Have the Repubs really thought through all the consequences of their rabid illegal immigration stance? Of course not! They are Republicans and they really don't think through anything!
I read an article in an international newspaper the other day about one of the effects of the crackdown on illegal immigrants. The effect is that many more jobs will go overseas. This could be true even in the construction business. Much of construction can be made prefab overseas. Isn't outsourcing something else that Repubs have been upset about? Of course. But do they realize they are going to make it worse? Of course not! They are Republicans and they can't think anything through!
An economist I used to work with said that illegal immigrants actually contribute more to the economy than they take out. They provide labor that no one else wants to do and that our economy needs. Even when they have fake social security numbers, they are paying into our social security system. Many business have sprouted up and thrive based on the fact that these illegal immigrants are also consumers and they consume things. Many businesses would have to close down if the illegal immigrants were to go away.
I heard a speaker on entrepreneurship today who said that immigrants in this country are quick to form their own businesses. Isn't that a good thing?
And the debate seems to dwell on low level immigrant work. It hasn't even touched on the fact that this country needs more high level immigrants in the engineering and sciences. Desperately needs them.
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You're certainly onto something about the Repubs, but at one level, it could be that things have been thought through very carefully. The article "Insiders and Outsiders in Everyday Life" is an interesting take on the outsourcing issue. Find it here:
http://tinyurl.com/2tv3g5
Thanks for the post. It's a thorny question.
Hi Blue,
What a great article! Thanks for sharing that. I will try to read that blog (and yours) often.
Like your template! :)
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