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Look at the unemployment numbers. “Pays Pennies” is a common English phrase that means “a job that doesn’t pay well”. I.e. jobs they pay at or slightly above t
by lp0_on_fire 2y ago
Look at the unemployment numbers.
“Pays Pennies” is a common English phrase that means “a job that doesn’t pay well”. I.e. jobs they pay at or slightly above the minimum wage.
Why should native workers be displaced by those seeking asylum simply because the people seeking asylum are willing to work at OR BELOW minimum wage? I sympathize with their plight but to pretend that many of them aren’t economic migrants vs those who are actually fleeing imminent danger seems naive.
And before the argument is made: I absolutely support crippling fines for those employers who KNOWINGLY hire under the table to skirt minimum wage laws.
- llamaimperative 2y agoThe unemployment rate for US-born workers is literally the lowest it has ever been in history. You're going to need evidence, not thought experiments.
- alborzb 2y agoLet's set the record straight. Here's an article that is well cited, with sources all linked within, from the Economic Policy Institute. https://www.epi.org/blog/immigrants-are-not-hurting-u-s-born-workers-six-facts-to-set-the-record-straight/ https://www.epi.org/blog/immigrants-are-not-hurting-u-s-born... >>1) The unemployment rate for U.S.-born workers is the lowest rate on record ( 3.6% ) >>2) The rate of U.S.-born individuals aged 25–54 with a job is at its highest rate in more than two decades >>3) Immigrants only make up 18.6% of the labor force. By any metric you look at , it become obviously clear that immigration is not causing high unemployment among U.S.-born workers.