Don't you think enforcing the minimum wage would stop a lot of illegal immigration?
If we shut down companies that do this, wouldn't at least half the problem go away? And if we don't shut those companies down, aren't we just allowing the poorest of our citizens the opportunity to lose their jobs because there is a cheaper labor source? It seems to me that going after the hiring companies, rather than the individuals, would be one effective way to proceed.
Well-reasoned, non-hateful comments on both sides would be appreciated.
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You are absolutely right, it would end the problem. But big companies have the money and power to pay people off in high places. We seem to have a shortage of people in high places with integrity.
We should bring pressure to bear upon the Mexican govt. to adopt a minimum wage down there!!
NOPE!
Honestly illegal immigrants take those jobs due to the fact that us citizen dont want those jobs..I dont think an Us Citizen is going to work out in the fields picking grapes or work in agriculture in a 110 degree weather..Ive seen alot of us citizen(white people)not to be racist begging for money instead of working.Have u ever see a hispanic beg for money NO! why because they want to earn it..They come here to work not to live off welfare like alot of people with papers..
why should we question peoples right to enter a country-the moral thing to do is do what i do protest about your rights and your views
Have I seen a Mexican beg?
Hell yeah, every day.
they are all over my town and lots of them are unemployed and looking for something for nothing.
Mexicans hit me up for my hard earned cash just about every day.
If they want to earn something, they should focus on earning a green card so they can earn an HONEST living.
I agree completely. I would like to get a pay raise after more than half of my paycheck is going to taxes. Then my tax money is paying for illegals to get food stamps and government benefits. 5.15 an hour is ridiculous with gas is about 3 bucks a gallon. The way things are going now, the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer. Any company that hires illegals should be fined big time. No one should hire illegals. The fact remains...they are illegal!! If you hire them, you are breaking the law.
I think enforcing deportation would stop a lot of illegal immigration.
No. The minimum wage is not much. Major companies pay minimum wages - do you know any that don't? They hire more workers to insure that everyone stays on part-time basis and are therefore inelligible for overtime and benefits. This is not illegal - it's been done to American teenagers for years. The average Mexican worker in Mexico earns 1/10th of what the average American worker earns. Working here will always be attractive to them. Besides enforcing minimum wage laws are as hard as enforcing documented worker laws.
Maybe as part of North American Trade Agreements we should insure fair labor practices by instituting a minimum wage from Canada to Mexico. I honestly think Mexicans would prefer living in Mexico if they had the promise of economic opportunity there. It is a beautiful, although sadly and cancerously corrupt nation.
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