Unit 1 reading assignment was of tough cookie for me to swallow. I am not talking about the views of the writer, interpretations of where he is coming from or the stance he is taking. I did particularly enjoy the sample of free lance writing and not worrying about grammar and punctuation, or even about getting writer's block. Using blalalalalala to get you through the thought processes. I am talking about the liberal stance view about illegal aliens. The Mexican migrant worker in particular.
One of the first thing that caught my attention was the fact that they talk about the lower
wage these illegal's are willing to work for. Farmers fall under different laws especially when it
comes to wages. They have a different minimum wage set than the rest of normal industry.
"Agricultural employers who did not use more than 500 man days of labor during any calendar quarter of preceding year are exempt from minimum wage law during the current year." retrieved from: http://www.ces.uga.edu/Agriculture/agecon/pubs/AGECON%2008-002.pdf. While this is not to say that there are employers who illegally employ these aliens or that they are willing to work harder for less pay than their American counter parts. What I am really saying is they are only hurting themselves and the American economy. They are hurting themselves by not paying taxes, therefore not putting into social security, they are hurting the economy by not paying taxes but taking advantage of free medical care and sending their children to school for free here. So who is really hurting from this? What happens when they get old and cannot work anymore? If they are still illegal who suck up the bill to take care of them then?
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