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Given that my father worked in the meat-packing industry most of his life, my mother is somewhat understanding to the fact that these are not easy or necessarily fun jobs to have.

For some, I keep hearing about how we must be sypathetic to the plight of illegal aliens "doing jobs Americans won't do"...

READ THIS STORY if you believe that claptrap:

Loss for one is another's gain: Applicants line up to fill jobs left empty by Swift plant raid

GREELEY, Colorado - The line of applicants hoping to fill jobs vacated by undocumented workers taken away by immigration agents at the Swift & Co. meat-processing plant earlier this week was out the door Thursday.

Among them was Derrick Stegall, who carefully filled out paperwork he hoped would get him an interview and eventually land him a job as a slaughterer. Two of his friends had been taken away by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and he felt compelled to fill their rubber boots.

"Luckily, they had no wives or family they left behind. But it was still sad. They left their apartments filled with all their stuff. I took two dogs one of them had. The other guy had a cat I gave to my sister," he said.

And it sounds like he's a pretty good candidate to take their job as well. Jobs "Americans won't do?"...keep reading:

Greg Bonifacio heard about the job openings on television and brought his passport, his Colorado driver's license, his Social Security card and even a color photograph of himself as a young Naval officer to prove his military service.

"I don't want to hassle with any identification problems because of my last name," said Bonifacio, a 59- year-old Thornton resident of Filipino heritage.

Why couldn't we require the same? Some applicants I've seen in my travels don't even bring a pen. Keep reading:

As it turned out, the Colorado Workforce office that was taking applications did not require any identification.

A great way for government to set the example, eh? Keep reading:

Hernandez, who had gone to the employment office because her husband was there to apply for unemployment insurance, decided to apply for a job at Swift on a whim.

"My whole family used to work there. My mom, my aunt, uncles," she said. "I guess it sort of runs in our blood."

On a whim? How comfortable do you have to be in unemployment to be able to apply for a job "on a whim"...

Yes, the Bush economy is at it again.