MYTH: Americans won't do the work that illegals do?

Question

TRUTH: Prior to 1965 when the disastrous Immigration Bill was passed, there was very little immigration. In fact, between 1925 and 1965, there was even a period of net emigration out of the United States. During this time, our grass was getting cut, our meat was being packed, our children were being watched and our houses were being cleaned. The idea that somehow we suddenly can't run a country without an unlimited supply of foreigners is absurd.

Those in favor of foreign labor are corporations who are addicted to cheap labor. They are the ones who are benefiting. But their benefit comes at the American tax payer's expense when you consider that the American tax payer is virtually subsidizing the labor costs of the greedy corporations by supplying the illegal foreign workers and their families with welfare, free education, free medical, WICs, housing assistance, etc. -- something the corporations won't do.

Americans won't allow themselves to be exploited like illegals do, but they WILL do the work that illegals do for fair compensation and benefits. If Americans did the work that illegals do at higher pay, would that benefit the consumer? You bet it would in the long run. But many Americans who do not care about America's future are consumers who favor the idea of exploiting illegal workers because it keeps commodity and service prices down in the short term.

What do you think of this?

Answer 1

You are dead on. I have asked the same question. Somehow we were able to conduct business in this country without outsourcing everything, without a huge number of illegals, and with interest rates that were outrageously high. Certainly the cost of money was far more than in today's economy.

Our own government has consistently sold us out for corporate interests. The bottomline is that the changes in our economy are driven by Wall Street. Wall Street analysts push companies for unrealistic quarterly gains, which benefit only shareholders and not customers, suppliers, or workers.

We allow foreign goods made in countries that do not abide by US Labor, Environmental, or discriminatory laws. It's simply not a level playing field. Travel sometime to Germany and you will be amazed at how much around you is made in Germany. Just sit at a restaurant and you will have German glassware, plates, and flatware. When was the last time you ever ate with flatware made in the USA??

And Wal-Mart got itself in legal trouble in Germany, because in Germany it is not legal to sell below your cost as Wal-Mart routinely does with loss leaders that get you in the store.

And the Wal-Mart culture is seeping to all parts of our business environment. Every company wants to stick it to its suppliers like Wal-Mart.

The main thing to remember is that corporations like Wal-Mart are only about themselves. They ultimately don't really care about their customers or the nations in which they live.

Teddy Roosevelt routinely stood up to big business because he saw that big business would never see people as anything than disposable, depreciating capital.

Our modern Presidents do not advocate on behalf of the American People. They are completely bought and paid for by big business.

Answer 2

I hire people for my company and the truth is most of the worst applicants are USA born. They dress like they rolled out of bed, can't keep a job for more than a few months, have no social skills and act like they should be handed a job on a silver platter just because they showed up (10 minutes late.)

I think what really happened was prior to 1965 kids were raised to live in a civil society. Look how drastic everything changed by the end of the 60's. Public Education took a nose dive along with respect for authorities, parents, etc. Now we have an entire generation that is raised on microwave food and sit infront of a tv while without any parents.

Most immigrants are from cultures that still have strong family and civic values, they work hard and have pride in their work. Americans are looking to make the most amount of money with the least amount of effort.

Answer 3

Construction your right, not such a myth on other laborious low paying jobs Americans take so much for granted they have never seen real hard times. If they have or are, they still can be basically lazy, some though will do whatever it takes to pay bills and put gas in their tank and food on the table. Working the blue-sky mine;

Answer 4

The economy has changed a lot since 1965. Outsourcing, NAFTA, WTO, and all sorts of other things have come along. Back then we were mainly agricultural, now we are mainly service-sector oriented. Back in 1965, employers had to increase wages in order to get people to do work, now if they can't find people they just outsource to China and be done with it.

Answer 5

Truth: Americans are not given the opportunity to do many jobs, because it is cheaper to hire illegals. Even when they are willing to work for the same wage they are often turned away. I can tell you that from personal experience. This video isn't about hiring illegals, but increasing visas so that they won't have to hire citizens. You may find it interesting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCbFEgFajGU

Answer 6

I'm sure someone in this country would do willing to do tough/low paying jobs like that...the question is will it work as well as it is now? I read a story of farmer who hired high school students to pick fruit, safe to say he wasn't satisfied with their work...he said he'd rather hire illegals because they do it quicker and faster. I guess you can say there is a problem with our society now. For most people they would consider it, "below" or dangerous (or whatever other excuse you can think of) themselves to do such a job as picking fruit. I don't think so, but that's the way it is...not only that you have the occasional farmer who imports illegal aliens as slaves...to work on farms for little pay, food, etc you name.

Answer 7

"Prior to 1965 .... there was very little immigration"

Do you understand how laughable that sentence is? We've had constant immigration since the country was founded.

In the 1940s and 1950s, people lined up and waited for days to be processed as immigrants. Read up on Ellis Island.

And yes, many people will do the jobs for much more than companies pay illegal immigrants -- because the companies are paying them under the table.

But there aren't lines of people on welfare waiting to do menial work for even minimum wage -- why bother when they get as much on welfare as if they were working?

So, if you want to displace illegal aliens at the bottom end jobs, eliminate welfare first -- that will force the US citizens to fill those jobs.

Answer 8

I worked for Conn. Cabinet Corporation in 66, and we had a lot of Cubans and various other nationality's that the company had brought up to work for them , you probably weren't born then , and there are probably a lot of things you probably haven't observed that I have. One needs to get the facts straight before they start having racist ideas that have no back ground. And they aren't getting a free ride, they are working their buns off. So, before you insert your other foot maybe you ought to do something other then sit around expounding on things you have no clue about. god if the shoe was on the other foot , you'd be in bad shape.

Answer 9

Americans won't do 17% of the certain jobs. then leaves 83%
to do the rest. so let's keep and make 17% of the illegals citizens and send the rest back.

Answer 10

You are 100% right. Even if immigrants stopped coming, the work would still get done. Employers would probably have to raise their wages a little though.