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Published July 15, 2008, 12:00 AM

Letter: Residents don’t all earn ‘golden salary’

To the Editor: As much as I agree with Ms. Cox’s letter and her response (R-E, July 12), I wonder if she read the entire article?

By: Leanne Anderson , Red Wing, The Republican Eagle

To the Editor:

As much as I agree with Ms. Cox’s letter and her response (R-E, July 12), I wonder if she read the entire article?

My household is a typical double income family, meaning two parents both working. I work two jobs, neither of which puts me in the “golden salary” of over $15 and hour. I work because I have to put groceries on the table, gas in the car and clothes on my children’s backs.

Do I like working like this? No. I will have to do it, even if they send all illegal immigrants away. I do it because our government is so clueless as to what it takes for a “normal” middleclass family to survive these days.

If you want to live here, become a legal U.S. citizen, learn English and struggle like the rest of us. If you can do that, more power to you.

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