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Originally Posted by BlueK
If you see the government having a role in limiting immigration, then that is very much the government taking a role in strongly influencing the labor pool rather than just letting the market regulate it.
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I believe we need a coherent policy on borders and whom we allow in, because there will otherwise be an unlevel playing field. I don't exactly see that as a labor force issue, but rather a sovereignty issue.
We need a coherent policy on controlling entry into the country for purposes of security and equal labor treatment. If some labor comes in and is paid under the table while residents are paid above board, it is not an equal playing field.
If the economy dictates the need for cheap, unskilled labor and Congress allows for the numbers to increase, that makes sense. Indirectly, it impacts the labor force, but I focus upon the sovereignty and security issue before the issue of labor.