ITRADE Wrote:
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> I think its not really a hard work issue. Its a
> pricing issue. Jobs in semi-skilled areas -
> roofing, welding, etc. - commanded decent wages.
> Not earth shattering, and not wages that are going
> to land you in Great Falls, but average wages.
>
> With workers coming from down South who are
> willing to weld for $9.00 an hour, you've created
> an unrealistic price point. It might great for
> Gustavo who lives in a flop house and sends $5.50
> of it to his family in Guatemala so that they can
> have a few more roosters, but the price point
> would not necessarily support a family.
>
> So, vicious circle.
There are plenty of skilled labor jobs that pay as much or more as many "careers." Unfortunately, American teens have no desire to do these jobs, so we rely on illegal immigrants to do them for us (and usually not particularly well).
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