Where do American's stand on immgration?

[le roi]

Originally Posted by candycanechick

Look Denmark pays it's workers $20/hour for 40hours/week, and gives healthcare and family leave. including at Mc Donald's. A Big Mac is $0.8 more expensive.

Ok. Danish workers earn more, and Big Macs cost 80 cents more.

Were you trying to make some broader point? Is this supposed to be meaningful in the context of the discussion in some way?

[Delahanty]

Originally Posted by candycanechick

I keep hearing people say "our immigration system is broken". But, what's fixing it really mean?

If we let 11million people in, where are they going to work? We already have a large number of unemployed Americans that have given up. Everyone brings up systems like Denmark, but they have very controlled immigration because they realize the impact immigration has to wages.

Then, there are the X number of guest worker programs. It's like, why are we not training or paying well enough that our people are doing these jobs since we have so many unemployed citizens.

And, I'm tired of hearing "If you deport the illegals, big macs will be a billion dollars and the economy will collapse" <- kool-aid.

I mean, Denmark pays fast food workers $20/hour, gives then 40 hours per week, health care and family leave. Big Macs cost $0.8 more than in the US. The world isn't ending.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/28/bu...staurants.html

So what does immigration reform look like to you and why?

The only thing broken about the current immigration system is that, unlike in the past, we're importing people with no means of supporting themselves (or sponsors here who'll assume that responsibility) , and those here on visas routinely overstay, without oversight.

Notice I didn't mention illegal aliens. That's because your topic is immigration. And despite the flood of invaders, there still exists a mechanism to enter this country legally.

People here illegally have nothing to do with immigration.