Danny Hanemann - The Daily News: The American Economy is Going South
Danny Hanemann - The Daily News:
The American Economy is Going South
For advocates of immigrant rights, the excuse is always the same. These people are providing a service by taking jobs that no Americans want. This is a myth. In this columnist's personal experience illegal aliens are taking away relatively high paying construction jobs for less money and driving wages down for U.S. workers. Big Business is the primary beneficiary from this arrangement. By hiring illegal workers, they circumvent the process of supply and demand, paying less for services and pocketing the difference. Many of these illegals are paid in cash and so pay no income tax...