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Old 06-25-2010, 05:25 PM
 
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I can't believe I am on the side of the protesters, but in this case I am. First let me say, I detest any and all illegals, regardless of their plight or reasons for coming to this country and I, like many think everyone living in a country should speak that language, but I also think people who speak multi languages should be paid more.

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If they truly should be paid more, the market will set the price -- not the government.
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Old 06-25-2010, 05:31 PM
 
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If they truly should be paid more, the market will set the price -- not the government.
Except that the government in this case is competing in the same market for employees as the private sector, since nobody is bound to one or the other. The only way the government would be setting the price is if they mandated that all employers, public and private, pay the same premium or stipend.
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