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My Views of America on Wednesday, June 06, 2007 11:25:47 PM
I have been watching the senate discuss the immigration bill for the last 2 weeks. There have been many good ideas, but many more bad ones.
My solution to the immigration problem would be to make employers pay the same wages to the legal and illegal immigrants that they would pay a U.S. citizen, that way there would be no need to hire anyone else, just save money. I know we're talking about wage control, but here is a thought worth talking about. A living wage is another term for minimum wage. It's a known fact that the low end wage earner ends up receiving help from the government, this amounts to about $21,000 dollars a year. And this is paid to illegal immigrants also. The Democrats say we need to tax the rich more so they can spread the wealth more. I'm far from being rich, but I would not want to be taxed more just because I worked hard and was rewarded with the fruits of my own work. I am all for helping those that need help, but lets start at the beginning. When a person enters the work force, very few can just take over a job without training, so they need time to learn, this doesn't mean they should be paid a starvation wage while learning. They should be entitled to a living wage.The person that earns a living wage, have a strong family life, they gain greater self sufficiency, this means the government has a lower need for social services, the communities gain through increased consumer spending in the community, employers gain through higher moral and efficiency with lower turnover of employees. I would rather pay more for my lettuce and strawberries if it meant we could keep Americans workings. It's said that there are no Americans to take these jobs. I believe there are plenty of people available, how about all those on welfare to start with.
It seems that congress is trying to reinvent the wheel. Why not take the 1986 bill and change it where it needs to be changed. The only reason I see for all this, is that the Democrats are trying to buy votes!!! Do what's right and you will get the votes.