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.
What do I mean by migrant workers? The ones who move across the country season to season, during the harvest of different crops, from fruit to vegetables.
"We can get as much cheap labor as we need by increasing the number of legal immigrants that we let into the United States."
My point exactly. But we'll need millions of them. Would you be opposed to letting millions of immigrants in this country, if they went through legal procedures?