[QUOTE=yawmwen;36093088]Actually it might make it easier since these workers would now be able to compete with the migrant workers. A major problem right now is that a lot of illegals work for below minimum wage. This makes it so the average American can't compete. If the supply of workers for
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It cut off half my post...ok.
Anyways, if the supply of workers for <Minimum Wage goes down, employers have to increase wages to compensate.[/QUOTE]
i don't really understand. because illegal workers will be able to officially enter the job market and thus work in actual minimum wage jobs rather than just doing under the table stuff like contracting.. employers will raise wages?
[QUOTE=Kopimi;36093117]i don't really understand. because illegal workers will be able to officially enter the job market and thus work in actual minimum wage jobs rather than just doing under the table stuff like contracting.. employers will raise wages?[/QUOTE] The idea is that when more workers become legal, demand for below minimum wage drops and demand for above minimum wage work increases. When the demand for lower paying jobs decrease, employers will have to raise wages otherwise they won't be able to produce anymore. However, this could still be economically detrimental because the cost of food and other goods could go up if overhead increases.
[QUOTE=yawmwen;36093197]The idea is that when more workers become legal, demand for below minimum wage drops and demand for above minimum wage work increases. When the demand for lower paying jobs decrease, employers will have to raise wages otherwise they won't be able to produce anymore. However, this could still be economically detrimental because the cost of food and other goods could go up if overhead increases.[/QUOTE]
i have no idea how you're coming to this conclusion that more people = less demand for minimum wage jobs. people are desperate for jobs and bringing more people into the country to saturate the job market will only increase demand for the bottom of the barrel jobs because people will take whatever they can get. there's literally nothing to suggest that more people would somehow reduce demand for low-end jobs and thus force employers into raising wages, it's completely the opposite. a more saturated job market will make it even more difficult for most people to find work, so they'll take anything they can get, and more often than not that will end up being a minimum wage job.
[QUOTE=Kopimi;36093233]i have no idea how you're coming to this conclusion that more people = less demand for minimum wage jobs. people are desperate for jobs and bringing more people into the country to saturate the job market will only increase demand for the bottom of the barrel jobs because people will take whatever they can get. there's literally nothing to suggest that more people would somehow reduce demand for low-end jobs and thus force employers into raising wages, it's completely the opposite. a more saturated job market will make it even more difficult for most people to find work, so they'll take anything they can get, and more often than not that will end up being a minimum wage job.[/QUOTE] This won't make more people enter the workforce, these people are already in the workforce. This will increase the number of people who will be in a position to demand higher paying work.
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If the market would be saturated from all illegals become legal suddenly, the market is already saturated and you just haven't realized it yet.
If he manages that, I'll register under the republican party, become a conservative, and will give fundies a blow job.
[QUOTE=yawmwen;36093264]This won't make more people enter the workforce, these people are already in the workforce. This will increase the number of people who will be in a position to demand higher paying work.
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If the market would be saturated from all illegals become legal suddenly, the market is already saturated and you just haven't realized it yet.[/QUOTE]
uhhh...
so the illegals would become legal and instantly flood higher paying jobs even though they don't have any work experience to justify it? yeah sure
seems a lot more likely they would all just flock to minimum wage jobs like everybody else who is desperate for work, and thus make it even harder for everyone to find minimum wage work. employers wouldn't need to raise wages because they already have a million people begging to work for the lowest wage they can legally be paid. just because the market is already saturated doesn't mean it can't get worse
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