“Here is an example of why hiring illegal aliens is not economically productive for the United States .”
Similar arguments have been made re. the disbenefit of maintaining slavery in the US pre-civil war. I know, it’s not exactly the same argument, but similar.
Clemens commented on the economic worth of workers when he related the story of having a defective boiler secured on a steamboat. If a slave is sent to do the job, and the boiler explodes, you’ve lost a valuable economic asset. If you send an Irishman to do the job, and the boiler explodes, all you’re out of is an Irishman.
Clemens was a funny guy.
Pardon my ignorance, butI would really like to know more about this. I guessed there had to be this argument, but I haven't ever heard it. Can you point me in a direction? Doing the right thing can be expensive. Liberals have found so many ways to make the wrong things expensive...