“The goal was to raise awareness about immigrants’ economic power.”
They work below minimum wage. If this is good policy then the Democrats were dead wrong to raise the minimum wage this year.
Also illegal immigrants (really migrant workers) send billions of dollars home south of the border so that spending does NOT benefit our economy. The buying power is used elsewhere.
There are some proposals to put “fees” on wire transfers out of this country.
They take entry jobs and a good pay scale away from Americans. We will soon be a third world nation with the illegals running the show if we don’t deport them. The President, by offering them visas, offers them legal status here. Visas are thus amnesty by just another word!