With Immigration Law Enforcement Comes Job Opportunities Americans Will Take

The MSM, both parties in Congress, and the illegal alien lobby would have you believe that illegal immigrants are simply doing jobs Americans won't do. If that's so, the how is this even possible? It's because when illegal immigrants are removed from the workforce, employers are required to pay legal American a fair, decent wage along the lines of what the work is actually worth. It might cost corporate America a few pennies here or there, but by American citizens being able to get jobs that pay a decent wage, they can get off the welfare rolls and provide for themselves and their families, saving taxpayers millions and millions of dollars in the long run. Overall, this trickle down effect of enforcing immigration laws decreases the size of government and increases the prosperity of American citizens, both goals worthy of striving for.

"...for local African-Americans, the dramatic appearance of federal agents presented an unexpected opportunity. Crider suddenly raised pay at the plant. An advertisement in the weekly Forest-Blade newspaper blared "Increased Wages" at Crider, starting at $7 to $9 an hour -- more than a dollar above what the company had paid many immigrant workers. The company began offering free transportation from nearby towns and free rooms in a company-owned dormitory near to the plant. For the first time in years, local officials say, Crider aggressively sought workers from the area's state-funded employment office -- a key avenue for low-skilled workers to find jobs. Of 400 candidates sent to Crider -- most of them black -- the plant hired about 200.

Interestingly, there was a lot of friction between these new workers and the Crider management. Two sides to the story, I suppose, but it seems to me that Crider was disappointed to work with actual employees who could demand their rights and speak up and who expect an ice pack when they get injured on the job. It's much easier when your processing plant is staffed by powerless, compliant drones who you can threaten to send back to Mexico and who therefore dare not organize or even gripe."