Am I the only that thinks the Immigration debate is a way to get people to work longer for less?
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Fri Apr-23-10 03:45 PM
Am I the only that thinks the Immigration debate is a way to get people to work longer for less?
Sure seems like it.
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Fri Apr-23-10 03:52 PMOriginal message
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Fri Apr-23-10 03:55 PMReply #1
3. So you don't think this is underhanded way to lower wages across the board?
Edited on Fri Apr-23-10 03:56 PM by devilgrrl
If not - please enlighten me. :popcorn:
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Fri Apr-23-10 03:57 PMReply #3
4. Sorry, I was agreeing with you. eom
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Fri Apr-23-10 04:01 PMReply #4
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Fri Apr-23-10 03:53 PMOriginal message
2. The immigration 'debate' is certainly about hate.
The sobs don't want a discussion. IMO, its not largely about wages; that's on the part of some in business.
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Fri Apr-23-10 03:58 PMReply #2
6. It's the business elites who are to blame for the whole thing.
But no one wants to talk about them in earnest.
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Fri Apr-23-10 04:19 PMReply #6
They do profit, but we cannot forget the pervasive racism, us vs. them, in our culture.
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Fri Apr-23-10 04:42 PMReply #10
13. And whose interests are served by that? eom
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Fri Apr-23-10 04:53 PMReply #13
15. Incidentally, some businesses.
Does not mean, imo, they are completely responsible.
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Fri Apr-23-10 03:58 PMOriginal message
5. Oh heck yes. Like wanting to work was a horrible thing. nt
Edited on Fri Apr-23-10 03:58 PM by bemildred
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Fri Apr-23-10 04:03 PMReply #5
8. Especially for less! Who wouldn't want that?
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Fri Apr-23-10 04:06 PMOriginal message
9. The republicans are against it - that should disprove your hypothesis
Edited on Fri Apr-23-10 04:07 PM by stray cat
I think a lot of it is racism and the desire to not have competition for jobs. For example - the damn foreigners are taking jobs I should get!
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Fri Apr-23-10 04:24 PMReply #9
11. And US businesses don't want to pay workers decent wages...
and that's one of the reasons why this is happening.
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Fri Apr-23-10 04:39 PMOriginal message
12. Immigration REFORM (not debate) is backed by organized labor and the progressive caucus.
Those debating may have a variety of motivations - some selfish, some altruistic, but the unions and progressive caucus aren't supporting reform as a way to lower wages.
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Fri Apr-23-10 04:45 PMReply #12
14. Big Business will work furiously against every worker protection they try to get in the reform.
By the time they were through with the STRIVE Act in 2007, it was riddled with so many abusive employer loopholes that many progressives could no longer support it.
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