Tuesday, May 02, 2006
If all things were equal I would have no problem with immigrants coming to America. But all things are not equal so the flood of immigrants to this country is harming lower class, unskilled Americans by taking their limited supply of jobs. Many immigrants, especially the illegal immigrants, will work for less than minimum wage with no benefits and thus the unskilled American worker cannot compete.
The unskilled American worker has already lost their manufacturing job to China. So now they are trying to get jobs in infrastructure but now those are being taken by immigrants working for less than a living wage with no benefits. There is no place left for these unskilled workers to go. Let’s face it, not every American can get a college education but they should still be able to get a job to support their family.
Illegal aliens should not be permitted to stay in America as these people are here illegally. There should be no argument here; illegals are illegal. If businesses are found to employ illegals then those businesses should be heavily fined and, in some cases, the owners put in jail and the business closed. If you take away the income from these people provided by business, then you will stop the problem.
Who should we blame for this mess? We should blame the greedy, blood sucking businesses that leech onto cheap labor and suck them dry. We should not blame the illegal immigrants for wanting to better their lives by coming to America; we should blame the businesses who prey upon them. Tougher labor laws are needed to protect American labor. So if we are going to punish anybody then put the business owners and HR people in jail for businesses that employ these illegal workers. It would be wrong to punish the illegals but they should be sent back to their country. If opportunity dries up then they will return to their countries or not even come here to begin with.
Our borders are not protected at all. It would be very easy for Al-Qaeda to penetrate our country through Mexico or Canada, yet no one is talking about that issue. Our borders need to be protected and people who cross illegally should be stopped. The Patriot Act was created specifically to deal with these people. I do believe the Patriot Act chips away at our rights but the reason we need it is because of the flood of undocumented illegals into our country. Perhaps if we could eliminate the illegals from our streets we will no longer have any need for the Patriot Act and we could then reclaim those lost rights again.
The H-1B visa program was created to help business combat the "shortage" of IT workers in America. It did not do that. What it did do was eliminate well-paying IT jobs. Jobs that paid in excess of $60,000 were quickly given to H-1B visa immigrant workers at $30,000 or less. Business would have you believe they need these H-1B immigrants because they cannot find American workers skilled enough to do these jobs. In reality, American workers are in abundance but not at $30,000. This is a microcosm of the problem with immigrant workers.
Pro-business politicians would have you believe these immigrants are needed because Americans will not perform any of these jobs. That is a false statement. Americans will work any job but not at less than market wages. Now you can see how the flood of immigrants both legal and illegal is harmful to lower class and middle class America. Americans already have enough problems finding work without having to compete with immigrants who will work for less than a living wage with no benefits.
You cannot look at this issue through the emotional eyes of the immigrant. The immigrant is trying to better their lives and the lives of their families by coming here and we should all respect that. However, we should be looking at this through the emotional eyes of our poorest American families that cannot find work because an immigrant worker is doing the job for much less than minimum wage. We should always protect Americans first.
The unskilled American worker has already lost their manufacturing job to China. So now they are trying to get jobs in infrastructure but now those are being taken by immigrants working for less than a living wage with no benefits. There is no place left for these unskilled workers to go. Let’s face it, not every American can get a college education but they should still be able to get a job to support their family.
Illegal aliens should not be permitted to stay in America as these people are here illegally. There should be no argument here; illegals are illegal. If businesses are found to employ illegals then those businesses should be heavily fined and, in some cases, the owners put in jail and the business closed. If you take away the income from these people provided by business, then you will stop the problem.
Who should we blame for this mess? We should blame the greedy, blood sucking businesses that leech onto cheap labor and suck them dry. We should not blame the illegal immigrants for wanting to better their lives by coming to America; we should blame the businesses who prey upon them. Tougher labor laws are needed to protect American labor. So if we are going to punish anybody then put the business owners and HR people in jail for businesses that employ these illegal workers. It would be wrong to punish the illegals but they should be sent back to their country. If opportunity dries up then they will return to their countries or not even come here to begin with.
Our borders are not protected at all. It would be very easy for Al-Qaeda to penetrate our country through Mexico or Canada, yet no one is talking about that issue. Our borders need to be protected and people who cross illegally should be stopped. The Patriot Act was created specifically to deal with these people. I do believe the Patriot Act chips away at our rights but the reason we need it is because of the flood of undocumented illegals into our country. Perhaps if we could eliminate the illegals from our streets we will no longer have any need for the Patriot Act and we could then reclaim those lost rights again.
The H-1B visa program was created to help business combat the "shortage" of IT workers in America. It did not do that. What it did do was eliminate well-paying IT jobs. Jobs that paid in excess of $60,000 were quickly given to H-1B visa immigrant workers at $30,000 or less. Business would have you believe they need these H-1B immigrants because they cannot find American workers skilled enough to do these jobs. In reality, American workers are in abundance but not at $30,000. This is a microcosm of the problem with immigrant workers.
Pro-business politicians would have you believe these immigrants are needed because Americans will not perform any of these jobs. That is a false statement. Americans will work any job but not at less than market wages. Now you can see how the flood of immigrants both legal and illegal is harmful to lower class and middle class America. Americans already have enough problems finding work without having to compete with immigrants who will work for less than a living wage with no benefits.
You cannot look at this issue through the emotional eyes of the immigrant. The immigrant is trying to better their lives and the lives of their families by coming here and we should all respect that. However, we should be looking at this through the emotional eyes of our poorest American families that cannot find work because an immigrant worker is doing the job for much less than minimum wage. We should always protect Americans first.
posted by DarthImmortal at 8:47 AM
2 Comments:
Mimi,
Immigrants present a huge problem for all of our social programs. Like you stated, they pay no taxes. But they can obtain government aid thereby compounding the problem. I truly believe these people are brought here to devalue the American worker and deflate wages.
In a true free market system, which we are supposed to have, if your cost to produce goods is cheaper then the price of goods should be cheaper. But since we do not have a true free market system, the companies keep all of these cost savings, so goods continue to inflate in price while the average American wages continue to deflate. This is a type of collusion that should be illegal. As a result company profits grow by huge percentages and the entire profit is kept by the richest groups in America while the poorest groups continue to get poorer. There is no reversal for this trend for the immediate future.
These immigrant workers are nothing but an avenue to a fat profit margin. I feel sorry for them but we must protect the American family first and worry about others only after we have fixed our own.
Thanks for the comment; I always like your comments. :)
We need to be going after the dipshits who are hiring illegal aliens! I don't think that making it a felony to help a person in need is the answer at all. However, since a whole lot of extremely profitable companies hire illegals and have some major lobbies in Washington, I suspect that this will most likely not happen.
Also, for someone to enter this country illegally is a slap in the face to the people who came here LEGALLY to better their lives. I have a couple of friends who are mostly from eastern Europe, one of which from the Ukraine who spent 12 years getting his US citizenship. To make illegal aliens full citizens would make a complete mockery of all the work my friend and others like him have done to become Americans legally and honestly.
We have these immigration laws for a reason, and to break those laws shows a complete disrespect for America and its citizens.
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