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This has been going on in Texas and some other border states for nearly a century. Business interests, formerly agriculture but more recently including the hosp
by cratermoon 1y ago
This has been going on in Texas and some other border states for nearly a century. Business interests, formerly agriculture but more recently including the hospitality industry, do not want to be on the hook for controlling immigration. They are happy to hire undocumented workers, pay them less than minimum wage and ignore labor laws.
They want cheap labor, and only give lip service to support for border control.
- tocs3 1y agoI agree and have often thought making work visas easy to get would help with illegal emigration. It would be easy for workers to hold employers accountable for reasonable pay and work conditions. They could call the police if there is trouble in the neighborhood. On the other hand they would be more expensive and less attractive to employers.
- cratermoon 1y agoThe US and Mexico have done so in the past with the Bracero Program. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bracero_Program https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bracero_Program