Re:It’s not a ‘labor shortage,’ it’s a reassessment of work
by giantg2 on Monday May 10, 2021 @08:40PM
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"Why are so many migrants desperate to get in on the border?"
Because it's all relative. The shitty jobs here are much better than the shitty jobs there.
Giving them the jobs won't fix anything. Now you would be adding to the people at the bottom of the income scale while still having people who were here drop out of the work force. If anything, the availability of cheap labor (and labor that is afraid to complain due to illegal status or because it's better than their past) keeps the labor price low, which could arguably hurt the overall labor price (I know, I know, Americans don't want those jobs; but maybe they would if they paid a lot more).
Because it's all relative. The shitty jobs here are much better than the shitty jobs there.
Giving them the jobs won't fix anything. Now you would be adding to the people at the bottom of the income scale while still having people who were here drop out of the work force. If anything, the availability of cheap labor (and labor that is afraid to complain due to illegal status or because it's better than their past) keeps the labor price low, which could arguably hurt the overall labor price (I know, I know, Americans don't want those jobs; but maybe they would if they paid a lot more).