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Originally Posted by CaramonLS
Why do people work as garbage men? Can we all agree that is a pretty awful job? Is it that much worse than picking lettuce? There are a lot of crappy jobs that people do.
The reason people do it is because it is mostly a unionized position, pays well, has solid benefits. People will do a lot of things for the right amount of money, including picking lettuce on a farm.
Part of the problem with the amount of illegals in the US is it allows certain employers to exploit people, pay them below minimum wage and help drive the standard of living down in the country. That type of exploitation does not help the economy and does a great deal of harm.
The US has had a national unemployment rate as high as 10% in 2009/2010 and is only finally starting to turn the corner. High unemployment rates + an illegal workforce has caused many employers to start this race to the bottom driving down real wages and continually increasing the income inequality gap between the classes.
So while I don't agree with the things Trump stands for and the constant demonizing of illegal immigrants, simply to sweep the issue under the rug is disingenuous at best.
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Again though, you're inventing a straw man position. Who's sweeping it under the rug? One side wants to offer a path to citizenship, the other deportation and walls. Neither side wants the status quo