Comments on: Illegal Immigration: The Other Side of the Coin http://www.drumsnwhistles.com/2006/04/17/illegal-immigration-the-other-side-of-the-coin/ ...politics, pictures, pugs and all that jazz Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:24:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: drumsnwhistles http://www.drumsnwhistles.com/2006/04/17/illegal-immigration-the-other-side-of-the-coin/comment-page-1/#comment-562 drumsnwhistles Wed, 19 Apr 2006 09:46:38 +0000 http://drumsnwhistles.com/2006/04/17/illegal-immigration-the-other-side-of-the-coin/#comment-562 Andy, Thank you! DnW Andy,

Thank you!

DnW

]]> By: Illegal Immigration: Other Voices at odd time signatures http://www.drumsnwhistles.com/2006/04/17/illegal-immigration-the-other-side-of-the-coin/comment-page-1/#comment-561 Illegal Immigration: Other Voices at odd time signatures Wed, 19 Apr 2006 09:39:23 +0000 http://drumsnwhistles.com/2006/04/17/illegal-immigration-the-other-side-of-the-coin/#comment-561 [...] Related: Illegal Immigration: The Other Side of the Coin Add to:These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...] [...] Related: Illegal Immigration: The Other Side of the Coin Add to:These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...]

]]> By: Andy http://www.drumsnwhistles.com/2006/04/17/illegal-immigration-the-other-side-of-the-coin/comment-page-1/#comment-552 Andy Tue, 18 Apr 2006 15:35:34 +0000 http://drumsnwhistles.com/2006/04/17/illegal-immigration-the-other-side-of-the-coin/#comment-552 It's nice to read a positive blog on this issue. Most of the things I read are not only exaggerating the impact illegal immigration has on wages without taking into account how many higher paying jobs it creates for the greater, educated public, but they are also quite unwilling to see things from another perspective. nice pics btw. It’s nice to read a positive blog on this issue. Most of the things I read are not only exaggerating the impact illegal immigration has on wages without taking into account how many higher paying jobs it creates for the greater, educated public, but they are also quite unwilling to see things from another perspective.

nice pics btw.

]]> By: Pax Nortona - A Blog by Joel Sax » Blog Archive » Immigration: The Other Side http://www.drumsnwhistles.com/2006/04/17/illegal-immigration-the-other-side-of-the-coin/comment-page-1/#comment-548 Pax Nortona - A Blog by Joel Sax » Blog Archive » Immigration: The Other Side Tue, 18 Apr 2006 07:07:18 +0000 http://drumsnwhistles.com/2006/04/17/illegal-immigration-the-other-side-of-the-coin/#comment-548 [...] DrumsnWhistles blogged a photo essay with commentary about the “problem” of “illegal immigration”. It is worth viewing and reflecting upon. [...] [...] DrumsnWhistles blogged a photo essay with commentary about the “problem” of “illegal immigration”. It is worth viewing and reflecting upon. [...]

]]> By: drumsnwhistles http://www.drumsnwhistles.com/2006/04/17/illegal-immigration-the-other-side-of-the-coin/comment-page-1/#comment-544 drumsnwhistles Mon, 17 Apr 2006 20:18:19 +0000 http://drumsnwhistles.com/2006/04/17/illegal-immigration-the-other-side-of-the-coin/#comment-544 EdWonk: If these workers COULD be legal, don't you think they would be? The process is incredibly difficult, nearly impossible to navigate. Let's start with that and move ahead from there to the issues of paying them more, which is absolutely necessary. Alexander: Thank you! I took both of them yesterday. DnW EdWonk:

If these workers COULD be legal, don’t you think they would be? The process is incredibly difficult, nearly impossible to navigate. Let’s start with that and move ahead from there to the issues of paying them more, which is absolutely necessary.

Alexander:

Thank you! I took both of them yesterday.

DnW

]]> By: Alexander Plank http://www.drumsnwhistles.com/2006/04/17/illegal-immigration-the-other-side-of-the-coin/comment-page-1/#comment-543 Alexander Plank Mon, 17 Apr 2006 20:06:12 +0000 http://drumsnwhistles.com/2006/04/17/illegal-immigration-the-other-side-of-the-coin/#comment-543 Great post and great pictures! Who took those photographs? Great post and great pictures! Who took those photographs?

]]> By: EdWonk http://www.drumsnwhistles.com/2006/04/17/illegal-immigration-the-other-side-of-the-coin/comment-page-1/#comment-539 EdWonk Mon, 17 Apr 2006 08:27:11 +0000 http://drumsnwhistles.com/2006/04/17/illegal-immigration-the-other-side-of-the-coin/#comment-539 You are, of course, correct. But on the other hand, if only LEGAL immigrants and citizens were permitted to obtain these jobs, would not the wages paid to workers also rise due to increased demand? In this country we've been focused on "supply side" economics for so long that we've forgotten the "other side of the coin"- labor. When a job is so undesirable that folks won't do it for the wages offered, then the wages must increase. Higher wages for honest work leads to a better standard of living. The laws of supply and demand should be allowed to work for labor, as the government allows it to work for capital. For capitalism to fly, it needs both wings; capital and labor. Personally, I don't mind paying a few cents more for my strawberries if it means that the men and women who pick them also get paid a living wage. You are, of course, correct. But on the other hand, if only LEGAL immigrants and citizens were permitted to obtain these jobs, would not the wages paid to workers also rise due to increased demand?

In this country we’ve been focused on “supply side” economics for so long that we’ve forgotten the “other side of the coin”- labor.

When a job is so undesirable that folks won’t do it for the wages offered, then the wages must increase.

Higher wages for honest work leads to a better standard of living.

The laws of supply and demand should be allowed to work for labor, as the government allows it to work for capital.

For capitalism to fly, it needs both wings; capital and labor.

Personally, I don’t mind paying a few cents more for my strawberries if it means that the men and women who pick them also get paid a living wage.

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