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Originally Posted by Amputate Your Head
Where did those stats come from? I'd like to see a more detailed breakdown if they have it.
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Just the "2% work on farms" is a lot of baloney. First off, some of the livestock industry stats I've read have pegged it at 25-50%. An AP story just last year talked about how Vermont dairy farmers count on illegal immigrants to hold down costs - even though noting they are anything but "cheap" (they are cheaper than documented workers).
Second, farm work itself is only a small portion of the labor required to bring food from its origination to your table.
Third, the Arizona bill comes at a time when illegal immigration is on the downswing. This past year there was a drop of some 800,000 illegals. The reason: the US economy is down all around so they're not being hired.
In review: ILLEGAL ALIENS COME TO THE US BECAUSE BUSINESS HERE HIRES THEM. THEY ARE HIRED BECAUSE THEY ARE CHEAPER THAN LEGALIZED WORKERS. THIS SAVES FOOD CORPORATIONS HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS, IF NOT BILLIONS, OVERALL. EVEN THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION DOESN'T WANT TO STEP ON THOSE TOES.
Don't see how it could be any clearer than that.