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Re:Adding up the cost of uncontrolled immigration by bayesian_horse on Tuesday January 03, 2017 @03:35AM (#13307709)
That is a bunch of completely unproven assumptions. Of course immigrants increase the demand for labor. Even the illegal ones.

You can't think of a direct route? Try the obvious ones: Who cuts their hair? Who fixes their car? Sells them groceries? It's even more obvious for legal immigrants.

What's wrong with a general economic boom?

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Re:Adding up the cost of uncontrolled immigration by chillacy on Tuesday January 03, 2017 @04:47PM (#13313436)
Great for haircut salons: you get cheaper labor with an increased labor pool and you get more customers!

Not great for the previous employees of the haircut salon.

I'm not convinced that the increased demand for haircuts will outpace the wage loss that came with increased competition for that job.

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