Wiping The Immigration Slate Clean
The Wall Street Journal reports that US workers are crowding out illegal immigrants in jobs that “American’s won’t do”. This is good news itself, but it also represents a fresh start for employers, especially those who employ low to unskilled workers. Inevitably this economy will turn itself around, when that happens many of those workers are going to be tempted to leave for greener pastures. Employers will have a choice.
Previously, employers complained they couldn’t adjust to the sudden removal of millions of their (illegal) workers. Now they will be without them, and it will be up to them to make the gradual adjustment to higher pay and better working conditions to keep many of those US workers working for them, rather than once again resorting to illegal workers.
The next time this issue comes around, even the most die-hard open borders activist should be unwilling to show any sympathy towards the employer who claims they can’t adjust to losing their illegal workers.
[Crossposted at EckerNet.Com, comments welcome]
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