illegal immigrants trying to live the american dream....or employers exploiting cheap labor and living the american dream
2006-07-21 10:56:56 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
Employers, and our government have made this mistake what it is today by ignoring it over the past 20years at least. We send the wrong message for one thing, by allowing employers to hire illegal ALIENS. We should be more stern with employers hiring illigal ALIENS, not immigrants. Their is a difference. We detain and deport who we can at the border but if you get past our first line of defense then your home free and you will find work. This is the wrong message. In order to fix the illegal ALIEN problem in this country we will have to take it past the borders and work more on finding these people in the actual work place. Fine their employers and make sure they will not reemploy them in the future. Bottom line.
2006-07-21 11:33:49 · answer #1 · answered by bankster 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Both. It is a vicious cycle. Corporations want cheap labor, illegal immigrants come here and work cheap. The illegal immigrant knows they are commiting a crime so they are guilty of willfully disobeying our laws. Corporations (and producers, farmers) are guilty of ignoring the fact they are hiring people who are criminals in order to gain a greater profit through lower wages paid out. The Americans supplement those low wages through our taxes which support the welfare and other federal services the illegal immigrants are (or were) allowed to abuse. The Americans paying those taxes are the same ones that no longer work the fields and had to find other jobs, but still pay taxes.
2006-07-21 11:18:59 · answer #2 · answered by whitefeather 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would have to say that employers exploitation is low. That just has bad karma written all over it. At least the illegal immigrants are making an effort to work and earn a living.
2006-07-21 11:00:30 · answer #3 · answered by Meg...Out of Hybernation 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Illegal immigrants using services we pay for like education and health care and the employers who resist employee databases which would make actual determination of immigration status practical.
It is the general taxpayers, the legal children in degraded schools, the sick unable to get decent and affordable health care, and our poor who need services drained by illegals who pay the price.
2006-07-21 11:57:42 · answer #4 · answered by DAR 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a great question. Both are criminals, both are wrong. I think the employers bear the greater weight here. If the jobs were not available, the illegals would have no reason to risk the consequences.
2006-07-21 11:01:31 · answer #5 · answered by thebushman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
both. Immigrants will work for next to nothing, and of course employers will exploit anyone who will work hard for minimum wage. Most immigrants would do better by forming unions in there on countries and demanding higher pay and better working conditions.
2006-07-21 11:01:19 · answer #6 · answered by DC 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
illegal immigrants trying to live the american dream
2006-07-21 11:00:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The employers are to blame. That being said, unless we are willing to make hiring illegals a felony, the best way to combat this problem is by severely punishing the the illegals.
2006-07-21 11:00:38 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Employers are at fault. If we penalized companies that hire illegals and froze all the free benefits the problem would solve itself. No job, no money, back home. Sort of a self-deportation solution.
2006-07-21 11:00:57 · answer #9 · answered by izombix 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Employers are fault. The illegal are breaking the laws.
2006-07-21 11:13:53 · answer #10 · answered by JAMES 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋