I disagree. Working legally drives up your value in the marketplace. Illegal workers get paid literally pennies on the dollar compared to legal workers.
Much of the artificially low wages are being paid not because that is the going rate, but because the illegal workers cannot complain. Once those same workers can shop around for other work, can complain, can report illegal working conditions and treatment, and even organize, the equation instantly changes. How did the amnesty in 1986 work out for us? On 4/10/06, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > JJ wrote: > > It is not that it is illegal so much that is preventing the mass > > influx. It is the danger, cost, and potential lack of reward caused by > > the illegality that is the factor. > > > > Your analysis is wrong because the reward is working for money, not > citizenship. Getting caught is practically meaningless - who the hell > cares? > > Think about it for just a second: you've got no job, no money, no > property, no future. So you go to America. What's the worst that can > happen? You get caught and sent back to exactly where you are now. > > Going to America is only up and even if you work for one day your better off. > > Now, let's say there's an amnesty, how does that change things? It > doesn't. Working legally is better than working illegally, but it > doesn't change the trip and it doesn't change the reward. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:203588 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
