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[–] Not_mikey@lemmy.dbzer0.com 28 points 6 days ago (1 children)

It puts downward pressure on wages. That pressure is way overblown by Republicans and there are plenty of solutions to address it that don't involve sending icestapo in to break up families though.

Pretending that this pressure doesn't exist just makes people like us who want to stop this seem out of touch to the normal person who has concerns about immigration, which the election showed is a very large chunk of Americans and westerners in general.

These concerns should be addressed by showing the relative magnitude of the problem compared to benefits gained from immigration along with solutions for stagnating wages, not outright dismissal.

[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zone 33 points 6 days ago (2 children)

It puts downward pressure on wages

This is not the fault of immigrants. It's the fault of billionaires exploiting one of the most vulnerable people in the country for profit. It only exists because of capitalist greed.

[–] MiddleAgesModem@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

No, this one can't solely be blamed on billionaires. They're hired by all manner of private companies, the majority of which are not owned by billionaires.