RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: IMMIGRATION
Send Us Your Working Poor
Texas sends migrants to Manhattan
In what they consider a declaration of war
But with a severe shortage of labor
There is a reality we cannot ignore
Send us your poor, your huddled masses
We need them at restaurants and bars
We don’t need a war between classes
We don’t need your right to bear arms
But we’ll take Willie Nelson and Austin
We acknowledge that Texas has charms
So send us the workers you do not want
We need them to help fight our fires
We don’t need you to take us backwards
But we do need a whole lot of hires
We need nurses and teachers and aides
Send them before ours retire
We need them to work in our plants
We need them to work in our schools
All we ask is an honest day’s labor
And we’d like you to honor our rules
We’ll give you a good hearty welcome
Unlike those Texas fools
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