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Originally Posted by PiKA2001
I don't like the term, " Doing jobs Americans won't do", because I don't feel like thts the case.
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To be clear, that phrase didn't come from my post.
It's funny because I was going to express my hatred for that phrase, which has been used against Blacks for decades, but I decided to spare GC of my soapbox.
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Originally Posted by PiKA2001
I think they are getting paid wages that Americans can't survive on. I think if these so called unwanted jobs paid 11-13 dollars an hour you would see more US citizens applying for them. If we make everyone legal and give them the protection of labor laws and higher wages, who's to say the demand for migrant workers will be there anymore.
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Illegal immigrants (and many nonwhite legal immigrants from across the globe) are getting paid wages that feed capitalism. Minimum input and maximum output. Illegal immigrant populations are perfect targets for low wage and menial labor because their immigrant status shapes their rights and perceptions of their opportunities. I'll end my soapbox there.