1 Sep 2022 12:28 pm
That assumes every business owner, that is so unethical they are willing to commit a crime, passes the labor savings on the their customer in the form of lower prices.LibDave » 01 Sep 2022, 9:52 am » wrote: ↑ However, for the nation as a whole it is actually a small economic benefit due to the fact prices for the products they produce are lower to an even greater extent than the wages they are paid. So for every dollar lost to a legal worker (say a roofer) there are more dollars saved when I go to purchase a house.
Do you really not see the flaw in that logic?
I have long been an advocate of coming down hard on any business that uses illegal labor. The laws need to be much harsher than they are, the fines need to be much larger and should be levied against the company and the CEO/Owner jointly and severally...along with the employee being deported to their country of origin within 24 hours.