(07-08-2022, 07:55 AM)The Real Marty Wrote:

(07-08-2022, 07:29 AM)flsprtsgod Wrote: Agreed. Close and seal the border, expel the illegals, then restart legal, vetted immigration. Combine that with drastic reductions in welfare benefits and we'll have no shortage of workers.

Stopping illegal immigration is a good idea.  Expelling 11 million illegal immigrants is impossible.  And doing all that before letting in any more legal immigrants would leave us with a worker shortage and resulting stagflation for many years.  We need to let in more legal immigrants now.  

Besides, even if we could expel all the illegals, why would we have to do that before we let in more legal immigrants?

Or... maybe... with reduced welfare (or at least the option to move out of welfare), some of these companies could stop making record profits and start paying their employees more.

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You know, this is what really irks me about modern politics and spouting tropes like, "Congress is ineffective." Who benefits most from cheap labor? It's not us, otherwise I wouldn't have to tip in EVERY store I go to. We keep raising minimum wage and importing cheap labor. Our unions are 100% political and in on the take. Every year, the elite get richer in this country, while the wealth in the middle class shrinks. Marty, you're living in a fantasy land, and the only reason you think we need more cheap labor is because mega corporations want more cheap labor. It drives OUR wages down. This country is a [BLEEP] mess, and it's because we, the people, quibble over the stupidest [BLEEP] and let these corporations take advantage of us.

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