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In theory those jobs could be made more attractive to workers: safer, better paying less arduous, better benefits. Any job can be made more appealing with the
by tdeck 2y ago
In theory those jobs could be made more attractive to workers: safer, better paying less arduous, better benefits. Any job can be made more appealing with the right motivation.
Of course, you only have to look at the coalition that supports the Republican party to know that's not going to happen. Instead the most likely outcome is that the increased threat of deportation will be used to keep undocumented workers in line and make them accept greater on-the-job hazards, wage theft, and abuse from management. It's already common in some of the worst industries (e.g. poultry processing) to call ICE when workers try to organize a union.
- toomuchtodo 2y agoMy wild speculation is immigrants will likely migrate to states that have made public commitments to protect them, to the detriment of states losing them (exacerbating their labor shortages).