Posted by
Scott Bowden on Friday, June 01, 2007 10:31:35 AM
What is the true impact of illegal immigrants working in this country? Are they really doing "jobs that Americans won't do," or are they simply performing that labor at a rate that is lower than what the market would truly bear? I acknowledge that some of the work that is typically performed by illegal immigrants, such as picking crops, landscaping, or processing meat or poultry, or construction, is extremely hard work in tough conditions. However, in all these cases I know that legal American citizens are willing to perform this work, often at the same or only a slightly higher wage than what the illegal workers are paid. The use of illegal labor merely provides additional compensation for the owners of the businesses who break the law to use these laborers . This is a criminal act and should be prosecuted as strongly as we would prosecute one of those businesses for committing fraud to obtain greater profits.