Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > On Tue, Feb 27, 2007 at 04:11:40PM -0800, Paul Johnson wrote: >> >> You can be in favor of a higher minimum wage and still be against >> increasing the number of H1B visas. > > Of course you can. It just makes you a hypocrite.
How so? >> Personally, I wouldn't mind seeing H1B and it's >> equivalents abroad eliminated. Why should governments have much of any >> concern about allowing employment of foreign nationals if unemployment of >> it's own work-capable citizens is greater than zero? >> > Well, if there is above-zero unemployment (that is, there exists a > surplus of labor supply), and there exists demand (that is, employers > are hiring), then wages will increase until they get people to take the > jobs. No government intervention needed. And no immigration from poorer countries required. > Now, when our broken immigration policy allows criminals to come in with > impunity, work off the books, receive the benefits of social services > paid for by others' taxes yet not pay taxes themselves, we have a > serious problem. Since those criminals can work for less then a > legitimate tax payer. > > The two ways to solve this are to stop the flow and/or implement the > Fair Tax. Enforcement is the key. Nothing is stopping you from turning in a crooked employer and refusing to work with illegal labor. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
