That's for day laborers. If they are working for a company $8 an hour seems to be the higher end. I know of guys doing drywall for $6 but because it is a regular gig the make more overall.
Nick McClure wrote: > $8 and hour is more than they are making here. > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Friday, May 18, 2007 9:56 AM >> To: CF-Community >> Subject: Re: This absolutely takes the cake - Immigration Reform >> >> Here you can go down to a certain area and pick up day laborers >> (illegal >> hispanic immigrants) for $8.00 an hour. The live 6 - 10 guys per >> apartment have no cars, no insurance, or any other responsibilities. >> Sure they send money back to Mexico or where ever but the average wage >> in Mexico is what? So these guys can work one or two days a week and >> make more than they can in a month in Mexico. >> >> Sorry, but I can't afford to work for those wages. Why are the wages >> so >> low? because there are so many of them that someone is always willing >> to >> do it cheaper. Why because they have few expenses and are supporting >> families hundreds or thousands of miles away with a cost of living that >> is 1/20th of here. >> >> If there were greater controls on immigration, labor prices would >> increase to a point that kids starting out and those in need could >> afford to work as laborers. >> >> > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Deploy Web Applications Quickly across the enterprise with ColdFusion MX7 & Flex 2 Free Trial http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=RVJU Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:235073 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
