I agree with him. Unfortunately, not everyone understands economics. Further, many think of this question as a zero sum game, which it is not.
Illegals make the pie bigger, not smaller.
"Illegals make the pie bigger, not smaller."
Can you prove this? (In simple terms, if possible).
Even if the pie is bigger, are legal citizens better off?
Talk to my economics professor @ OSU. He'll tell you otherwise.
Illegals make the pie bigger, not smaller.
Very simplistic view.
We got rid of much of our manufacturing and still do so today. Ok, so our economy is distribution and consumer/service based - fine. Why then would we lower wages resulting in less consumer spending? Lower wages is the silver bullet to grow our economy?
Do you know why the 90s were so great. It was not because of taxes – Clinton raised taxes and the economy still grew. They were so great partly because there were high paying jobs that were created, money flowed through the economy, government revenues increased, the deficit decreased.
We have an 8 trillion dollar debt and a $350 billion payment on the debt’s interest every year. If our country is heading to lower wages, who will pay for it except the rich? All the government entitlements and huge military budget for the GWOT, who will pay for it? It won’t be those who work 50 hours a week and make $7.50 an hour and get their health insurance covered by the government (tax payer expense). We want hard working people making a decent earning with benefits, so they can fuel our economy, pay taxes, and don't have to depend on the government for entitlements.
More low-paid workers = bigger pie? The only people happy with that are the free traitors and socialist Dems.
Not only that, Latino Americans (legal and illegal) send tens of billions of dollars every year south of the border to help their family. Add that to your equation.