Quote: That's right because the illegals have driven down the wages. Construction jobs in my area used to pay $12-15 hour. Now they pay 8-9.00 because the hispanics have come in an worked for peanuts.
Publius Valerius response:
But that's how the market works
My response:
Boy what did we ever do in the 50's, 60'sand 70's?? Guess your job is not one under threat....for now.
People overpaid. That's what we did.
As an aside, I can do my job better than other people. Thus, my job is not under threat. Competition is good for everyone, and if someone comes along that can do my job better than I can at a cheaper price, I certainly can't expect too much sympathy from an employer--if I were the one doing the hiring, I'd hire the other guy, too.
The answer, superior, is to make yourself valuable enough that you can't be replaced. In certain industries, like manufacturing, that is difficult. C'est la vie. We can't go on living in the past. Times change.