IGIT
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- Jan 10, 2005
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hello everyone,
i was following the election in France, whilst also thinking about the immigration/H1B/H2B situation here in the states, and i had a question;
if the Trump administration were to completely staunch the flow of illegals to this nation, continue its unleashing of ICE officials from sea to shining sea, while also restricting H1B/H2B visas, would the result be more employed Americans along with higher wages across the board for everyone in those respective fields?
and, if the answer is "yes" to the above, wouldn't that be a wonderful boon to the United States?
my second question would be this;
i figure there would be a cost offset for everything too, as American ITs filled those jobs in the tech industry and earned more....and as Americans replaced Mexican and Central American labor in the kitchens of various restaurants and earned more....and this trend would continue in the construction and hospitality industry, along with the agribusiness.
meaning, either there would be less profits for ownership or the cost for everything would rise for the general public.
so would the end result be a net positive for things like GDP and government spending (since presumably there would be less public assistance as wages went up) or would it be a net negative?
- IGIT
i was following the election in France, whilst also thinking about the immigration/H1B/H2B situation here in the states, and i had a question;
if the Trump administration were to completely staunch the flow of illegals to this nation, continue its unleashing of ICE officials from sea to shining sea, while also restricting H1B/H2B visas, would the result be more employed Americans along with higher wages across the board for everyone in those respective fields?
and, if the answer is "yes" to the above, wouldn't that be a wonderful boon to the United States?
my second question would be this;
i figure there would be a cost offset for everything too, as American ITs filled those jobs in the tech industry and earned more....and as Americans replaced Mexican and Central American labor in the kitchens of various restaurants and earned more....and this trend would continue in the construction and hospitality industry, along with the agribusiness.
meaning, either there would be less profits for ownership or the cost for everything would rise for the general public.
so would the end result be a net positive for things like GDP and government spending (since presumably there would be less public assistance as wages went up) or would it be a net negative?
- IGIT