the mexican creating a net drain of approximately $55K per individual
Is that as an illegal worker or as a legal one... big difference since the illegal, indeed does not pay taxes, FICA or most of the fees a legal worker will pay.
I believe that I have covered this in one of the posts already...
as long as we provide the social service incentive (especially in the area of healh care) i personally don't see how we gain economic traction by importing cheap labor
Agreed... so now, how do we stop this from continuously repeating over and over... illegals crossing the border, having babies in the US (not paying for it) and then ... this new "gringo" i.e. a citizen, can live in the US no worries” AND in addition, import the rest of the family...
The only possible way will be by putting some degree of control into this... having "the finger on the pulse of the patient". Taxing the (otherwise -untaxed-) income. Asking for his/hers share of the cost of the health care.
I am no comrade of any sort, neither am I a defender of the down and trodden upon...
I am thinking this because it is in MY best interest, since I see the alternative as a WORSE scenario... Not only that, I further see that taking these type of actions will set the course for more "common sense" approaches, given that after all, the entire American Continent faces a common threat.
As for a legal Mexican worker... well... in which way this legal worker s costing any more than any other worker... I can see that in specific situations a "preferred" policy of quotas (one that I do NOT agree with) a Mexican (or any other so called "minority”) is treated with preference... on that basis alone, it is WRONG and I do not agree with.
The only qualifier ought to be his or her ability to perform the job. No other.
i have an example i'll relate to you via pm (personal situation) in how the employment of *legal* mexicans are costing jobs.
I look forward to reading about it.
I do not pretend to ignore that if additional labor is brought to the table, obviously the share of the pie will get smaller...
That is why I am saying that these programs CANNOT really work UNLESS the South side of the equation improves the opportunities...
This is where we all need to focus, how to make the entire continent a better place to live, everyone will benefit from it...
btw....
I have learned recently that Canada is actively opening its border to workers from other nations... I have recently learned of several individual cases where they have successfully applied for Canadian residency... and obtained it with relative ease...
That was somehow a surprise to me. |
