I was fairly clear in stating that I didn't have all the answers, and that I was looking for enlightenment on this issue...maybe you didn't read that.
Again we go back to the Democrat idea of paying all Americans a living wage, which I'm against. Who do you think will pick up the costs for that? Have you seen the effect high gas prices are having on the economy? Now throw in skyrocketing food and housing prices. Do you remember what the late 1970's were like?
How much money do you think it will take to get an American to do a migrant worker's job? How many migrant workers could you hire for the money an American would demand?
High inflation can have just as devestating an effect on the economy as high unemployment. And if we make it hard for companies to get cheap labor, we'll have both.
There has to be a compromise. I believe companies should be held accountable for the illegals they employ, and I also believe illegals should pay for the services they use. You could treat industries notorious for hiring illegals the same way the government treats tobacco companies - by imposing an extra tax on them. ALL companies in that particular industy - construction for example - would have to pay that tax, whether they hire illegals or not.
I'm not crazy about taxes at all. But it would have a less detrimental affect on our economy than the elimination of small businesses altogether.
No there doesn't.
What needs to be done is, for once, to get serious about enforcing our immigration laws. That along with walls, deportation, heavily fining employers, elimination of all benefits including, especially, schools and medical facilities, and whatever else will put a stop to the invading lawbreakers from Mexico (and other countries using the Mexico route).
What do you mean by "migrant worker" and what do you mean by "a migrant worker's job"?
High inflation can have just as devestating an effect on the economy as high unemployment. And if we make it hard for companies to get cheap labor, we'll have both.
We can get as much cheap labor as we need by increasing the number of legal immigrants that we let into the United States.
There has to be a compromise. I believe companies should be held accountable for the illegals they employ, and I also believe illegals should pay for the services they use. You could treat industries notorious for hiring illegals the same way the government treats tobacco companies - by imposing an extra tax on them. ALL companies in that particular industy - construction for example - would have to pay that tax, whether they hire illegals or not.
We don't need illegal aliens in the United States for any reason. If we need more workers, we can let in more legal immigrants.