Snaphook... "Does illegal immigration take jobs no one wants or does it keep wages in those jobs so low, no one wants them?"
My experience with illegal workers is in the construction business...when they started working in our area, they were receiving the same wages as local workers...
They advantage they had was willing to show up on time and work long hours to get the job done...when the local workers knocked off on Friday at 2 PM, the hispanics worked until dark. They were willing to show up on weekends to get the job done (local workers would promise, but never show up Saturday morning.). No Monday morning brown-bottle flu.. At first, the work was sub-par so an experienced hand was necessary to assure quality....in a few years, with experience, the illegals were becoming supervisors and the quality of the work greatly improved. These guys are here to work and make money. They don't pay income taxes, but they pay sales taxes and property taxes via renting. They get no Social Security benefits...most would be quite willing to pay income taxes and want to own their own homes.
I don't what the answer is....I do know they get hired because they work hard....many have income taxes deducted from their pay, but never file so never receive SS....in my experience, most pay cash for medical including hospital stays....
Cash is King until further notice!!!
My comments on companies are usually my opinion of long term success (years). The PPS may go up or down greatly in the meantime depending on the number of greedy suckers with money.
