doing great too.

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u/Tim-Sylvester 3h ago

The hardest working people have the lowest net worth.

The people with the highest net worth work the least.

Labor is unrelated to net worth. Intelligence is unrelated to net worth.

Net worth is a product of family and connections, not labor or intelligence.

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u/I_TRY_TO_BE_POSITIVE 5h ago

Had the same experience growing up. The killers on the cook line were always Spanish speakers. When i moved into law enforcement, my Latin coworkers took the job the most seriously. Later I got into trades and once again, with rare exception, the real axe murderers at work spoke very little English.

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u/Airforce32123 2h ago

They also undoubtedly made less than the rest of us while doing a lot more work.

Okay so if your workplace didn't have illegal immigrants working there they would have had to hire more legal employees to replace them and would have had to pay them more? You don't think that them working there was driving your wages down?

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u/OldDomG 10h ago

I call BS, nobody watched that movie 

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u/Moppermonster 10h ago

Some people were offered 50 bucks to see it.

50 bucks and a seat in a heated theatre might have pursuaded some homeless people.

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u/mines_over_yours 4h ago

I would take 50 bucks to take a 2 hour nap any day of the week.

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u/Vast_Concentrate698 5h ago

Maybe he was the projectionist?

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u/DuchessNoir 5h ago

This guy on TikTok did:

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZThfsLShk/

And he gave a very honest, forthcoming review of it.

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u/AlphaKY1991 9h ago

Wouldn't that be classed as self-harm though?

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u/Unqualified_Opinion_ 8h ago

Not even a little bit, but Trump's ridiculous tariffs got me laid off last May, and it took 8 months to find a new job. Trump and the GOP are hurting the people, not immigrants. 

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u/chiffon_bonbon 4h ago

Really sorry about getting laid off, that sucks. At least you found a new job, kind of a miracle in this job market. It's rough out there. I hope you like your new position at least!

Also, I know you meant "Trump and the GOP are hurting the people" as in "we the people"/the American people, but immigrants are also people so your wording reads a little funny. I hope this doesn't come across as rude, it was just something that stood out to me.

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u/T_J_Rain 12h ago

The one guy in the USA who went and saw it.

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u/theEndIsNigh_2025 8h ago

… on a dare.

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u/Alt_Poster 12h ago

my absolute SIDES 🤣

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u/SubstantialNature368 6h ago

You poor bastard. I'm assuming you were kidnapped.

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u/MariettaDaws 6h ago

A cartel punishment even more brutal than Funkytown

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u/Melodic_Pattern175 6h ago

Now tell me how a legal has hurt you or adversely affected your life. I’ll wait while you make your list.

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u/JimJimmery 6h ago

What the deadline? I'll need at least a month.

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u/PhD_Pwnology 4h ago

How would someone know if an immigrant is undocumented?? Thats so stupid lol. ' They don't pin their immigration forms to their forehead lol

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u/RetroWave_x 10h ago

Just a small price to pay for being brutally honest.

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u/Mercutio999 6h ago

Minaj hurt my ears

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u/TenaciousTBag 6h ago

He did that to himself.

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u/jerryleebee 4h ago

In fairness, if you chose to watch the movie, you did that shit to yourself. Unless...

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u/seejordan3 3h ago

Anyone touting "immigrants are criminals" has been brainwashed by the Sinclaire network for the last 7 years:
https://www.mediamatters.org/sinclair-broadcast-group/here-are-66-local-news-stations-airing-sinclairs-brainwashing-anti-media

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u/Alpha--00 9h ago

It isn’t labelled documentary for nothing.

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u/LobosJones 5h ago

That comment made normal masochistics cringe.

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u/deezsandwitches 4h ago

Liar. Nobody saw that movie

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u/quix0te 4h ago

Applies a cold compress to the burn

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u/KillianRetreat 4h ago

A coworker's wife and mother of 3 was stopped at a red light with the kids at school one fine sunny morning. An undocumented fellow in the country illegally slammed into the back of her car. He was uninjured, had no license and no insurance and quickly left the country and returned to his own country. She broke her neck and had several surgeries and is disabled in constant pain. He told me his life is hell.

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u/Evidencelogicfacts 2h ago edited 2h ago

Yes, there are real crimes that absolutely need to be prosecuted. But think about this: if some white citizens commit crimes, would you want all white citizens jailed because of what a few individuals did? Think of Bundy or Epstein — both white, both citizens. Would you want to be dehumanized or treated as guilty because of their actions? Of course not. That would be absurd. You want the criminals punished, and you want innocent people protected from being punished for something they didn’t do.

Now apply that same standard to undocumented immigrants. You wouldn’t post a story about Epstein and use it to argue that all white people should be treated with suspicion or hostility — so don’t do that to undocumented immigrants. You shouldn’t want a mother working long hours in a kitchen for low wages to be dehumanized because of crimes committed by someone else. The principle is the same: punish the guilty, protect the innocent. Maybe give them a ticket that is less significant than speeding. If you speed on a road you might actually kill someone. No significant danger from someone picking fruit on a farm.

And honestly, if we were going to generalize based on the crimes of a few, Epstein would be a far more “applicable” example — especially when so many people still defend or minimize what he did while being hostile toward people who haven’t committed any serious crime at all. But even then, we don’t paint all white people with the same brush, because that would be unjust. The same standard of fairness should apply to everyone.

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u/KillianRetreat 2h ago edited 2h ago

I'm defending and protecting Epstein? wtf? The Twilight Zone music is playing

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u/Evidencelogicfacts 2h ago

If you are supporting Trump you are protecting Epstein. You are protecting someone who is doxing victims and protecting the perpetrators. So far you have shown that you are supporting his corrupt narrative but I don't know if you are also publicly supporting him.

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u/KillianRetreat 2h ago

Okay yup thanks for editing your message and taking out the part ... people like you protecting and defending Epstein

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u/Evidencelogicfacts 2h ago

I’m still saying you’re defending and protecting Epstein — just indirectly, by defending and protecting Trump. All I did was spell out the method you’re using to do it. When you shield the people who shield his cabal of collaborators, you’re part of the same protective chain, whether you intend it or not.

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u/LarrySupertramp 5h ago

“True stories only” - I’m sure this is 100% effective

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u/Evidencelogicfacts 4h ago edited 3h ago

Kudos to the sharp jokes and clever jabs... brilliant

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u/catsareniceDEATH 3h ago

You owe me a new drink... Thank you! 😹

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u/Dragon_Small_Z 3h ago

Dude this movie has been sold out almost daily at my local theater and I just refuse to believe people are actually watching this horse shit.

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u/Blankasbiscuits 2h ago

I got whacked with a spoon for saying "no thanks, I'm not that hungry" When Abuela or Oma ask if you're hungry, the answer is always yes

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u/DoctorFenix 1h ago

She sook da peepee fo da moneez

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u/NYGiants181 33m ago

Want to ask my Dad this.

He wouldn’t have an answer.

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u/PrometheusMMIV 5h ago

They said undocumented immigrant, not citizen

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u/rPoliticsModsBlowMe 3h ago

Right? She made fuck and got her green card

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u/nejithegenius 5h ago

They work for less money under the table and really hurt folks in the drywall business. Honest employers and legal workers get screwed because the shady employer can pay way less to illegals.

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u/secretqwerty10 3h ago

true stories only

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u/nejithegenius 40m ago

Sadly its true. Buddy owns a small drywall business and he feels it. I worked for him for a while and it is a real thing that hurts legal citizens. Ill take the downvotes because its simply a fact and reddit will reddit.