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Originally posted by KSig RC
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.
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This isn't a regular, run-of-the-mill job, though. It's the rebuilding of a city after a major catastrophe. Desperate times call for desperate measures, and that includes paying people more money to get things done. I know some folks will argue that "desperate measures" should include illegal immigrants, but I disagree.
The government isn't helping to deter the companies from hiring illegal immigrants in NO, either. After Katrina, President Bush suspended the Davis-Bacon Act (a law that requires construction workers to be paid the prevailing regional wage) in an attempt to speed up reconstruction. Also, the Department of Homeland Security has temporarily stopped going after employers who hire workers with no proof of citizenship. This sends a very clear message that the government is condoning the use of illegals in the rebuilding process. Basically, they don't care how it gets done as long as it does, in fact, get done.
Until we as a country start enforcing our immigration laws, many companies are going to continue hiring illegals because they know that they can pay them less than a legal worker. That does nothing but encourage more illegals to come to the USA. I don't blame them for wanting to come over here -- I can sympathize with the fact that they want better lives for themselves and their families. But it's still illegal, and I don't like it. I'm sorry if that offends someone, but it's how I feel.