[bert]

Further....... the legislated minimum wage may in some areas be=< what most are actually earning

[NobleFree]

The market wage for any job is the wage that gets it filled - Econ 101.

Further....... the legislated minimum wage may in some areas be=< what most are actually earning

The point remains that for the market wage, some Americans will want to do those jobs; suppressing that wage with foreigners is anti-American.