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Originally posted by Sidd Finch
So what? If the product of a business enterprise is not sufficiently valuable that the owner can afford to pay people enough to create that product, then the business is not worth pursuing.
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It seems like there could be a period of very, very painful adjustment. To wit: If we succeed in getting rid of illegal immigrants, I think we can assume that basic foodstuffs and housing will become more expensive (because of large immigrant presence in agriculture and construction). There may be shortages of some agricultural products as vendors have to search out alternative suppliers. The construction thing seems like there would be a longer term problem, since at least some training is necessary. To the extent people are locked into contracts whose pricing is based on an assumption of cheapass labor, businesses will be affected.
So, people will end up paying more for food. Food is something that both rich and poor pretty much *must* buy, so this increases the basic cost of living. Ditto with housing -- if it's already difficult for e.g. teachers to live in the SF area, how will it be when construction costs go up?
It just seems like poorer people will suffer more. But then, I guess they always do.
Mmmm, strawberries.
ETA I really don't get this logic. We're making it a felony to do X, but we really want most people who are doing X to continue doing it for a while, and kinda maybe taper off in an orderly manner. the article is on Yahoo! news. Yes, I know they are probably taking him a bit out of context, but unless he was playing opposite-land, it's just craziness.
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Rep. James Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., author of a get-tough immigration bill, said the government has no intention of trying to deport 12 million people.
"Nobody is seriously proposing that, because that will require a massive infiltration of law enforcement officials and will disrupt the economy," said Sensenbrenner told CBS' "Face the Nation" this week.
But his bill and several others would make living in the United States illegally a felony. And felons without legal immigration status are subject to deportation.
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Maybe he just wants to make it so illegal immigrants definitely can't vote, and are criminals and therefore not entitled to various rights, but stay here and work for cheap?
