The economy is BOOMING!!!!
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Its definitely not just unskilled labor.
Then, again, why did people assume that there would be all these Americans lined up to take these jobs illegals had? Why did they think that those employers would be happy/willing to pay Americans so much more?
I keep pointing out the complete lack of planning and grip on reality when it's come to all of this, but instead of facing that fact, they keep trying to pivot.
No, teens were never going to be lining up to take those jobs because this isn't the 1950s/1960s.
No, the employers were never going to pay what American workers feel they're worth, becuase that will either cut into their own profits, or their profits are so small already they'd have to raise prices to consumers, which would most likely result in them going under because consumers would revolt.
The problem is that we were constantly told that when illegals were booted, it would open up all these great jobs American workers have been passed over for and so many more Americans would have good, solid jobs.
But that hasn't happened. We're in such a severe labor shortage that the same administration that just spent hundreds of millions of dolllars to round up and boot out all these illegals are spending millions of dollars creating MORE visas to bring in foreign workers to take these same jobs, thus starting the entire cycle again. The main way people become illegal is to overstay visas. Nothing is stopping this newest batch from doing the same thing.
So, obviously, whatever assumptions people had about what would happen with the job market was really wrong, and instead of facing that, people are pretending all is super great and awesome and starting the entire process over again.
It doesnt matter if employers want to pay Americans more. If your business benefits from American markets, you need to hire American employees. By removing the illegals, we let the free market decide what a fair wage is for any given job. If employers cant find good employees, they arent paying enough.
I'm not arguing with that philosophy. I'm pointing out the way the free market is deciding to deal with it is to pressure the government to create more work visas to bring foreigners BACK INTO the country to do those jobs for cheap, after booting out the ones who over stayed their own visas, thus just creating a pointless, expensive loop.
This isn't a matter of what things SHOULD be like, but pointing out the reality of how things ACTUALLY ARE.
Obviously, relying on the free market to make the correct choices isn't working here.
Businesses that take advantage of taxpayer subsidies to simply exist and turn a profit are the opposite of free market entities.