Immigration crackdown may boost US job prospects

[HAL 9000 96]

About time. The jobs need to be there for Americans and the people here legally. Especially at a time like this when Americans are losing jobs left right and center.

So I take it that you're volunteering to go spend 12 hours a day in 120° weather with no shade, picking chiles in southern New Mexico and Texas? For $7.50 an hour?

is that the going rate?

Pretty much.

[Niels Bohr 72]

Last year there were 67,000 graduates in Engineering. That number is not enough to fill in the job positions in the industry. Where are all the Americans? Are the Americans qualified, or do we need to hire foreign workers? No, everyone is aiming for the 7.50/hour job. ROFL.

[zqt3344 21]

WELL said LuckyStrike!

with american companies down sizing workforces due to the economy & trying to boost the bottom line. i think the sympathy for illegal immigrants (i don't care coz it doesn't affect me position) will start to decline quickly. i also see increasing pressure on washington to enforce the current immigration laws & not try to change them to appease special interest groups.

when was there ever "sympathy". Just remember, many of our ancestors stepped off a boat and were legally american residents within a few hours. Few had to go through the ####### that is required nowadays (####### we're all in the midst of on behalf of our beneficiaries).

"Give us your poor, tired, huddled masses and we'll club 'em to death. That's what the statue of bigotry says." -- Lou Reed.

They underwent an exam before they ever stepped on the boat in the first place. If they were not accepted in the USA the shipping companies paid the fare back. So the shipping lines screened immigrants first.

Illegal immigrants today:

have no background check

have no physical exam

pay no fees

pay little to no taxes

get free medical care

[symbiosis 0]

WELL said LuckyStrike!

with american companies down sizing workforces due to the economy & trying to boost the bottom line. i think the sympathy for illegal immigrants (i don't care coz it doesn't affect me position) will start to decline quickly. i also see increasing pressure on washington to enforce the current immigration laws & not try to change them to appease special interest groups.

when was there ever "sympathy". Just remember, many of our ancestors stepped off a boat and were legally american residents within a few hours. Few had to go through the ####### that is required nowadays (####### we're all in the midst of on behalf of our beneficiaries).

"Give us your poor, tired, huddled masses and we'll club 'em to death. That's what the statue of bigotry says." -- Lou Reed.

They underwent an exam before they ever stepped on the boat in the first place. If they were not accepted in the USA the shipping companies paid the fare back. So the shipping lines screened immigrants first.

Illegal immigrants today:

have no background check

have no physical exam

pay no fees

pay little to no taxes

get free medical care

All these "conservatives" are anti-immigration. Whatever happened to the free market? There's a free market for labor and if Americans will work ####### jobs for minimum wage, there would be no opportunities here for non-citizens. Hmmmm.

[SMOKE 1,426]

All these "conservatives" are anti-immigration. Whatever happened to the free market? There's a free market for labor and if Americans will work ####### jobs for minimum wage, there would be no opportunities here for non-citizens. Hmmmm.

you know thats not true.

ahh another "sympathetic" type i see. if it affected you directly i think you'd see things differently.

[HAL 9000 96]

True enough, brother SMOKE. Perhaps if employers paid illegals 35-40K/annum or more then maybe the impact would be a little bigger in scope.

[Ban Hammer 14,085]

All these "conservatives" are anti-immigration. Whatever happened to the free market? There's a free market for labor and if Americans will work ####### jobs for minimum wage, there would be no opportunities here for non-citizens. Hmmmm.

you know thats not true.

ahh another "sympathetic" type i see. if it affected you directly i think you'd see things differently.

and if conservatives are anti-immigration, why am i on vj and why do i have a foreign born spouse?

[almaty 19]

both mccain and obama are for the status quo..of president bush..nothing will change....and life goes on//

[Marc and Olga 0]

About time. The jobs need to be there for Americans and the people here legally. Especially at a time like this when Americans are losing jobs left right and center.

So I take it that you're volunteering to go spend 12 hours a day in 120° weather with no shade, picking chiles in southern New Mexico and Texas? For $7.50 an hour?

Having read this whole thread I felt compelled to reply to you:

Yes I freeking would except it would have to be in Tucson cause at $7.50/hour I couldn't afford to move... IF I needed a job and it was available, I would take it to ensure my bills are paid!

that is assuming I lost my $60k/year (average) job and couldn't find another job doing what I am currently doing...or I didn't already have a back-up plan.

I worked for McDonald's (at minimum wage) for 10 years because it paid the bills...that's a job I hope never to have to go back to but it is always an option

[Niels Bohr 72]

About time. The jobs need to be there for Americans and the people here legally. Especially at a time like this when Americans are losing jobs left right and center.

So I take it that you're volunteering to go spend 12 hours a day in 120° weather with no shade, picking chiles in southern New Mexico and Texas? For $7.50 an hour?

Having read this whole thread I felt compelled to reply to you:

Yes I freeking would except it would have to be in Tucson cause at $7.50/hour I couldn't afford to move... IF I needed a job and it was available, I would take it to ensure my bills are paid!

that is assuming I lost my $60k/year (average) job and couldn't find another job doing what I am currently doing...or I didn't already have a back-up plan.

I worked for McDonald's (at minimum wage) for 10 years because it paid the bills...that's a job I hope never to have to go back to but it is always an option

If it was an option, you'll be wasting your time. You are aware of basic economics. If, you already in the past made 60k, then you already have the experience to you need to look for another high paid job. Trust me, there's a lack of qualified people to fill those positions. Who's in their right mind would demote themself to a low paid job, unless, if I was released from jail.

If you were rich, and every second of your life means you're making millions of dollars, would you sacrifice a second to pick up a penny when you see one.