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The true cost of "cheap" labor: the costs associated with uncontrolled immigration and flooding the U.S. job market with foreign, low-wage laborers far outweigh any savings to be gained.(IMMIGRATION)(Cover story)
One of the great myths of the immigration debate is that American workers will not do the types of jobs currently being filled in large part by illegal immigrants. A corollary to this train of thought is that the historically unprecedented levels of immigration, much of it illegal, benefits the U.S. economy and improves our standard of living.
Proponents of this school of thought rarely put forth facts or figures to support their assertion, instead they simply point to the preponderance of recent immigrants in unskilled and low-paying jobs as de facto proof that Americans refuse to do what is traditionally considered menial labor. As a result, some in the business ...
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