A tradable is a product that can be bought easily from some other country. For example, a pair of scissors is a tradable, a haircut however is a non-tradable, no matter how cheap they may be in China, you'll have to pay local rates. Therefore, tradable prices are limited to international prices whereas nontradables aren't.
The reason I ask is that, if wages were to go up in tradable productive chains, part or the whole those productive chain COULD be outsourced, causing the loss of jobs in the US. That seems to be a reason why business would be against changing anything (amnisty would mean higher wages too). If, on the other hand, they are mainly on nontradable, all that will happen is a little inflation.
Keep in mind that the tradable industry is much less visible than non-tradable because you see a guy mowing lawn, or working on a house, but not working at a steel mill.
So, does anyone have numbers on this? No opinions or rants, please.
2006-07-23 17:15:59 · 5 answers · asked by leblongeezer 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
Xexeca: Please do not assume my political views on this or any other topic. Regarding polical correctness though, I think it's just plain dumb but I'll call it whatever you want if that will make you answer my question. Okay everybody, strike "illegals" and write "undocumented". Did that change anything?
2006-07-23 17:33:34 · update #1
I don't have the numbers.....wouldn't even know where to look......
But you have interested me ONCE again.......go figure
2006-07-23 17:33:06 · answer #1 · answered by sqwirlsgirl 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Do you mean, "how many undocumented workers" labor in tradable productive chains? Let's be politically correct if we want intelligent answers. "Illegals" is an extremely racist and offensive word.
When I wrote that word in my UCLA Spanish class in 1987, my professor crossed it out and put a note: "How can a person be illegal?" and she put down the Spanish term, "indocumentados." This was 1987, mind you--we should have learned something by now.
2006-07-24 00:23:29 · answer #2 · answered by ♣Tascalcoán♣ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Im sry to disappoint you, but i tried to search for the numbers on google, Ask jeeves and fetch.com, but nothing turned up. Ill keep looking cause now uve got me wonderin. If i find anything, youll b the first 2 know.
2006-07-24 00:20:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
HEY xexect
An ILLEGAL ALIEN By Any Other Name
Is Still An ILLEGAL ALIEN
2006-07-24 03:42:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
to many
2006-07-24 00:19:43 · answer #5 · answered by JENNIFER C 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋