hard, and the pay minimal. Most Americans would never accept such arduous conditions of labor with few if any benefits. Were this pool of workers to cease to cross our borders, the cost of construction would increase ten fold and would bring the housing industry down to its knees.
The undocumented worker can also be found in millions of wealthy homes across America. The rich from Maine to California take full advantage of the undocumented worker. The pay is minimal, far below what any American would be willing to take, and the benefits are nonexistent, something NO American would accept. But the rich have access to this gigantic pool of undocumented workers from which to choose from, allowing them their nanny services, their chauffer
services, and their butler services at a fraction of the cost other countries have to pay.
In reality, the draconian measures that the US government was considering back in 2006 were very similar to the measures Ronald Reagan implemented in 1986. They were geared to cease the immigration of undocumented workers solely on paper and were never meant to be actually implemented. The uprising of millions of people in the Spring of 2006 demonstrated the fact that people had had enough of these unwarranted pressures by the government, and wanted fair and just legislation to be put forth. Taken completely by surprise, the government found itself doing a pirouette in mid-flight and decided to table this discussion for later.
The undocumented worker has become a vital and essential part of the American economy. Without them, our prices would soar instantly, driving inflation through the roof and bringing the economy to its knees. It's
then of little wonder why the US
government has done absolutely nothing to stop them. In fact, the US government has done much to ensure that Latin American countries remain in poverty and near-destitution for it is these same people who will be needed in the US to perform the hardest of labors for slave wages. Certainly they realize that Americans would never perform the same jobs for the same wages and benefits. As long as the US can keep Latin America
in the poor house, it knows that the steady influx of cheap labor will reach our shores and fulfill our needs.
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