[achilles2000]

So, we need to lose businesses because of government intervention that grossly distorts the labor market? Should we, on the flip side, ignore the government malfeasance of encouraging illegal immigration that grossly distorts wages downward for the unskilled and semi-skilled? Should we just tell people having to compete with illegals that their loss of earnings is just too bad?

[central_va]

So, we need to lose businesses because of government intervention that grossly distorts the labor market? Should we, on the flip side, ignore the government malfeasance of encouraging illegal immigration that grossly distorts wages downward for the unskilled and semi-skilled? Should we just tell people having to compete with illegals that their loss of earnings is just too bad?

No, but those things have to be factored in until such time IF and WHEN those are changed. They may never change.

[DoodleDawg]

Should we, on the flip side, ignore the government malfeasance of encouraging illegal immigration that grossly distorts wages downward for the unskilled and semi-skilled?

Isn't that exactly what you would like to see happen except for legal unskilled and semi-skilled workers?