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Originally posted by dzrose93
My point is that the companies in NO could up the pay to attract legal, skilled construction workers. Or they could offer training to unskilled people in the area who are interested in working. They could send a flyer or a recruiter to local colleges and offer training and sign-on bonuses for Christmas and spring break temporary workers. There are alternatives.
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Would you care to estimate the cost difference with your options? I'm guessing . . . it's massive.
Max's continuation of this point doesn't hold, b/c of the implicit difference between skilled labor, unskilled labor, and skilled white collar work.
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Originally posted by dzrose93
ETA: I'm not saying that it's easy to find people to work. Many of the evacuees have decided not to return to the city, which definitely presents a problem for local companies who were counting on them to keep their businesses going. However, I don't buy the argument that illegal workers only take the jobs that Americans won't do. Americans WILL do the jobs. They just tend to expect a bit more in terms of compensation than an illegal person who is excited to get whatever he/she can.
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You should buy the argument that Americans won't do the jobs, since you made it yourself - they won't leave their jobs in ATL to take those jobs in NO, as you pointed out. Expecting more in the way of compensation is a clever way to burn the candle at both ends - regardless of the reason, they are still not accepting the job as posed. They will, however, accept different circumstances - fantastic, that's not accepting the job.
At some point, you'll have to face the fact that American commerce in certain fields and areas relies upon illegal labor - and the money to rectify that situation with your 'solutions' has to come from somewhere . . . so let me know where, and I'll go along with your ideas.