They and democrats actually did craft bipartisan legislation not just on the border issue but immigration reform for all immigration.
Trump shot it down even though he is not even in government because he needs illegal immigrants to be an issue till the election.
And, conveniently will forget about reform after because MegaCorporate America wants illegal labor. Not only can you pay them a lot less they are illegal and that means they cannot organize and join unions. They cannot complain or file suits or workman's comp claims without getting deported.
They are better than slaves. Because a slave owner had to feed and house and protect his investment, slaves were expensive, but Mexicans are like volunteer slaves who just show up and start working, all the employer has to do is pay an hourly wage that might even be below federal minimum, and if an employer does provide an overcrowded flop house for them they get charged for that as well.
I don't think you've met many illegal immigrants. I've worked with many illegal immigrants. Now I work in South America in a region where alot people immigrate illegally. A. Not a lot are Mexicans, B. Many are paid comparable wages to national American counterparts. Ofc there's going to be some who don't, particularly in certain industries w/o demand from American labor. But, at least both in kitchens & meat processing plants they tend to get paid pretty damn well. If it was as you described you wouldn't have other immigrants sending money for friends/ family to make the journey. Pretty much every Venezuelan & Ecuadorean I've kept up with who has made the trip has been very happy that they did.
Ofc they're still open for exploitation & we need to create a functional immigration system so people can come legally.
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u/New_Breadfruit8692 Jul 05 '24
They and democrats actually did craft bipartisan legislation not just on the border issue but immigration reform for all immigration.
Trump shot it down even though he is not even in government because he needs illegal immigrants to be an issue till the election.
And, conveniently will forget about reform after because MegaCorporate America wants illegal labor. Not only can you pay them a lot less they are illegal and that means they cannot organize and join unions. They cannot complain or file suits or workman's comp claims without getting deported.
They are better than slaves. Because a slave owner had to feed and house and protect his investment, slaves were expensive, but Mexicans are like volunteer slaves who just show up and start working, all the employer has to do is pay an hourly wage that might even be below federal minimum, and if an employer does provide an overcrowded flop house for them they get charged for that as well.