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Originally Posted by Dankdude
What you do not understand Maco is this.
Corporations exploit illegals at the expense of the American worker.
They keep wages down and raise the unemployment rate amongst American citizens.
Example:
In the 1980's and early 1990's the going rate for a carpenter started at $13.00 an hour. Now it is hard for a master carpenter to make over $8.50 an hour. ( a trip to Home Depot will prove this)
Oil Drilling rigs is one of the more dangerous jobs going in the US, due to the danger the rate of pay is high, (starting wage is about $19.05 an hour) But the rate of pay should be higher. The reason the wages aren't high is because the oil drilling companies play the "if you don't like it, there are plenty of Mexicans who would be happy to have your job.
I have nothing against Mexican people or any other race, I just want them to come here legally and assimilate to the American ways.
Besides, Mexican immigration laws are a lot tougher than ours, we just want to make our as tough as the Mexican immigration laws.
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I know, but I'll repeat for th n-th time, I'm not talking about illegals
however, an idea comes to my mind, if there is free trade, free flow of labour force would be a good idea, you want globalization? there is