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Labor Dept. Offers Assistance to Illegal Immigrants Facing Wage Disparities

Still no substance to teh thread, just trolling me. It's okay Duece, we know how hard it must be for you to find a way to defend the Labor Deptarment saying they'll help illegals break the law.

Can you quote the part where I defended the labor department?
 
I think this is a non-issue. What illegal worker will tell the government that he is not making the same as his legal counterpart?

He has to know he will be deported just for reporting to them.

The people supporting this are probably doing this only to gain legal latino votes. It can't be anything else.
 
Actually if you got over your partisan bickering then you would realize that the reason illegals are so popular among employers is that they can force them to work for less than minimum wage because of the threat of being deported. By offering this assistance then the idea is to push up even illegal immigrants wages to minimum wage and hence the chance hiring American's gets much larger. So in reality they are doing this FOR the American workers because the illegals are forcing them out of the market because they are "willing" to be hired for much less in wages.

That has to be some of the worst logic I have ever heard. You think its benifical to throw money to people who are already breaking the law to go after people already breaking the law? Here's a crazy idea, if you've already identified the illegals and you would have to if you are going to give them money, DEPORT THEM AND FINE THE COMPANY. Honestly how you think giving illegals more money is a solution really is unbelievable.

And before you use your normal "they should not be there"

Its the LAW. Do you even remember the law?.

then no **** sherlock but as long as businesses hire the illegals then they will come to the US and as long as they do, then why not force the businesses in question into the limelight by demanding that illegals are paid the same as American's?

LOL Because if you can identify the illegals already you can SAVE that money and DEPORT THEM.

And yes the best way would be to hunt down the businesses in question but it aint like that is gonna happen is it now.. your republican friends would stop that in a heartbeat as they have done for generations.

You are so full of double talk its hard to keep up. If you can already identify illegals you deport them. Thats the law. Then you fine the companies. Giving extra money? That is simply beyond stupid.
 
You would be surprised at how much money some of the Mexicans make. I knew one who was a roofer who bragged to me that he made $16oo per week. He exploited his fellow mexican workers, who were mostly illegals, worse than any American would.

He told me his biggest problem was fixing his **** ups from the poor work that they did.

There is actually an underground mexican employment company in this area who supply the illegal workers. Most of the workers they recruit do not speak English and are quite naive and easily intimidated.

This same Mexican I am talking about also stole a few thousand dollars a tools from me. When I confronted him about it, he laughed at me and said, "Go ahead, report me to the police. I don't care. There is not a thing you can do about it"

He was right. There was nothing I could do about it. They get special treatment.

The main point I am trying to make is that they treat their brothers and sisters worse than any American does.
 
Except THEY ARE ILLEGALS AND SHOULDN'T HAVE ****ING JOBS. I got no problem siding with the law, and with my Fellow Americans, sorry you find that so terrible a thought.

The Law actually states that a minimum wage is paid to workers.
Now while I can and probably do agree with your sentiments regarding Illegal Immigrants working Illegally in the US, I challenge you to find anywhere in the law regarding minimum wage any mention of Illegal workers.

I feel sorry for you feeling you have to intermix two totally separate themes just to get your point across!
 
The Law actually states that a minimum wage is paid to workers.

Workers who legally have to swear they are here LEGALLY.

Now while I can and probably do agree with your sentiments regarding Illegal Immigrants working Illegally in the US, I challenge you to find anywhere in the law regarding minimum wage any mention of Illegal workers.

Read any labor contract. They ask the question: Are you here legally or are you a US Citizen.

It really is pathetic that you are trying to spin this.
 
The Law actually states that a minimum wage is paid to workers.
Now while I can and probably do agree with your sentiments regarding Illegal Immigrants working Illegally in the US, I challenge you to find anywhere in the law regarding minimum wage any mention of Illegal workers.

I feel sorry for you feeling you have to intermix two totally separate themes just to get your point across!

There is nothing in the minimum wage law about Chinese workers, either.:roll:
 
Wait...if they can find them to give them money, what's stopping the Feds from finding them to deport them?

Absolutely nothing EXCEPT the Federal Authorities refusal to adhere to Federal law.

You have a vote.

USE IT.
 

There is a very good reason why illegal immigrants are in this country - Becuase of employers who want to do an end run around the law that says everyone must be paid minimum wage. Who is going to complain? The illegals, who would risk being deported? These employers are criminals, plain and simple.

The solution is to deport illegals, and also throw employers who use them, in jail. Meanwhile, people need to quit sticking up for employers who break the law. They are just as much to blame as the illegals themselves. The illegals would not even be here if it wasn't for them.
 
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Absolutely nothing EXCEPT the Federal Authorities refusal to adhere to Federal law.

You have a vote.

USE IT.

What good does voting do when the federal government only enforces the rules of law that they want to enforce?
 
I disagree. I've worked with them in construction and they do the shoddiest work I have ever seen.. They use hammers for screwdrivers. They don't give a **** about doing a competent job.

Greedy businessmen love them because a lot of them are afraid to complain and they work cheap. You get what you pay for.

Hrrm...
It probably depends how long they've been working and where they're from. From most people I know that have worked with them they're great.
 
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