Quick comment on illegal immigration...
Businessweek Online has an article written by the S&P's chief economist and credit analysis about the affects of illegal immigration. (Econ 101 on Illegal Immigrants) I have to say, they missed a large point.
When you're in the grocery store, strawberries are already a few cents more expensive than your average apple. Why? Strawberries grow on the ground, apples grow on trees. People actually have to bend down all day to pick strawberries. You can climb up an apple tree and shake apples down. Let me pose a question. If you get rid of illegal immigrants, do you know how much prices of strawberries would skyrocket? The prices of strawberries are already ridiculously low considering the amount of effort put into picking them. How getting rid of illegal immigrants would "affect the economy" would be that prices in such semi-luxury produce items would increase by AT LEAST 10 fold. That is also under the assumption that you can get legal citizens to actually pick strawberries. I've seen most-likely illegal workers picking strawberries in fields in California. I guarantee you. After an entire day of bending down, a normal legal citizen would've long quit.
There's something to be said of illegal workers doing jobs that, I'm sorry, but legal citizens would be too "proud" to do. Can you honestly imagine giving up your day job to bend down 8 to 10 hours a day? And in the beating sun? I highly doubt that.
True, illegal immigrants do cause a strain on health care in the U.S. Yes, there are plenty of illegals that abuse the system. But are we going to massively generalize? Some illegals are honestly here to earn a better life. You don't know what they fled just to come into the land of the free.
Those Americans that are out protesting illegal immigrants, just stop. (What is America if it's not a melting pot of immigrants anyway? Unless you're a Native American, you can't say that you're not the son or grandson of an immigrant). You honestly don't understand how much illegals do help our economy. If you want your food to stay cheap, and your wallets to stay plump, close your mouth and honestly think of the consequences. Don't just see them as freeloaders. Not all of them are.
Will resume regular commenting in a week or so! I just need to survive this week...
When you're in the grocery store, strawberries are already a few cents more expensive than your average apple. Why? Strawberries grow on the ground, apples grow on trees. People actually have to bend down all day to pick strawberries. You can climb up an apple tree and shake apples down. Let me pose a question. If you get rid of illegal immigrants, do you know how much prices of strawberries would skyrocket? The prices of strawberries are already ridiculously low considering the amount of effort put into picking them. How getting rid of illegal immigrants would "affect the economy" would be that prices in such semi-luxury produce items would increase by AT LEAST 10 fold. That is also under the assumption that you can get legal citizens to actually pick strawberries. I've seen most-likely illegal workers picking strawberries in fields in California. I guarantee you. After an entire day of bending down, a normal legal citizen would've long quit.
There's something to be said of illegal workers doing jobs that, I'm sorry, but legal citizens would be too "proud" to do. Can you honestly imagine giving up your day job to bend down 8 to 10 hours a day? And in the beating sun? I highly doubt that.
True, illegal immigrants do cause a strain on health care in the U.S. Yes, there are plenty of illegals that abuse the system. But are we going to massively generalize? Some illegals are honestly here to earn a better life. You don't know what they fled just to come into the land of the free.
Those Americans that are out protesting illegal immigrants, just stop. (What is America if it's not a melting pot of immigrants anyway? Unless you're a Native American, you can't say that you're not the son or grandson of an immigrant). You honestly don't understand how much illegals do help our economy. If you want your food to stay cheap, and your wallets to stay plump, close your mouth and honestly think of the consequences. Don't just see them as freeloaders. Not all of them are.
Will resume regular commenting in a week or so! I just need to survive this week...
posted by L.Su at 8:58 AM
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