There was chemistry between my daughter and this man, and they started spending time together; the original guy immediately stepped aside.
Fast-forward: After a particularly fun hike and dinner, the Eastern European said they should plan a backpacking trip.
I want to turn him in to immigration because we have ample homegrown jerks and don’t need to import more, and also because his work is a high-paying blue-collar job we probably don’t need to bring in workers to do.
If you report him and the government finds that Even if you think these statutes exist for a sound reason, in taking it upon yourself to bring down the full weight of the law, you will have radically reduced his prospects in a vindictive manner.
But you have a very limited basis on which to judge his overall character; and even if he is, in some respects, a jerk, you can’t seriously think reducing the number of jerks in the United States by one is a contribution to our national welfare.
Of course, there are debates among economists about how the welfare of American workers, at different skill levels, is affected by immigrants; I think most would agree that immigration has increased America’s total wealth, even if that wealth is unevenly distributed — there can be winners and losers.
One more thing: Whatever you do, shouldn’t you ask your daughter what she thinks about all this before making a decision? The wrong that you’re responding to was done not to you but to her.
My friend was not aware that his longtime friend was experiencing any serious marital problems. He ultimately stayed mum about what he saw.
It wasn’t respectful of your friend to deprive the husband of the opportunity to make his own judgment about what happened and how to respond.
We have had the same gardeners for 15 years, and they were satisfactory until the owner turned the business over to his son-in-law, who does not do a good job.
It’s natural to develop a personal relationship with people who do a job for you over a long time — and ethically troubling if you don’t.
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