America's Unemployment Problem is, Really an Immigration Problem
February 13, 2012
Part of the unemployment problem we are suffering in
Illegal aliens have also become the majority workforce in every construction trade from carpenters to sprinkler fitters. Every morning, beginning at 4:50, a van stops at the corner of my street to pick up workers. Every 10 minutes thereafter, until 7 a.m., a new van stops. The workers are always Spanish or Asian. Illegal construction workers gather at Home Depot early every morning.
American unemployment compels us to revisit the issue of illegal immigration. The federal government has taken no discernible or significant action to deport illegal aliens.
States, however, can take action. Just as we can solve equations with components of unknown quantities, state laws can be written that end the employment of illegal aliens without conflicting with federal policy and actions, or, more accurately, federal omissions.
States could require every person working in construction or a factory to take a simple test related to job-site safety. The only requisite would be English literacy. I have passed every OSHA test required in my industry without ever opening a federal regulation. My ability to read English, coupled with my actual work experience, was all that was needed to pass. In many instances I received a grade of 100. This is a testament to the simplicity of the test, for I have only average intelligence.
Illegal aliens will be denied employment simply because they will not be able to read the test questions. State governments will then create thousands of JOBS, JOBS, JOBS.
John H. Morley Jr.,
There are a few things we can accurately blame on illegal immigration. This however is not one of them. In fact, the true cause of unemployment is the government's meddling with our economy by creating GSEs, writing legislation to allow unqualified people to borrow money for houses and education, and then lowering interest rates to the point where anyone can afford to borrow (okay, including illegal immigrants that don't really have enough money to qualify in the "real world"--so I'll give you that one), and finally printing money backed by nothing (fiat currency) like there's no tomorrow (which there may not be as a result of government actions. Add the high rate of tax levied on businesses and individuals, and you have the recipe for a government created disaster.
ReplyDeleteThe solution does not require the deportation of any illegals (except for the ones who are the takers, rather than the contributors), and it's quite simple really. First, abolish the IRS and the Federal Reserve banking system, next establish a national sales tax that is collected by the states on behalf of the Federal Gov't (the states get to keep their slice as well), place the tax rate at between 20-25% and ONLY tax when a finished product gets purchased. America would become a tax haven for businesses and they would flock here in droves. That would create an environment where there's more jobs than there are people to fill them. Wages would go up for everyone and costs would go down because with no government taxes on the production of our finished products, it would cost significan't less to produce, PLUS there would be a healthy competitive environment to help keep costs down. There would be more than enough jobs and money for all American citizens, PLUS any other foreigner (legal or not) who was willing and able to work.