Their number is actually their biggest weakeness! I posted this on another blog but feel that it fits here as well.
Interestingly enough, the Bureau of Labor Statistic's (www.bls.gov) report for March 2006 showed unemployment at 4.7%, or 7 million people. That's 7,000,000 people who could be working but aren't.
The statistics being thrown around about illegal workers is 11 million, or simply put there are 11,000,000 jobs that are taken by unqualified people (all other qualification aside, except the overriding one of legal status - i.e.- first question is CAN we hire you, and NOT do we want to hire you!).
By simply enforcing the immigration laws we could wipe out unemployment in America today! By simply doing WHAT'S RIGHT, we could become a 0% unemployment country!!
But, you say, but what about the other 4 millions jobs that would have no one to do them?? What would those employers do??
Simple answer to a simple question, in fact there are two answers to that one question:
A percentage of those jobs would simply disappear if the company had to actually obey the law in their hiring practices (competitors take note, hiring of illegals is UNFAIR COMPETITION and it is your duty to your stock holders and your investors to ensure your competition is operating within the law!!).
Secondly, unemployment statistics can be a bit misleading since after you've been unemployed for a very long period of time you simply drop off the count. Yes, this is true. That also means that there are more people in need of jobs then are counted in the 7,000,000 number that the Labor Department published.
There is no reason to expect that the simple enforcement of the immigration laws would do anything but make the US stronger nationally and economically.
What American wouldn’t want that??
What American wouldn’t want that??
Any American business owner who has built cheap labor into his or her business plan.
Any American with child care needs unable to afford a qualified babysitter or au pair.
Any American who enjoys the luxury of lawn care, car detailing or house cleaning at discount rates.
Classicly, full employment is 3.5% unemployment. In todays world, most consider full employment to be higher than 3.5%.