Of course they provide better value, they are willing to do anything to come over here. I'm sure if you told 5 year old kids you'd be willing to hire them for $2/hour some of them would sign up, but we have child work laws for the same exact reason.
Yes it makes economic sense to the company, but why should the American government help them at the expense of our own citizens? We have 10% unemployment, plenty of people willing to work, why should we subsidize your greed by giving you access to more slave labor?
As the grandson of a 'slave' immigrant that was brought over to build the railroads I take great offense to your complete lack of empathy.
If they're willing to work for $8/hour here, that means things are worse for them where they are. Who are you to cast people into poverty, death, and dismay so that your economy can maintain a slightly higher salary.
Who are you to cast your fellow americans into poverty, death and dismay just because you have a hard-on for helping people.
Earth is not a magical place with rainbows and unicorns, you want to come to this country? Make us want you. Get a PhD or a Masters and you are good to go. My parents won the green card...TWICE...in the same year. So the odds mustn't be that hard.
My grandfather was literally starving to death before he immigrated. Are you seriously claiming the (theoretical) minor reductions in earning caps (for unskilled labor) we're discussing are comparable?
so why don't we just declare communism, give everyone a piece of bread and go on with our lives?
unskilled labor is just that, unskilled, I'm suggesting that having someone pay $200K for a college degree and then importing cheap labor because you don't want to pay the salary is bullshit
Yes it makes economic sense to the company, but why should the American government help them at the expense of our own citizens? We have 10% unemployment, plenty of people willing to work, why should we subsidize your greed by giving you access to more slave labor?