4.6% is full employment. It represents only those between jobs or won’t work. Nice try though
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It’s not only Mexicans that are here illegally, but I shouldn’t have to point that out to you, should I?
Illegal immigrants (of any nation of origin) are not all ‘hard-working’, either — to say that completely ignores the reality. MANY are criminals above and beyond simply breaking mere immigration laws (see the U.S. prison statistics, and remember the terrorists that have overstayed their visas, etc...).
As far as unemployment — how many of those between jobs have trouble finding jobs due to the illegal immigrant workforce (where are all the LEGAL U.S. Citizens who used to work in the food processing/agriculture industry — out of work, or in another industry due to the fact that they can hire illegals for much cheaper)?
How about those whose wages have fallen due to the ‘competition’ with illegal aliens (see Construction & Manufacturing — the most recent example being in NOLA).
Don’t forget how hard it is to find an non-bilingual entry job in some of these areas that cater to illegals (Sanctuary cities like Denver)?
These are things that people who claim these are all ‘hard-working’ people fail to address.
A lot of people on both sides of this issue are throwing out generalities, and it’s getting pretty ridiculous, IMHO. The fact that so many people are so upset by this whole bill and are at each other’s throats just points out why Congress, and our President is in error in attempting to push through this immigration reform bill.
Enforce the laws we have FIRST, and then if there are still problems we can address a guest worker program. I’m absolutely POSTITIVE there are MANY waiting in line to LEGALLY migrate here that we would have no problem filling these jobs — if there is really a need. (Peace loving people of all nationalities like those in Africa, or the middle east who don’t want to live in oppression for example) AND, you would not have to reward the criminal behavior of those who have chosen to break our laws in the first place. We should be REWARDING those who have followed the laws, and who wish to become part of the greatest nation in the world, but instead our politicians are fighting to reward those who have no respect for us.
The ones who are waiting patiently all over the world for YEARS just for a chance at the American dream are the ones I would like to see have an opportunity to become citizens, and help strengthen our country... NOT those who are expecting us to ignore our laws and pardon their criminality, and threatening to riot if we don’t (See McCain’s comments a few weeks ago on what would happen if we don’t pass this bill - i.e. riots in our streets).
No. 4.6% is that politicians call “full employment”...it is not full employment. It still represents millions of unemployed US citizens. And, that 4.6% only represents those unemployed who haven’t fallen out of the system.
Moreover, those 10 million jobs currently being filled by illegals could easily be filled by Americans if the wages weren’t driven down by the illegals in the first place. To be competitive with illegals for employment, Americans would have to live like illegals...20 to a small home, driving to work in the back of pickup trucks, with no benefits.
Obviously, that would be just fine with you.