(08-28-2024, 04:00 PM)The Real Marty Wrote:

(08-28-2024, 11:33 AM)Sneakers Wrote: Do you support employers using illegal workers all the time, or only when it benefits you personally?

I'm just saying... if we export 10 million Mexicans, it's going to have an effect.  And we're all going to feel it.  

But I'm not endorsing employing illegal aliens.

This has been actually going on for years, perhaps decades.  I remember helping my father when they were building the current house that they live in some 15 years ago or so.  I was helping him rough in all of the electrical.  The framers were there at the same time and I don't think that a single one of them spoke English other than their foreman.  They did good and amazing work and weren't union employees who had to have their breaks at a certain time for a certain time.  I witnessed one of them ask my father if he would rather arch the entry into a hallway rather than just having it rectangular.  My father told him "sure" and I watched this guy do it just by eye without a tape measure and it came out perfectly.

Yes, Mexican labor is usually a lot less expensive and the final product is most of the time better than what would be produced by union labor.  The difference is that they take pride in their craftsmanship and are not "entitled" like so many today.  They are simply grateful to have a job and be able to earn for themselves and their families.

These aren't the people that President Trump is talking about deporting, and I can almost certainly guarantee that they didn't come here on vacation and over stay their visas.

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