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Offline thundley4

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Study: Wages rose after immigration raids
« on: March 19, 2009, 01:14:35 PM »
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WASHINGTON, March 19 (UPI) -- Wages and employment increased for legal workers after raids on six Swift & Co. meat-packing plants in several U.S. states in 2006, a study indicated.
Noting that the plants raided were back in production within five months, Jerry Kammer of the Center for Immigration Studies said there was "good evidence" that the number of U.S.-born workers increased, concluding that the plants "could operate without the presence of illegal workers," The Hill reported.

The non-partisan center examined what happened after raids on Swift & Co. facilities in Colorado, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Texas and Utah, in which 1,300 undocumented workers were arrested. Another 400 workers without authorization to work in the United States were found through company screening.

The study estimated about 23 percent of the plants' employees weren't authorized to work in the United States, the Washington publication said.

Swift didn't provide information about how its workforce changed, Kammer said, adding that the meat-packer also recruits a large number of refugees who are legal immigrants.
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So much for those supporting illegal immigrants and saying that they do the jobs that Americans won't do.   It seems to me that the illegals just keep wages artificially low.
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Offline rich_t

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Re: Study: Wages rose after immigration raids
« Reply #1 on: March 19, 2009, 03:25:51 PM »
Quote from: thundley4 on March 19, 2009, 01:14:35 PM
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So much for those supporting illegal immigrants and saying that they do the jobs that Americans won't do.   It seems to me that the illegals just keep wages artificially low.

We've been saying that for years.
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Re: Study: Wages rose after immigration raids
« Reply #2 on: March 19, 2009, 03:31:26 PM »
This CAN'T be true! Didn't the champion of American labor, Her Magisty (aka eat cake) Pelosi just said raiding workplaces was unAmerican? So.....if the wages went UP is THAT unAmerican....but the DEMS want higher minimum wages and demand the rule of law.......boy, they've got ME confused....not! :banghead: :evillaugh:
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Re: Study: Wages rose after immigration raids
« Reply #3 on: March 20, 2009, 06:25:50 PM »
Quote from: Peter3_1 on March 19, 2009, 03:31:26 PM
This CAN'T be true! Didn't the champion of American labor, Her Magisty (aka eat cake) Pelosi just said raiding workplaces was unAmerican? So.....if the wages went UP is THAT unAmerican....but the DEMS want higher minimum wages and demand the rule of law.......boy, they've got ME confused....not! :banghead: :evillaugh:

Hi,

When are republicans going to start calling for her resignation????

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