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To: Road Walker who wrote (315833)	12/15/2006 2:03:55 PM
From: Elroy	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1591337

A thriving middle class is healthy for the economy in more ways than can be counted. Agreed, but your solution kills jobs and probably causes more economic damage than the alleged improvements you theorize but have little real world support for. You never answered the question on what % wages would need to increase to attract Americans to the jobs held by illegals. And your example is a meat packing plant? Let me guess, the operating margins on that business are maybe 4%? Increase their labor expenses, and voila, no more plant. Next thing you know we've got America importing packed meat from Mexico, thanks John... If your source of the idea that corporations are reporting record profits is the S&P 500, and there are few illegals in S&P 500 companies, doesn't lots of your thesis go out the window. I don't think meat packing plants are reporting record profits (but what do I know).