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Obviously, you don’t realize the profits the greedy employers reap from their illegal workforce are not shared with consumers. After all, they ARE greedy, and greedy people tend to also be selfish.
If anything, we will have less salmonella and other outbreaks from illegals relieving themselves on our crops. Perhaps you haven’t noticed there hasn’t been a decline in food prices. I don’t know about your region of the country, but in my area, prices, including fruit and veggies, continue to climb. If we were truly benefiting from massive cheap labor, lettuce would cost $.05 a head.
Many advocates of legalizing illegals either have chosen to ignore this or feel that the savings are passed on.
For the sake of argument lets assume that these employers simply divert the savings to cover other additional costs. I can almost buy into that notion . One problem. Take dairy farmers for example. Why does Milk cost the same even when produced on farms that use illegal labor?
Why do houses cost the same that were built using illegal labor as do those built using honest contractors? My house for example. I ran off a mason that used illegals, my foundation cost the same in the end...
The propaganda machine...."if not for illegals picking your fruits and veggies you would be paying $8.00 a lb for your tomatoes", blah, blah, blah. All the while they ignore that there are unlimited visas available for the farmers to import legal foreign workers to pick crops.
To an extent they are, much of how to an extent Walmart's prices are lower. It really does depend on the demographic and the item.
That's not a given. Salmonella and illegal immigration do not go hand in hand. There has been a slight decline in food prices nationally, due to the recession.
To be fair, there is much speculation, on both sides, considering illegal immigrants and farming.
I believe Walmart’s prices are lower primarily due to them importing cheap goods from China. However, most prices have skyrocketed over the last several years. Retailers don’t have much choice now given our current economic climate. They have to lower prices if they want to sell their goods. Had our economy not tanked, they would still be charging high prices, despite employing illegal aliens.
Have you compared your grocery bill from today to that of two years ago? I have, and it’s astounding. I can’t shop for groceries and spend less than $250, unless I’m just buying a few items. I have paid as much as $400 at the grocery store, and I only have one child to feed. Granted, I do buy extras because he’s a teenager, and his friends come here on a regular basis, but it’s still ridiculous.
Have you compared your grocery bill from today to that of two years ago? I have, and it’s astounding. I can’t shop for groceries and spend less than $250, unless I’m just buying a few items. I have paid as much as $400 at the grocery store, and I only have one child to feed. Granted, I do buy extras because he’s a teenager, and his friends come here on a regular basis, but it’s still ridiculous.
I hear ya! We go about every 2-3 weeks and it is $250 minimum. My daughter is 12. I feed the neighborhood kids, too.
Same here. I am retired and only have to feed myself and my spouse but I spend nearlly 100 bucks a week on groceries. Prices have risen substantially over the years including fruits and veggies which the pro-illegals claim we are saving money on if they were picked by illegals. Yeah, right!
Same here. I am retired and only have to feed myself and my spouse but I spend nearlly 100 bucks a week on groceries. Prices have risen substantially over the years including fruits and veggies which the pro-illegals claim we are saving money on if they were picked by illegals. Yeah, right!
As I've said on another forum, here in Colorado the oranges we bought came from South Africa, (NOT CA, AZ or FL), the cherry tomatoes came from Mexico and the bell peppers came from Canada. Not a single piece of fruit or vegetable came from anywhere in this country. How do we even know hiring illegals in this country keeps prices low? You can't buy any fruit or veggies produced in this country which is why we started going to Whole Foods because they support the local farmers whenever possible. I mean seriously? Oranges all the way from South Africa? Are you kidding me?
As I've said on another forum, here in Colorado the oranges we bought came from South Africa, (NOT CA, AZ or FL), the cherry tomatoes came from Mexico and the bell peppers came from Canada. Not a single piece of fruit or vegetable came from anywhere in this country. How do we even know hiring illegals in this country keeps prices low? You can't buy any fruit or veggies produced in this country which is why we started going to Whole Foods because they support the local farmers whenever possible. I mean seriously? Oranges all the way from South Africa? Are you kidding me?
Not as simple as picking a few crops, agriculture continues being the most important sector in the United States economy, and farms from Vermont to so. Ca rely heavily on migrant workers. To trivialize this economic sector is very risky mostly in view of the exodus of so many manufacturing jobs, we can not rely on an economy based on fast food joints....
Not as simple as picking a few crops, agriculture continues being the most important sector in the United States economy, and farms from Vermont to so. Ca rely heavily on migrant workers. To trivialize this economic sector is very risky mostly in view of the exodus of so many manufacturing jobs, we can not rely on an economy based on fast food joints....
I completely agree. Many areas in California are largely agricultural sectors. Many hire illegal immigrants to do the job. If we were to remove those immigrants, California would seriously go down hill. We would then be forced to buy ALL our produce from foreign countries.
I completely agree. Many areas in California are largely agricultural sectors. Many hire illegal immigrants to do the job. If we were to remove those immigrants, California would seriously go down hill. We would then be forced to buy ALL our produce from foreign countries.
That I find hard to believe. Even Cesar Chavez was hostile towards illegal aliens------------to the point he supported raids by the old INS (now ICE) against same.
So food prices rise a bit since the employers would have to pay Americans/green card holders appropriate wages; I am not that concerned about it.
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