Done in the Woodie Guthrie Protest style. A story of how the Bush policy of "if they have a job they can stay" makes for near slave labor for the Illegal and lost jobs for the legal immigrates and other workers in the trades

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I was working a big job with situations like this. For Pedro, Romel, Juan, and Pablo The legals I knew who felt this way.
Hope this is not to offensive to those who like our other music, Pulled out my old D18 Martin grandma Terry and Dad bought me in 1971 to try to re-create a time when I was a Folksinger Produced by Skiffy Flippo (like all our music)

Me and Pedro we worked for the man
Just making a living how ever we can
work hard with our skills to make a fair wage
and leave all we got at the end of the day

Pedro he worked with a green card
and he'd leave the country when it expired
he became a citizen just three weeks today
But illegals have taken his job away
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He works at our trade and he buys all his tools
learned to speak english and plays by the rules
Layoff time comes and his work looks the best
But illegals are working for 8 dollars less
Layoff time comes and his work looks the best
But illegals are working for 8 dollars less

Now listen George Bush our families need food
shelter, clothes, and transportation just like you
He's worked in your country and played by your rules
Now you give the illegals Pedro's job too
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Now listen George Bush I know your in with the man
You'll all cheat poor people whenever you can
But work and rules is something we need
The illegals don't need no amnesty
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Illegals have taken our jobs away
Proclamation King George has passed out today
As quick as your legal they'll lay you off
And lead an illegal to your feed trough
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