> So, then, unpaid or low-paid internships are slave labor? Or > volunteer work, also slave labor? Of course not.
How many illegal immigrants come all the way to the US, then work as an unpaid intern??!? > In the case of low paid immigrant workers, they are taking much better > jobs than they could get at home, in much better conditions, and with > a much better future. In exchange for that opportunity they are > willing to start on the ground floor (something that can't be said for > some Americans). THAT is not the problem. The problem is, they should be documented migrant workers, on the path to citizenship, who would then be required by law to be paid at least minimum wage. Hector is happy making 2 bucks an hour.....but he SHOULD be making almost three times that. The company is getting near-slave labor, and they shouldn't be. > The market is demanding these workers and the workers are demanding > the jobs! Why should *government* get in the way especially when the > wealth created from this arrangement could benefit the US taxpayer? Because benefit to the US taxpayer should not come at the expense of an exploited group of desperate workers. > Have you seen the social security problem we're facing? You know why? > Too few workers to retirees. Hah! Don't be naive....you think the companies are paying these workers on the up-and-up? With full social security taxes? puh-leez....Hector is getting paid with a $100 bill at the end of the week. > We've got people by the millions that want to be successful, > productive, tax paying, wealth creating US citizens and to turn them > away because of an arbitrary quota is the height of stupidity. Agreed. Instead, turn them into people on the path to US citizenship.....making then actual members of the US work force. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:203866 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
