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Old 12-06-2018, 10:35 AM  
Paul Markham
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Originally Posted by sarettah View Post
Markham implied that somehow illegal (or legal) immigrants were taking high paying jobs or at least keeping American citizens from getting high paying jobs.
I implied the exact opposite.

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As all you Trumpeteers love to point out, the U.S. is supposedly enjoying the lowest unemployment rates in history. So, what high paying jobs are in jeopardy from an inflow of poor immigrants?

They do not compete for high paying jobs. They compete for jobs that nobody else wants to do,

So, unless agricultural field workers or roof construction is now considered a white collar level of employment, he is wrong and does not have facts to back up his statement.

You are just guilty of an extremely low level of reading comprehension and an apparent love of getting yourself smacked down on a webmaster board.
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The reason most Americans won't do the jobs that 30 years ago they were happy to do is the bosses pay so badly. If builders, hotels, fast food, etc can't get cheap labour they raise wages or go out of business. Do you work for minimum wages? Then don't expect others to.
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