On Apr 9, 11:21=A0am, "adam russell" <adamruss...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:
> Id like to add that the entire labor market becomes depressed due to
illeg=
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> workers. =A0They work cheap not because they are mexican or because they
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re
> poor, but primarily because they are illegal. =A0It significantly
reduces
> their ability to ask higher wages. =A0This first reduces the going wage
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> that specific labor market, and secondarily reduces the going wages in
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> labor market in general for that geographic area. =A0Legal workers cant
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k
> for more pay for farming (as example) when the employer can just go out
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> get illegals cheaper. =A0And people in other industries in the area also
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ave
> reduced ability to tell their employer "Ill just go work for someone
else =
if
> I cant get more pay here", since there are less choices of other places
to=
> go since some jobs choices are monopolized by cheap illegal labor.
=A0Ever=
yone
> that works for a living loses wages to a degree depending on how distant
> they are from the illegal jobs market.
Perhaps in the area of unskilled labor, but that's about all. A
significant pool to be sure, but not as critical to the overall
economic picture as some would have us believe. Every job in this
country has a market clearing price, which can vary considerably
depending on where it is. Employers who want to stay in business
can't pay more than that, and employees who want to keep their jobs
better not expect more than that. Unless you have some sort of hard
to find technical or professional skill set, that these illegals
simply don't possess, telling your boss you're going somewhere else if
you don't get a raise will result in unemployment. Doesn't have
anything to do, in my opinion, with their status.
Regards,
Sarge
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