Made in America (by illegal workers)

[snookums1]

http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/manufacturing/2009-07-01-american-apparel_N.htm

[watson]

:shrug: They want to work, what's the problem?
Would it be better if they earned money illegally?
Robbing, carjacking or burglarizing?
Geez, they can't win for losing.

Here's the problem that bothers me: They are here illegally!! Let them go through the legal channels before they find employment. They ARE earning money illegally!

[Rangerx1]

Here's the problem that bothers me: They are here illegally!! Let them go through the legal channels before they find employment. They ARE earning money illegally!

Watson beat me to it!

To answer Patty's question, it would be better if they would follow our rules and earn money legally. Currently, they are not doing that.

[A-hem_1]

Well now there is 1600+ openings for those who are legal to work. That is awesome.

If I were looking for a job and found out there were 1800 people working who were not legal to work I would be wizzed. Not right to take away jobs from people who are legal to work and cannot because there are those who are here illegally and taking away jobs.

If you want to work in this country, come here by the legal channels and then I believe you should be afforded every opportunity that is available.

[Great Dane]

:shrug: They want to work, what's the problem?
Would it be better if they earned money illegally?
Robbing, carjacking or burglarizing?
Geez, they can't win for losing.

The problem is, they aren't paying taxes on the money they earn. They are also, because they are working illegally, not entitled to overtime pay, vacation pay, sick days....which makes them a more attractive hire vs.the Americans that by law are required to earn x amount of dollars, limited to working x amount of hours....money isn't being paid not only towards taxes, but other areas which they subtract from a paycheck like disability, social security etc.

Not to mention that a huge majority of illegal aliens, do not speak English, they send their children through the pblic school system, which is required now to have ESL classes (English as a second langage)....yet, since once again they are not paying taxes "we" are paying for....