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I didn't downmod you, but a couple potential issues are: - The job market isn't always a zero-sum game, so immigrants aren't always "stealing" jobs from citize

I didn't downmod you, but a couple potential issues are: - The job market isn't always a zero-sum game, so immigrants aren't always "stealing" jobs from citizens. - Illegal immigrants are often in low-paying jobs involving manual labor, jobs that many citizens wouldn't consider even if they were available. (Anecdotally, I know one landscaping company that offers all their jobs to legal immigrants/citizens first, and if no one takes them they go to H-1B visas, and if those run out they start looking at illegal immigrants.)

yummyfajitas 16y ago
In the short term, it is zero sum. In the long run, I agree with you. Therefore, such a scheme would be best used only for people who have been unemployed for a reasonably long period of time (say, 6 weeks). As for citizens being unwilling to accept available jobs, why should the taxpayer be forced to pay unemployment benefits to people who are unwilling to work?