Am I the only that thinks the Immigration debate is a way to get people to work longer for less?
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Fri Apr-23-10 03:45 PM
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Am I the only that thinks the Immigration debate is a way to get people to work longer for less? |
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Sure seems like it.
Either that or just another way to get people to scapegoat and hate each other.
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Fri Apr-23-10 03:52 PM
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devilgrrl
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Fri Apr-23-10 03:55 PM
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3. So you don't think this is underhanded way to lower wages across the board? |
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Edited on Fri Apr-23-10 03:56 PM by devilgrrl
If not - please enlighten me. :popcorn:
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Fri Apr-23-10 03:57 PM
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4. Sorry, I was agreeing with you. eom |
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Fri Apr-23-10 04:01 PM
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Fri Apr-23-10 03:53 PM
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2. The immigration 'debate' is certainly about hate. |
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The sobs don't want a discussion. IMO, its not largely about wages; that's on the part of some in business.
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Fri Apr-23-10 03:58 PM
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6. It's the business elites who are to blame for the whole thing. |
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But no one wants to talk about them in earnest.
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elleng
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Fri Apr-23-10 04:19 PM
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They do profit, but we cannot forget the pervasive racism, us vs. them, in our culture.
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Fri Apr-23-10 04:42 PM
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13. And whose interests are served by that? eom |
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Fri Apr-23-10 04:53 PM
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15. Incidentally, some businesses. |
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Does not mean, imo, they are completely responsible.
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Fri Apr-23-10 03:58 PM
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5. Oh heck yes. Like wanting to work was a horrible thing. nt |
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Edited on Fri Apr-23-10 03:58 PM by bemildred
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devilgrrl
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Fri Apr-23-10 04:03 PM
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8. Especially for less! Who wouldn't want that? |
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Fri Apr-23-10 04:06 PM
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9. The republicans are against it - that should disprove your hypothesis |
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Edited on Fri Apr-23-10 04:07 PM by stray cat
I think a lot of it is racism and the desire to not have competition for jobs. For example - the damn foreigners are taking jobs I should get!
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devilgrrl
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Fri Apr-23-10 04:24 PM
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11. And US businesses don't want to pay workers decent wages... |
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and that's one of the reasons why this is happening.
Anything to get Joe Average to vote against his best interests.
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Fri Apr-23-10 04:39 PM
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12. Immigration REFORM (not debate) is backed by organized labor and the progressive caucus. |
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Those debating may have a variety of motivations - some selfish, some altruistic, but the unions and progressive caucus aren't supporting reform as a way to lower wages.
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Fri Apr-23-10 04:45 PM
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14. Big Business will work furiously against every worker protection they try to get in the reform. |
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By the time they were through with the STRIVE Act in 2007, it was riddled with so many abusive employer loopholes that many progressives could no longer support it.
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