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TiredOfNo

(52 posts)
Thu Sep 4, 2014, 01:24 PM Sep 2014

More right-wing whining about immigration.

The righties have put a new survey on FB to see if people are fed up with paying 800 million dollars a year to manage illegal immigrants.
News flash! Of course we're fed up, but without any suggestions on how to solve the problem, or even what is causing the problem, your survey is nothing but mindless catering to the low intellect of right wing haters.
Yes, we all know that illegal immigrants crossing the border is costing us money. So, what would the conservatives do? They would put the army on the border and instead of costing us 800 million dollars every year it would cost us billions every month.
What can we do:
We can start fining businesses (to the tune of 800 million dollars every year) so that they will quit hiring the illegal immigrants. No jobs, no illegal immigrants, right? This would free up tens of thousands of jobs for American citizens who need work.
The downside:
Americans won't do most of those jobs, at least not for the wages those businesses are willing to pay. The businesses could raise wages so that Americans will take the jobs, but they would have to raise prices and probably would end up going out of business because they couldn't compete or people couldn't afford their products.
It's not a damn survey righties, it's a problem that needs a thoughtful solution. If we need these laborers to do some "undesirable" jobs then we're going to have to allow the immigrants to come in legally. This will take some careful planning and some organizing, but it can be done. It just takes legislators who are willing to put in the time to work out the solution...in a bipartisan way.
Whining and doing stupid surveys doesn't cut it...............

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More right-wing whining about immigration. (Original Post) TiredOfNo Sep 2014 OP
Where did that 800 million number come from? Xipe Totec Sep 2014 #1
I should have been more clear TiredOfNo Sep 2014 #3
7 Facts about world migration riverbendviewgal Sep 2014 #2
I don't think there's ever any reason to pay anyone that little. redruddyred Sep 2014 #4

Xipe Totec

(43,890 posts)
1. Where did that 800 million number come from?
Thu Sep 4, 2014, 01:27 PM
Sep 2014

By the way, if the number is real, were spending 800 million to handle 12 million 'illegals' so that's about $7 for each.

TiredOfNo

(52 posts)
3. I should have been more clear
Thu Sep 4, 2014, 02:12 PM
Sep 2014

The number in the survey was actually 761 million dollars and it purportedly was to pay for the recent influx of immigrants (possibly the new wave of children.) That would put the cost at roughly $16,000 per child. My point is that these children, nor their parents, would be coming if there were no jobs available to "illegal" immigrants.

riverbendviewgal

(4,253 posts)
2. 7 Facts about world migration
Thu Sep 4, 2014, 01:35 PM
Sep 2014

I read this today from a friend who lives in Europe.. I have many ex American friends all over the world. It is wonderful to be able to go to another country and work, live and perhaps become a citizen of that country (like I did).
It is sad many Americans have no idea what this is like.

check out the article.
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/09/02/7-facts-about-world-migration/

 

redruddyred

(1,615 posts)
4. I don't think there's ever any reason to pay anyone that little.
Thu Sep 4, 2014, 08:07 PM
Sep 2014

if your industry relies on underpaying people to work really hard, then maybe your industry doesn't deserve to exist.
of course the worst offenders are also the ones making the biggest profits.

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