How come the the US has to hire legal and illegal aliens to work on agriculture and jobs that nobody likes?
449741
First, our government doesn't HAVE to hire anyone for anything.  It usually is the owners of the farms who do the hiring.  They are seeking a profit, & this means that the people who will work for the least amount of money will be hired to do the job so that the profits will be higher for the owner.  I see all types of people working in the fields, but a larger percentage of them are of Latino Heritage.  They have a oneness and more of the work ethic instilled in their culture than the average American.
1453
I believe that like it or not nothing effective will ever be done and for this reason... illegal aliens usually come here to make money and create a better life for themselves. With the knowledge that they are illegal they are very willing to take jobs that pay under the minimum wage in order to even have a job. since this is illegal there is no way to get help on raising thier pay so they are stuck. This situation is appealing to the owners of agriculture because they can pay them very little for very hard labor increasing their profits. this in turn helps our economy as well as filling jobs that most americans do not want. So bush probably doesnt feel the need to address this problem.
190320
it should be a criminal offense to hire anyone, without legal papers. we americans. when we apply for a job. we have to present 2 forms of identification. drivers license, social security card. sometimes birth certificates. we cannot even get a job without doing this. have to take drug test. have to have physicals. i agree there should be extreme consequences for these people who hire them.
912800
The US government is not the one hiring illegals, but you are right in as much as I believe the US government should penalize the employers for hiring illegals.  May I add that most employers do hire illegals because the illegals cannot complain about how they are underpaid, overworked, and abused.  More money for the employers.
723675
Immigrants would stop coming illegally if people would stop hiring them. But the people who hire illegal immigrants are also folks who have a lot of influence with Congress because they're wealthy. They want to keep the cheap labor, and they'll pull campaign contributions for anyone who votes for real reform.
427168
I'm tired of the stereotype that Americans wouldn't do the work that illegals do. Illegals do all kinds of jobs for less than minimum wage which drive the wages down for U.S. citizens. Construction jobs are an example. There are lots of illegals doing construction jobs that Americans used to do because the companies can keep more of the profits if they pay less for the workers. All that does is make companies wealthier and Americans poorer. Illegals are stealing jobs that Americans have done for years.
471143
There is a huge incentive for poor people in a desperately corrupt country to face almost certain death to come to a place where there are far too many short-sighted employers who are willing to sabotage our country by circumventing the whole idea of supply and demand for labor. The problem is not that Americans will not do the jobs that are needed, but that they are not willing to do the jobs for the wages that are offered. Supply and demand says that if you want labor in a tight market, you have to pay what it is worth. By purposefully recruiting desperate people who are entering illegal, and thus cannot defend any human rights they have, the employers are able to pay slave wages, charge for mimimum wage, and pocket the difference.\n\nWe the people are the losers. Instead of building a wall to keep out immigrants, we should deport criminal employers.
455016
They are the problem, they should have to pay huge fines and jail time. The people coming here are just looking for a better life. The people that do the hiring should have to do background checks and not hire ILLEGALS.
1157586
if you want to come to this country legally to work, you need a sponsor.  that means someone that wants to give you a skilled job which american citizens cannot fill.  \nmost illegal aliens that i have heard of are working as day laborers or in food processing plants like purdue etc.  these are below poverty level wages that are not something the government will not recognize as essential.  this is where a guest worker program would be much easier to deal with.
645854
I'm with you.  I just can't understand why this is allowed to happen.  I just keep asking, "what part of illegal are they having trouble with"?  And as far as the government is concerned, what can I say?  The whole thing just frosts me.  I almost never vote for an incumbent and after this I may remove the word "almost" from that statement.\n\nI'm sure you understand that if we legalize all of them right now, it will only lead to more illegals entering to take the $.50 an hour jobs these folks will no longer qualify for.  \n\nI give up.  I am so flustered I can't even make sense of my own thoughts.
637081
Although I like your question, most of those jobs go through more of a rigorous screening and background check than, say, a day laborer.  An "illegal" is just trying to make ends meet, just like the rest of us. I would welcome more people in the world with a higher education, regardless of ethnicity, or how they arrived to where they live.\nBut it is true to note that if this did happen, more politicians and upper-middle class folks would be more forceful in solving the problem. As it is now, they rather illegal immigrants do the hard work because legal employees have more rights, and expect more money, and in essence, seem lazier.
1016640
Seems to be the same reason that Bush wants to keep illegals. To work the jobs in the fields that nobody else wants.
399360
A good friend of mine had a prosperous lawn mowing business. "Had" being the key word here. He refused to hire anyone that was in this country illegally. The competition started using illegal slave labor "mexicans" and put him right out of business. He had no problem at all finding people willing to work but when other companies are paying way below minimum wage....what could he do???
622875
it's easy to say "let them have the jobs we don't want to do" Well yea, nobody WANTS to do some of this work, but some of us HAVE to. They are making it more difficult for regular blue collar workers to make a living. My husband has been in construction all his life, used to provide really well for us but now most places won't even hire legal citizens anymore and if they do it doesn't pay anything at all, my husband has over 15 yrs experience and is lucky to find a job paying more than 9 dollars an hour. Anyone who says it is okay is obviously not being affected by it.
1187158
LOL ...Maybe you, your  family, and friends should get off welfare and get off your lazy a$$es and get to work. Then there would be no need to hire or work for illegal aliens.
694467
This nations job and obligation is to its legal citizens first,then if there is anything left ,to help other less fortunate country's,do so..We do not have any right at all to take anything from this nations legal Americans and give it to illegal aliens..Its ludicrous to even think that way.Its an insult to all Americans.Take care of Americans first.Always
363406
Because the new bill will make it a felony to be in the country illegally.  It will also be a felony to hire someone who is illegally in the United States.