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Re:10% of Cubans have left Cuba in the last year by ironhaven on Saturday July 20, 2024 @08:34PM (#41021454)
Your argument seems to be that a larger population leads to lower wages, which seems very reductive. Please elaborate
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Re:10% of Cubans have left Cuba in the last year by bluefirebrand on Saturday July 20, 2024 @09:07PM (#41021583)
> Your argument seems to be that a larger population leads to lower wages

It's not just because of a larger population, it's also because illegal immigrants are often desperate, often willing to accept a much lower standard of living than locals, and therefore often willing to work for very low wages (sometimes illegally low)

Thus creating an under-class of workers who keep wages from ever going up to where they should be

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Re:10% of Cubans have left Cuba in the last year by epicureanideal on Saturday July 20, 2024 @08:53PM (#41021534)
... supply and demand?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supply_and_demand

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