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And, I
suppose, the US administration (wink wink) allows this sort of thing.
Keeps US wages in line and tops up the reserve army of low paid
workers.
I
guess the US unions should take a more active role in blocking illegals (unless
of course it is considered politically incorrect to block
illegals)
arthur
When I was in rural Costa Rica last year, quite a
few local people had snuck into the US to make some money. They could,
at the most, earn $15 to $20 US at home, but could make much more than that in
the US as day labourers, even after they paid the coyote. The reason
they went to the US is to earn a lot (to them) of money quickly - e.g.
the hotel I stayed at (a converted dance hall with private rooms to which
couples could retire when they'd danced enough) was recently bought by a
young family. The wife was running it while he was in the US to try to
make enough money to pay for it.
Networks work. People in Central America
have heard through the grapevine that to pick up work in the US you have to
stand in front of a place like Home Depot, so that's where they
go.
Ed
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Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 11:23
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Subject: [Futurework] NYTimes.com: Day
Laborer Battle Runs Outside Home Depot
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