immigrant labor is a pretty good deal, huh?
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It is?  To the immoral, unscrupulous employer yes, because he/she does not have to pay matching FICA, does not have to provide 401K, insurance, workers comp, and has a docile work force.  For the rest of society, it is a disaster.
405321
Immigrants are welcome as long as they become legal the right way.
572534
Because the immigrants contribute to the greatness of this country.
996958
Most of the people complain about why immigrants come here ilegally, so they should all agree.  If it wasn't so hard to do things the right way, all immigrants would be here legally.
382943
Correct on EVERY thing you have said....Nice job sassy. Not to mention..It is being said that prices of goods and services would be on the rise when we deport the "illegals" from our land. If this is the case..why haven't prices gone down as a result of there illegal employment?
1084773
You have explained this very nicely.  Savings that the employers reap by hiring illegals at far lower costs are not passed onto the consumers.  It is kept by the employers as higher profits.  Illegals are not causing our food to be cheaper.  This is a myth!
196375
Yes, America is the home of immigrants. Not Illegal Immigrants, however.
937143
I completely agree with you, it was a win-win situation. Besides, immigration is what has made this country the economic Juggernaut that it is as well as keeping us vital.
674134
It is and there have been some arrests recently. The reason companies hire illegals is that they can pay them little and remain competitive. If we are serious about stopping this, then we must be willing to pay higher prices for the goods they help produce. If the companies have to pay decent wages and benefits, it WILL raise prices to the consumers. So, instead of calling these companies greedy, we need to decide just how greedy are we? Greedy enough to look the other way so we can pay low prices?
812056
It's amazing what jobs the US is contracting to overseas workers these days. The IRS seems to be doing it, too.
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Im not sure of everything. but I do think that if the owner KNOWS tehre illegal but hires them any way jsut to make more money (pay immigrants less) then they have a pretty big fine---just not enough to stop them from hirining illigal immigrant.\nagain I dont know all my facts---this is just what I rember from school\n\n\n\n\n~shellybell~
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The government does to reap benefits from cheap labor in the form of lobbyist (in support of big business) who support their campaigns financially. \n\nWhy is this not a no brainer for most people?\n\nNot only that, Mexican's aren't the only illegals in the country, there are large amounts of Asians (who cross the border illegally) and a growing number of Easter Europeans (who come as guest workers but stay even after their visa's expire) here illegally in this country.  \n\nI had a friend (Eastern European, from Bulgaria) who was brought here by a Bulgarian company that partnered with American companies to set up Bulgarian workers to work for American companies.  She worked pretty much like a slave for Six Flags (from sun up to sun down for $5.75) for months until she just quit.  In order to keep from becoming illegal, she became a student a "school" (I say school because the place was a small office in an office park that looked more like an apartment building) where she paid them $800 every 3 months.  She finally couldn't afford it anymore and stopped paying and is now illegal.  \n\nThere are more where she comes from and the number keeps growing as companies continue to ship people in to exploit them.\n\nThe U.S. Government inacted NAFTA, after which led to a huge jump in the number of illegal immigrants from Mexico.  That would be in my opinion the way in which the government is allowing illegal immigrant labor to keep wages low.  How is that a conspiracy theory?
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Made_in_America(Above)-Hows This Answer ????\n\nLEGAL Immigration is a good and healthy thing for a nation, because it is done at a rate and in a way that allows a country to collectively decide what sort of labor/jobs ratios it wants to maintain. Limitless ILLEGAL Immigration, however, leads to the modern-day equivalent of slavery, benefiting only the conservative corporate elites.\n \nTranslation:To The Conservative Corporate Elite In This Nation...The Answer To Your Question Is YES\n\nAlthough These"Indentured Servants"Are Free To Go, They Stay Because Their Lives ARE, No Doubt, Better Than At Home,\nBut ILLEGALs Are Still A HUGE DRAIN To The Taxpayers\n\nHeres Something NOBODY Thought Of Yet\n\nIF We Deport The ILLEGAL Immigrants employers would respond to this new, tighter, labor market in two ways. \n\n1: They would offer HIGHER Wages, INCREASED Benefits, and Improved Working Conditions, so as to recruit and retain people from the remaining pool of workers.\n\n2:At the same time, the same employers would look for ways to eliminate some of the jobs they now are having trouble filling. The result would be a NEW Equilibrium, with Blue-Collar Workers making somewhat Better Money, but each one of those workers being more productive.                     \n\n In Turn The US unemployment rate would drop close to zero, and wages would begin to rise. The American middle class would begin to return to viability, as would the union movement in this nation.\n\n(Wait A Sec....I Aint Done....Stay With Me Here Folks)\n\nThe NEXT Turn Of Events Would Be For IMMIGRANTS To Come To The US In Search Of A Better Life And Then You Would Not Ask Questions Like THIS Because The IMMIGRANTS Would Be Getting A FAIR And DECENT Wage,(NOT $3.00Per Hour)And Would NOT Have To Shack Up 10-15 Inna Cardboard Box,They WILL Pay TAXES,They Will Have Insurance(HEALTH And OTHERwise) And The REST Of The Nation Would Not Look DOWN On Them As We All Have Shown That We Do Right In These Forums Because They Would Be LEGAL, DOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS In Our Nation\n\nResult:Better For The Immigrants-Better For The Economy\nAnd Situations Described Above By meridocbrandybuck Would Be Virtually IMPOSSIBLE(You Are Describing Some ILLEGAL Immigrants)\n\nThe ANSWER To Your Question Is \nLimitless ILLEGAL Immigration IS, Without A Doubt, the Modern-Day EQUIVALENT of slavery, benefiting only the Conservative Corporate Elites.\n\nSeems To Me That The Administrations Agenda To Keep Their Foot On The Throats Of The American Middle Class Is Finally Coming To The Surface
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A good amount is probably 6.00/hr. But some ask for more.
324090
Well I believe that jobs are out there to be found, you just have to put effort into it. As for immigrants, they dont come here to vacation, they come here to work their behinds off to get a better life
642428
Personally I am all for immigrants being here.  They are very hard workers!  At least they are here trying to make a living for their families, unlike alot of dead beat citizens living off the government.  They are here trying to provide for their families working jobs that most americans think that they are too good to do.  This past weekend I visted Kansas City, and on almost street corner their was a american citizen holding a sign up begging for food or money.  Why is this?  Why are they begging for money when they are sooo many jobs out there?  They are born here in the United States with everything.  They have legal papers to work, so why are they looking for hand outs?  Hispanics come here with out papers and find work almost anywhere.  They are not afraid to work.  You don't ever see them standing on the street corners begging, no you see them in the fields, chicken plants, orchards and almost every contrustion site WORKING!  Working for their families so that they can have a life.  You don't see them at the wellfare offices sigining up on food stamps and wic do you?  Living off my hard earned taxes that the government takes from my check.  But you will see alot of lazy american citizens setting there waiting for a hand out.  I am a american citizen and came from a very poor family, but my mother worked hard to feed us kids and made sure we had everything that we needed. She never looked for hand outs, she got out there and worked.  The government has made it too easy for us to live for free.  They give people food stamps, pay for there housing (HUD), and help with their utilites.  All free of charge, taken from the tax payers checks.  I understand there is some people out there that does need help, like senior citizens and disabled people, but young teenagers and grown able to work adults, no.  Most of them have more kids just to get more money from the government.  Take a good look at our very own citizens before you judge other people.  God made the world for all...don't you remember the song in school....this land is your land?  God created all things!  I think these people trying to provide for their families will make in heaven before the lazy muchers do.  Get to know an immigrant and you will find out what a family really is.  Their family values are so unlike americans.  Very kind and caring people.  I am happily married to a Mexican lady, and her and her family is one of the most rewarding part of my life.  So what do I think about illegal immigrants? Hats off for people trying to make a better life for their families!
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the illegal immigrant, they provide cheap labor