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To: LindyBill who wrote (23404)	1/7/2004 8:51:21 PM
From: Dr. Voodoo	Read Replies (1) of 793592

The ones that don't register then are then easier targets. Um...How? Are they gonna paint a big red X on their head after the law passes? I don't think so. Are the people who are hiring the illegals now gonna pay the 'registered' ones more? I don't think so. They break the law when they come here and work for less than what an american will accept. The employer pays no taxes no workers comp and less than a reasonable wage--all things he'd have to pay someone who's 'registered'. What's gonna give the employer incentive to hire someone who's registered? A warm feeling inside? What's gonna happen is there won't be much change in the illegal immigrant population for migrant farm workers(the bulk of illegal immigration) except for a few more skilled laborers. We'll see a huge increase in pregnant single mommies comming over here and work at Burger King till they can spit out their kid at County General for the free medical care. Meanwhile the fat times when our labor market gets tight and we gotta pay pimple faced kids 10 bucks an hour to multi-task at the drive-thru are gonna dissappear for good. But what happens to our skilled labor markets? IMO it doesn't allow real wage pressure on companies who can always hire an illegal if they offer less than what is a reasonable wage(that no American will accept). You can try and 'rulemake' your way out of this, but think about it. Can you think of any way to make them hire an illegal for the same wage you'd pay an American 100% of the time? I think it's bad, and it is the one form of protectionism that we have that maintains our standard of living, and rights as workers--and i'm absolutely not a fan of labor unions. Generally speaking I'm all for free and fair markets, but when you can import cheap labor(and lets not BS each other about the "rules") you're just treading the same ground we're fighting over chinese currency valuations, labor unions, etc. Voodoo

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