A Day without Immigrants

[silvanski 1]

A day without immigrants? Does that mean I can stay in bed all day? Can I can I????

Oh no you don't. We need YOU to pay the taxes and healthcare for the illegals.

Duh party pooper

[Fischkoepfin 1]

I just read recently that unemployment in the US is a little above 4% which means that full employment is almost achieved (econonists assume that there's a certain percentage among the unemployed which for whatever number of reasons are not employable). That would mean that filling 6,000,000 jobs would be difficult, especially once it comes down to those jobs that are more "undesirable" than others.

I do, however, not think that if all the jobs held currently by illegals were filled wuth legal workers that prices would sky-rocket. Employers will try to shift the financial burden on the consumer, but whether that could be done successfully is doubtful given that many people already have problem paying for produce and services as things stand now. But that's why employers want to keep the labor system the way it is now, or if any changes are made they prefer the guest worker program over other alternatives. It keeps wages low and the labor force docile.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

I just read recently that unemployment in the US is a little above 4% which means that full employment is almost achieved (econonists assume that there's a certain percentage among the unemployed which for whatever number of reasons are not employable).

You know how that number is calculated and how long people actually fall into the "unemployed" category that goes into this percentage, yes?

I was an uncounted unemployed once. Wasn't all that long ago.

[CarolineM 0]

homeless people are usually jobless/homeless due to substance abuse and or mental illness or other factors that have contributed to them NOT having or being able to keep a job. Shipping all of NYC's homeless out to rural NJ to farm....NOT a feasible option IMHO

[butuan 0]

a day that i can understand all the people at Walmart

[mercuryroad 0]

a day that i can understand all the people at Walmart

yeah...its about time we get those phillipinos out of there!

[Trompe le Monde 1,107]

Everything I've read is uncertain how other sectors would be affected but everyone agrees that immigrants are vital to the agriculture industry, particularly here in California

[Sister Fracas 5]

Walmart hires illegal immigrants????????

[Fischkoepfin 1]

I just read recently that unemployment in the US is a little above 4% which means that full employment is almost achieved (econonists assume that there's a certain percentage among the unemployed which for whatever number of reasons are not employable).

You know how that number is calculated and how long people actually fall into the "unemployed" category that goes into this percentage, yes?

I was an uncounted unemployed once. Wasn't all that long ago.

I know about that, but the percentage is around 7% if you account for those not in the statistic. That's still not enough to fill those jobs, especially if you subtract those that count as unemployable.

[Traviesa 0]

I was also unemployed, not too very long ago...which brings up another interesting point...you've got people in there who are searching for professional positions-not strawberry pickers. Factoring in that, the percentage actually available to fill those positions is even lower.

[mercuryroad 0]

I just read recently that unemployment in the US is a little above 4% which means that full employment is almost achieved (econonists assume that there's a certain percentage among the unemployed which for whatever number of reasons are not employable).

You know how that number is calculated and how long people actually fall into the "unemployed" category that goes into this percentage, yes?

I was an uncounted unemployed once. Wasn't all that long ago.

I know about that, but the percentage is around 7% if you account for those not in the statistic. That's still not enough to fill those jobs, especially if you subtract those that count as unemployable.

And then there are the underemployed

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

And then there's me, the about-to-be-unemployed-if-all-the-rumors-are-true-but-too-damn-complacent-to-start-looking-for-another-job-even-though -i-seen-this-coming-months-ago.

[Sister Fracas 5]

And then there's me, the about-to-be-unemployed-if-all-the-rumors-are-true-but-too-damn-complacent-to-start-looking-for-another-job-even-though -i-seen-this-coming-months-ago.

awww AS, is that true???

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

And then there's me, the about-to-be-unemployed-if-all-the-rumors-are-true-but-too-damn-complacent-to-start-looking-for-another-job-even-though -i-seen-this-coming-months-ago.

awww AS, is that true???

I don't know.

[Sister Fracas 5]

I hope not.... *crossing fingers*