Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
As long ago as 1988 the NYT recognized that illegal aliens drive down wages.
Quote:
Under contracts negotiated by the Service Employees International Union, blacks and legal Hispanic immigrants working as janitors at office buildings in downtown Los Angeles had won wage and benefits reaching a peak of $12 an hour by 1983. But a group of nonunion janitorial services hiring predominantly illegal immigrants began to wrestle the best building contracts away from the unionized companies, driving the union scale back down to $4 an hour and less. Of 2,500 black janitors under high-wage contracts in 1977, 100 were still paid comparative wages by 1985.
So why does the party that claims to want to raise wages support illegal aliens increasing the supply of labor?
The business community has taken full advantage. They are like drug pushers, giving the 'fix' of a low wage job to people who need the work yet can not complain about bad conditions. A double win for businesses and their investors.
This is an underclass American business people can freely exploit. Something like what 'Right to Work' laws try to achieve only better.
Yes, it is perfectly understandable why some members of the pro-business GOP would like illegal immigration.
Why does the party who claims to want to raise wages wish to increase the labor supply?
Well, I do consider immigrants to be better human beings than Trump supporters, so yes I'd happily keep hard working Mexicans here and get rid of Trump voters. The latter are extremely dangerous, evil people. Immigrants are just trying to provide for their family.
This is the old Deplorable effect.
You are falling for the Liberal tricks of mixing words, rounding the pointy edged ones and altering meanings. In the above you say "immigrants are better human beings than Trump supporters"
You left off the "illegal" word which is the most important aspect.
I'm married to an immigrant that chose to follow the law. She respects the rules and loves America and if she could have she would have voted for Trump to block the mess that was Hillary.
Legal law abiding immigrants are welcomed.
Illegal law breaking immigrants need to be rounded up and sent to the back of the line.
Why should they get preference over someone who is following the rules to gain entry to America?
We are all trying to provide for ourselves and family but willingly breaking the laws of our society will eventually catch up to you and why shouldn't they? Are you trying to propose special treatment for criminals?
Illegal aliens aren't "immigrants", for God's sake!! Illegal aliens are more human than legal immigrants and our own citizens based on who they voted for??? WTH???
why is it perceived that Democrats did either when both parties have the same immigration policy, one simply says to secure the border first while the other says help the people first.
also, why are only white people considered the working man ??????
and why do you only talk about Hispanic illegals ????
EXACTLY, and besides.... it is the greedy-ass Republican corporate owners who refuse to pay a "living wage" and prefer to hire cheap labor or use foreign sweatshops, exactly like the Trump family!
Republicans conveniently ignore the fact that big business loves exploiting undocumented workers. The GOP is establishment is against immigration reform precisely because companies love having a giant underclass of workers they can pay lower than the minimum wage. Until there is a path to citizenship, you'll have undocumented workers driving down wages. Unfortunately for us, the Republican party is completely owned by corporate interests.
Unfortunately both parties are being held captive by the really big contributors. Billary moved the Democrats from primarily supporting workers to supporting owners. Incidentally they became multimillionaires doing so. The Democrats need to end the Clinton Era and get back to basics.
why is it perceived that Democrats did either when both parties have the same immigration policy, one simply says to secure the border first while the other says help the people first.
also, why are only white people considered the working man ??????
and why do you only talk about Hispanic illegals ????
Then are you not against Trump wanting to deport illegals and erect a wall on our southern border?
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
