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I could see an argument that it allows employers to significantly lower their salaries below a livable wage for non illegals who have to pay taxes and such. So
by yters 7y ago
I could see an argument that it allows employers to significantly lower their salaries below a livable wage for non illegals who have to pay taxes and such. So, citizens are losing the job and pay which goes to someone that does not contribute to the country via taxes, and perhaps a good chunk is sent back to their home country. Thus, the end result is the country's citizenry become poorer through illegal immigration.
- chillwaves 7y agoImmigrants pay taxes. I would worry more about the broader effects of globalization as a whole than I would about immigrants remitted part of their paycheck back to their home country. And dollars aren't what makes the American economy strong -- it's goods and services we get in exchange for them, in the form of imports and (as one example) immigrant labor. Before you come tell me that immigration is a net drain on the American economy, you should understand the dominant view in the field is that this is false. You will need to provide some evidence that what you are saying is true, not just a made up rationale.
- yters 7y agoI said illegal immigration, not immigration in general. Does your analysis show illegal immigration is a net gain?