We are talking about picking crops - something that is labor intensive for a short period of time when crops needs harvesting. A temporary short term job once or twice a year is really is not a solution for unemployment or entitlement issues. Forcing a 'fair' wage probably would not increase the labor supply for that market and would increase the cost of food across the board. Mexican migrant workers have always come up here, done the work and then gone back to work their own farms as their growing season is different than ours. At least they did so until NAFTA when we were able to put their corn growers out of business. That is when many of those workers just started staying here. Other Mexican farmers converted to growing poppies and we now also have that problem.
As to food stamps, that program requires a person to be working. I think elderly people with low income can get them and disabled people - that is, people who cannot work. Unemployeed can get them for like 3 months in my state but that is it. Welfare is limited and already directed at getting people employed. Most entitlements actually are subsidies to people who are working - Earned Income Credit - you must have income to get it. Child care tax credit - again requires income. So does subsidized housing. Truth of the matter is that most entitlements actually subsidize employers. On Thursday, February 23, 2017 at 11:04:37 AM UTC-6, KeithInTampa wrote: > > I disagree BDT, and I semi-agree with Mags here. > > There are in fact migrant agricultural laws that allow for migrant > workers; and it is true that a part and parcel of the illegal immigrant > problem is that employers have been willing to undercut Americans by hiring > cheaper labor. Couple this with government handouts and welfare; where > it's more profitable to lay one's fat ass up and collect stipends from the > government rather than to get their butts up and go to work: > > > > > On Thu, Feb 23, 2017 at 11:51 AM, btdt100 <[email protected] <javascript:> > > wrote: > >> Ever thought the laws need revising? Like maybe to cover migrant farm >> workers who travel back and forth between Mexico and US? They have always >> done it but never been properly addressed. >> >> >> On Thursday, February 23, 2017 at 10:48:32 AM UTC-6, Kamakazee wrote: >>> >>> And that's why I say enforce the laws that exist, they're out there, >>> despite Obama's best attempts. >>> >>> On Thursday, February 23, 2017 at 10:30:02 AM UTC-6, brine wrote: >>>> >>>> That's why I have always said punish the people who hire them!!! Make >>>> it so they can't afford to pay off-the-books to legals or illegals!!! >>>> >>>> On Thu, Feb 23, 2017 at 11:21 AM, ImStillMags Mags <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0LLeR1IaP-c/WK8L7voWAEI/AAAAAAAARIk/Po9x3xbrXFwHJn87sRzYoXvqHKGMI4N-ACLcB/s1600/14045872_626656584174710_4828273169434009540_n.jpg> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> -- >>>>> Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. >>>>> For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum >>>>> >>>>> * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ >>>>> * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. >>>>> * Read the latest breaking news, and more. >>>>> --- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "PoliticalForum" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> brine >>>> http://brineb.blogspot.com/ >>>> >>> -- >> -- >> Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. >> For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum >> >> * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ >> * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. >> * Read the latest breaking news, and more. >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "PoliticalForum" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PoliticalForum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
