Apparently the free market has already decided. $6.90 hr.
It is a free market but with "unfair competion", ie hiring illegals....With fair competition for the jobs and products, then see what happens to wages...include following the Fair Labor Standards Act and paying required benefits like workers comp and SS..otherwise those breaking the law have an advantage over those that don't...Either we are a Nation of laws or we aren't we can't pick and choose which ones to follow...
Not really. A truly "free market" doesn't uphold the concept of "unfair competition". That's a public policy that has nothing to do with economics. The law, and economics, are two different things. Which is why we have a controversy.