>As to immigration a lot of the work done by immigrants would simply disappear without immigrant labor because it's just not worth minimum wage and or could jus

>As to immigration a lot of the work done by immigrants would simply disappear without immigrant labor because it's just not worth minimum wage and or could just as easily be done outside the country. But a lot more of it would still need to be done, and people would get paid enough that going off public assistance made sense. Also, don't conflate illegal immigrants with legal immigrants. Sergey Brin didn't slip over the border with a sixth grade education and no ability to speak English. What we lack is jobs for people on the left half of the bell curve. There's plenty of room on the right half.