While I never used the word, fungible, to i-node in our earlier discussions, his assertion that I countered assumes that people are fungible--fire a generic American worker so as to fill his position with an illegal. Doesn't get more fungible than that. So how can that charge be on me? I believe my intent, if not my context, for such a statement, may have been unclear or otherwise misunderstood.
I am aware, confidently, over the coming decade the available jobs for illegal immigrants will be dramatically reduced. And so will the available jobs for Americans. Jobs that illegal immigrants might have filled many of, will be gone (taxi and truck drivers are history, soon, ag jobs are either already gone or going fast, assembly, package handling and delivery, almost any physical labor is likely to be replaced by cheap robots in the next few years, etc.) and many professional level jobs will be gone, too, which will not exempt the medical professions, lawyers, CPAs, engineers of all kinds including software). Mark Zuckerberg's dentist-father is working on developing AI-based dental equipment that can, e.g., autonomously drill teeth).
My point is that many "American jobs" are going to be lost, and leave far too few for Americans, let alone for these immigrants who will have to be supported by the state. Or, take a job from an existing American and THAT person is supported by the state.
How is it our first obligation isn't to the American people? |
