[TomGuy]

I've heard some anecdotes here in the DC Metro area which don't support the "cheap labor" argument. Like employers who can't keep "native" Americans in manual labor jobs for more than a couple weeks or months, or newspaper ads that go unanswered for weeks at $14 and $15 an hour.

Scrutinize those reports heavily.

A couple of weeks ago, a lady from California was making the rounds on the cable news channels. She was crying that her company couldn't get job applicants for jobs at $34.00 per hour (IIRC).

Well, that smacked of suspicion, so some FReepers investigated her claims and found them VERY conditional. The actual jobs started at $6.00 to $7.00 and MIGHT develop into state contractual positions that paid the higher rate.

[angkor]

Scrutinize those reports heavily.

I have. They're 100 percent true.

I stand by my assertion.

[Liz]

This explains why illegals creep across the desert to take so-called "low pay" jobs. The US taxpayer is subsidizing their every need 24/7, morn til night:

Using phony SS3's, forged documents, and multiple IDs the invaders collect multiple $4500-$5400 EICs from the IRS by declaring several names/jobs - just by going $1 over the income limit. They also line up for EINs, ITINs, Child Tax Credit, Additional Child Tax Credit, welfare and food stamps. Taxpayers are subsidizing invaders' daily food intake, housing, reduced mortgages, free medical care, free education, reduced in-state tuition and out of state tuition.

We also foot the legal bills when they start suing if we don't provide these goodies pronto......etc., etc, ad infinitum, ad nauseaum.