You can read the same argument for slavery in the 1800's in the old newspapers of the day.
"It's bad, but better here than where they came from"
"They do things none of us white Southerners would do. We cain't find anyone to do that stuff!"
Sure, if you allow the formation of an illegal underclass, they'll always be available cheaper than citizens, who play by the rules.
It's exploitation, pure and simple.
There are winners and losers. Winners are foreign countries who get weekly paychecks sent back home and outsourced callcenters and professional services. Countries like Mexico can avoid needed social and political changes by allowing their most ambitious to go to the US. Winners are also the corporations who get lower costs, and skim the profit, often sending that offshore also, btw.
Losers are American workers, who watch as their jobs decline, and politicians of both parties lie like rugs in order to get those juicy corporate contributions, and supposed immigrant votes. 75% of Americans are against this, including a majority of immigrants. You never see those polls. The reason is the politicians would have to admit they do not represent the American people, they represent themselves and Big Gov't, in that order.
Losers are also foreign countries, like Mexico, who lose ambitious people, instead of keeping them. The situation there is getting worse by the year. |
