Immigration bill ignores low-wage workers' concerns (Blacks protesting Dems votes on amnesty)

The Record and Herald ^ | June 15, 2007 | Lawrence Aaron

[etradervic]

Illegal immigration is being lobbied by employers to keep wages down. What do they care what the result is for America as long as they can save a couple dollars an hour.

[TLEIBY308]

Yes but as soon as they become legal hey will demand the same pay as REAL Americans.

[Cowboy Bob]

Its been obvious from the start that the “Black Community” would be hurt by the Immigration Bill, yet the “leaders,” such as Rev. Al and Rev Jesse and Obama have remained silent.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Just say NO to Illegal Alien Amnesty!! Keep calling!! It’s NOT OVER!!

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[gcruse]

” job opportunities”

Is a job opening an opportunity to someone who has no intention of working?

[RS]

“What do they care what the result is for America as long as they can save a couple dollars an hour.”

EXACTLY !

What makes anyone think that these employers will want to hire legal workers at higher wages that they will have to treat nicely ?

If the law is passed it will make NO difference ... they will simply hire different illegals who will ignore the new laws also !

DUH ... the EMPLOYERS are criminals also !

[Dov in Houston]

The Immigration bill ignores more than that. It ignores 70 % of the Americans. The Immigration bill ignores the wants and needs of AMERICA. Boosh, Kennedy and Reid could care less what America wants.

[etradervic]

Yes but as soon as they become legal hey will demand the same pay as REAL Americans.

The supply of workers will still have been increased keeping wages down. Plus, illegals will still be coming in the country.

[ANGGAPO]

Most of the black guys work in the construction area. My gut feeling is that the illegals will replace the black workers because the illegals will work for less. And yet I have to hear a complaint by black supporters.

[RS]

“Plus, illegals will still be coming in the country.”

EXACTLY ... taking the jobs of the formally illegals who will no longer work for the wage that the employer can get a NEW illegal to work for.

So does the newly unemployed formally illegal worker go home ?.... or apply for unemployment insurance ?

[Dov in Houston]

Thank you. Keeps those numbers posted. Friday I sent 200 emails and called 20. Tomorrow it will double.

The Immigration bill will bankrupt the USA if it passes.

Kill it DEAD IN IT”S TRACKS or the American Social Security, Welfare, Food Stamps, Medical and Educational systems are DEAD, BROKE, BANKRUPT, GONE

[CPT Clay]

Really? Blacks don’t like this bill either? Never heard about this from the MSM.

[VOA]

I’m afraid African-Americans are learning the bitter meaning of
“unintended consequences”.
They voted in lock-step for decades for Democrats that wouldn’t do
a thing about illegal immigration.
So long that it convinced too many Republican candidates to join
that pandering to the illegals scheme.

[glorgau]

criticized Senate Democrats for supporting the immigration bill while ignoring the concerns of African-Americans

Because they don't matter. They are going to vote 90+% Democrat no matter what happens.

[M-cubed]

If the law is passed it will make NO difference ... they will simply hire different illegals who will ignore the new laws also !<<

Exactly!....then we can have another SHAMNESTY bill 10 yrs down the road....

In a capitalist system...supply and demand is king...Wages are 1/2 of that equation...
THERE IS NO JOB IN AMAERICA THAT AMERICANS WONT DO....FOR THE RIGHT WAGE!

[Sig Sauer P220]

Maybe the Dems will gain the illegal vote, and lose the black vote.

[1COUNTER-MORTER-68]

The Immigration bill will bankrupt the USA if it passes.
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You are correct,,,also,,,the “tipping-point” will go in favor of the dems as far as votes go,,,this is the reason this is being fought for so hard,,,before ‘08,,,they already vote in many places(no voter ID laws),,,by this time next week the next vote will have been taken,,,
time is short...

[common denominator]

I believe that virtually all of those who mouth the lie “Doing the work Americans won’t do” really mean that the illegals are “doing work the Black people won’t do”.

Anyone who doesn’t believe there is a racist component to the Amnesty bill is naive.

[Ron in Acreage]

Democrats rely on the uneducated, uninformed, and unskilled. By courting illegals, they are just adding to their base.