Debunking Myth of Immigrants Stealing Jobs...
Mar 25th 2015, 12:33 am
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Debunking Myth of Immigrants Stealing Jobs...
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/29/ma...immigrant.html
Kind of amusing read this...so what do you lot think?
... Logically, if immigrants were “stealing” jobs, so would every young person leaving school and entering the job market; countries should become poorer as they get larger. In reality, of course, the opposite happens.....
Mar 28th 2015, 1:41 am
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Re: Debunking Myth of Immigrants Stealing Jobs...
The basic unit of all economic activity is a natural person; ergo the more units you have, the more economic activity there is. It really is that simple.
I mean, let's imagine that overnight every person in the world died except for people within the US. Would the US economy carry on in exactly the same way?
I mean, let's imagine that overnight every person in the world died except for people within the US. Would the US economy carry on in exactly the same way?
Mar 28th 2015, 3:28 pm
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Re: Debunking Myth of Immigrants Stealing Jobs...
Depends where you are in the chain.
If you are one of those out of work or earning a lot less then bad, if you are one of those benefits from cheaper labour good.
If you are one of those out of work or earning a lot less then bad, if you are one of those benefits from cheaper labour good.
Mar 29th 2015, 12:14 am
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Re: Debunking Myth of Immigrants Stealing Jobs...
I find it somewhat amusing that Americans will roundly bash illegals 'stealing all the manual labour jobs' and yet if you asked those same people if they'd be prepared to pay USC's a minimum wage for those same jobs they baulk because of the implications of price rises.
Mar 29th 2015, 9:55 am
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Re: Debunking Myth of Immigrants Stealing Jobs...
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/29/ma...immigrant.html
Kind of amusing read this...so what do you lot think?
Kind of amusing read this...so what do you lot think?
I was thinking exactly the same thing while in M&S, seeing people's trolleys overflowing with goodies.
Mar 29th 2015, 2:23 pm
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Re: Debunking Myth of Immigrants Stealing Jobs...
Some Americans. Also, you are of course completely justified in tut-tuting and wagging your finger from on high as this type of idiotic political grandstanding around immigration simply doesn't exist in the UK. Oh wait....
Mar 29th 2015, 2:48 pm
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Re: Debunking Myth of Immigrants Stealing Jobs...
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