'Tricked by the devil.' They backed Trump. Now, his foreign labor cuts may ruin them.

[Oerets]

Originally Posted by finnbow

Not exactly. Legal seasonal workers have been picking crab meat on the Chesapeake for decades and there are no Americans on Maryland's Eastern Shore willing/able to do it at any price. The same is true about numerous jobs in the agriculture and hospitality industries. Trump can't snap his fingers and change that (BTW, Trump himself plans to bring in 23 foreign seasonal workers to work in his vineyard near Charlottesville this year (and has done so for years)).

We can disagree on this. I still believe if the jobs paid enough no matter the task there would be citizens willing.
Now would the price of pork beef along with crab, vegetables lawn maintenance be higher? Yes it would be so cheap in for cheap out.

Pay $30+ an hour plus good benefits for anyone of them, then let us see what happens.




Barney

[Rajoo]

Originally Posted by Oerets

We can disagree on this. I still believe if the jobs paid enough no matter the task there would be citizens willing.
Now would the price of pork beef along with crab, vegetables lawn maintenance be higher? Yes it would be so cheap in for cheap out.

Pay $30+ an hour plus good benefits for anyone of them, then let us see what happens.




Barney

This would simply inflate cost of living, not the standard of living.
All other pay will need to go up proportionately since the cost of living has gone up.