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Originally Posted by Archaea
I agree with that for citizens, but I don't agree that laborers who will work under the table so that the employer and employee can save taxes and not report everything to the detriment of employers and employees who play by the rules. You create a disincentive for anybody to play by the same rules. That's why enforcing citizenship rules is not arbitrary.
Unskilled labor may actually disappear through innovation and automation some day. At that point the undocumenteds become a greater hindrance to economic development. It is my argument that our economy does not need unskilled labor and we should eliminate incentives for there to be any who come seeking employment without skills.
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If automation makes demand for unskilled labor disappear, then illegals would not come here. In fact, the current weak job market has produced a net
outflow of people into Mexico.
Hispanic immigration follows the business cycle closely. The market will determine the need for skilled/unskilled labor.
Like BlueK, I can't understand why conservatives don't trust the market when it comes to Hispanics. There is a consensus among economists from the left and right on this.