$8 and hour is more than they are making here. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, May 18, 2007 9:56 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: This absolutely takes the cake - Immigration Reform > > Here you can go down to a certain area and pick up day laborers > (illegal > hispanic immigrants) for $8.00 an hour. The live 6 - 10 guys per > apartment have no cars, no insurance, or any other responsibilities. > Sure they send money back to Mexico or where ever but the average wage > in Mexico is what? So these guys can work one or two days a week and > make more than they can in a month in Mexico. > > Sorry, but I can't afford to work for those wages. Why are the wages > so > low? because there are so many of them that someone is always willing > to > do it cheaper. Why because they have few expenses and are supporting > families hundreds or thousands of miles away with a cost of living that > is 1/20th of here. > > If there were greater controls on immigration, labor prices would > increase to a point that kids starting out and those in need could > afford to work as laborers. >
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