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cheapdate

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4. There is little doubt that under the present system,

Reply to CommonSenseDemocrat (Original post)

Fri Jan 15, 2016, 12:05 PM

Jan 2016

immigrants depress wages in some industries and trades, particularly certain construction trades.

Even so, the overall net economic impact of immigration remains neutral to slightly positive, when the total positive and negative impacts are considered comprehensively.

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Do illegal immigrants take jobs from American citizens or depress wages? [View all] CommonSenseDemocrat Jan 2016 OP

No. That would be employers. Iggo Jan 2016 #1

Right there Scootaloo Jan 2016 #5

+1 roody Jan 2016 #9

No, because that would be agreeing with RWNJ dumbcat Jan 2016 #2

Ask 2 out 3 of Trump's wives. hobbit709 Jan 2016 #3

There is little doubt that under the present system, cheapdate Jan 2016 #4

It depends... TreasonousBastard Jan 2016 #6

Blaming immigrants for actions of Republican businessmen and RW corporations? FSogol Jan 2016 #7

No, scummy employers and pathetically weak labor laws do. hunter Jan 2016 #8

Workers do not 'take' jobs; rather, workers are offered jobs and from that, accept or decline. LanternWaste Jan 2016 #10

+1. No one is entitled to any particular job YoungDemCA Jan 2016 #23

"Illegal" immigrants? Zorra Jan 2016 #11

+1 yuiyoshida Jan 2016 #13

the undocumented may depress wages treestar Jan 2016 #12

Spending their earnings here? I assume you're speaking hypothetically. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2016 #18

Yes. They are notorious for demanding to be paid less money. Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2016 #14

Both, of course. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2016 #15

Protip: DU is not a very good place to post Faux talking points KamaAina Jan 2016 #16

It's a combination of everything The2ndWheel Jan 2016 #17

Unless they come to start a business and hire Americans for living wages LittleBlue Jan 2016 #19

yes and no Bradical79 Jan 2016 #20

Show me the empirical evidence that "illegal" immigrants do either of those things YoungDemCA Jan 2016 #21

Okay. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2016 #22