In every language, the dictionary definition of HIPOCRECIA!
October 16, 2007 by Zulima FarberJust imagine. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents are
conducting a raid at Wal-Mart, or McDonalds, or Dunkin Donuts, or, for
that matter, the corner nail salon, and, upon discovering several
employees who lack the necessary documents proving they are authorized
to work in this country, turn to the president, HR Director or owner for
an explanation of how it came to be that the company hired these workers
in apparent violation of the law. By way of explanation, the
responsible party tells the agents that the workers were hired only
after the employer asked whether the applicants were authorized to work
in this country, and each worker said yes. No, Mr. Agent, we did not
wait to see proof that they were authorized to work here, as the law
requires; we took their word for it! I know by now you’re saying to
yourself that you cannot imagine such an occurrence. But that is
exactly what a certain elected official in this State wants us to
believe, and not that, like the millions of citizens who hire the
undocumented immigrants, he was looking for cheap labor. For political
campaign work, no less. That is, in every language, the dictionary
definition of HIPOCRECIA.
