Why do you think the US will not enforce the law against those who employ illegal workers?

Question

Let's face it, if the government put more effort and resources into enforcing its current laws against those who employ illegal immigrants more than half the battle would be over. I get that its cheaper to for a company hire someone illegally, pay them less, not pay proper insurance coverage or taxes, and keep them working in substandard conditions that most americans nor the law would allow. I also get how this all comes down to the almighty dollar and feeds into the increased greed among those who continually get rich off the sweat, blood and tears of a population that are clearly and blatantly are being taken advantage of. I understand there are those who'll say americans will not do this work, but my argument would you do back breaking, smelly, underappreciated jobs for, if youre, lucky, a mere eight bucks an hour with no type of benefits and a family to support. With these inhumane conditions, why do you think our goverment continues not to address issues and enforce the law?

Answer 1

There's a disconnect between what the American people have wanted and what the policitical parties in the US wanted. The people want reasonably tight controls on immigration. It's not possible for a politician to be too enthusiastically open-borders and still get elected. Thus, the laws on the books reflect the will of the people. The will of the politicians, OTOH, is reflected by the refusal to enforce those laws adequately.

The reasons depend on politician. The more conservative types want to undermine employee-protection laws by bringing in cheap labor that can't complain of abuses (for fear of deportation), because doing so helps certain of thier constituents - farmers who employ 'migrant' workers being the stereotypical example. The more liberal types want open borders to swell the population with 'minorities' that historically gravitate to thier party - even if the illegals can't vote, thier children will be able to. Both types also want expanding population - the conservatives to 'grow' the economy, and the liberals to support socialist ponzi schemes like Social Security, Welfare, and Medicare.

Answer 2

The government and many americans don't have the balls to do something about the immigration issue. They expect to deport all the illegals and think that the US economy would not be hurt one bit--- Not to mention how badly most of the illegal immigrants are treated at their jobs, saying it from witnessing these sort of things many times.

I wouldn't do those jobs. $8 an hour.........at 40 hrs a week..... that's about $1,250 a month w/o tax deductions......$1,087.50 after deductions........that would mean my husband and I would both have to work 2 jobs in order to make a decent living. The rent for the apartments where I live cost like $1,300 a month--not including bills!

Would Americans preffer to pay $10 for a Califonia grown box of strawberries? or would they rather pay $3 for a box of the same strawberries BUT which were gown in.........Guatemala?

Obviously no one wants to pay higher prices for products you can get cheaper somewhere else.

Answer 3

Because they want to keep a permanent slave class and make higher profits....In case you hadn't noticed, we still have slavery in this country, although we don't call it that...Think about it, these workers come here, work in deplorable conditions, are exploited, no benefits, many pay taxes, many live 20 to a household, can't get proper medical treatment, make very little pay and live in constant fear of being caught....They don't have the rights of a citizen, because they have entered the country illegally, so they do get exploited...In fact it is so bad, that many are abused and never even get paid....They don't report this to the officials for fear of being deported...Now whats so different between that and the slavery of the past?

Answer 4

some jobs i wood not do but there is a Lot wood do like labor on a construction job it pays very well hard but good pay of other jobs as well but the illegals come in an cut the pay down because they are illegal an big money want to keep big money

Answer 5

The lawmakers wouldn't have anybody to go to dinner with, to get their kickbacks. It's all about money to them. I can take you to a hundred job sites in Florida that hire illegals, but nothing is done about it. It's not because Americans don't want to do the jobs, it's because the employers don't want to pay a American wage. Most employers will choose cheap labor, so that they can show up at the job with $60,000 brand new trunk.

Answer 6

Exactly.The amount of illegal immigrants we have today didn;t come over night.Many have been here for years and years.Doing dirty jobs for no pay or benefits.If the bill passes companies will HAVE to raise their wages.The fines imposed for hiring illegals goes from $3,000.00 now to $75,000.00 after the bill passes.Quite a jump huh?Now that is a fine that will hurt.That is PER EACH ILLEGAL.Even a large company wouldn't like that kind of fine.So if you don't support the bill you in essense support slave labor.And illegal immigration because the way things stand no one loses by giving jobs.

Answer 7

I would personally never do any of those jobs.

I think the reason there isnt a crack down on those employers is because can you really fault a small business for not having the technology or the money to invest into the products or services to check if someones papers are real or fake?

Answer 8

If you want to figure out how the US is going about decision making, just know that under this administration whatever is logical this President is going to do the opposite. See, it's easy once you catch on...now you too can be a political analist.

Answer 9

If they did so, they would be subject not only to the wrath of business donors pulling their support, but also to the irrational arguments of the pro-illegal immigration crowd. In addition, most people would be very uncomfortable with the idea of "starving" or "deporting" families of illegals as the rhetoric would speak louder than thinking that through.

Answer 10

unlawful is a criminal offense. unlawful is a ill chook...ok...old shaggy dog tale. the place became into ICE for the time of the marches? build the wall, arrest and deport the illegals over the real of it.