Do illegal workers hurt wages and working conditions?

Medina says immigrants have a desire to organize and improve their conditions just like American workers. Briggs counters that the very presence of workers who are happier with less will adversely impact wages and employment. Jacoby says there is a shortage of unskilled workers in the U.S., but Krikorian says that every major job category is filled by native-born workers.

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[Goobyusa]

I'll tell you how you stop companies from hiring illegal workers. You fine and IMPRISON THE CEO of any company that hires illegals. That would solve the problem QUICKLY. Hire Americans and pay a fair wage. Hiring illegals is nothing more than corporate greed and it drives down the wages of all workers.

[rjsmitty69]

Illegals can vote they just lie about there status .. Then milk social services which cost millons to the real Americans .. This is a bull shit video

[KRCv2]

Slavery is alive and well! Construction is no longer competetive because you pay everyone $8.00/hr and undercut everyone. Illegal is illegal. Get the fuck out of our Country - our citizens NEED the jobs!

[georgenaw]

Fill Niches! What!!!!! this video is Ludacris.. Key word here Is ILLEGAL!!!!!

[fallfly1]

how stupid do have to be before u believe 20 million wetbacks dont drive down wages?

[fallfly1]

IF WE HAD KEPT WETBACKS OUT AND GOVERNMENT OUT OF ECONOMICS WE WOULD NOT BE DEBATING WAGES . WE WOULD BE DEBATING HOW TO COUNT ALL OF THE CASH WE HAVE ON HAND.

[fallfly1]

go back home and fight. leave america the hell alone .

[fallfly1]

quit making us soldiere die so u can make a life for urselves

, get up and revolt. die for ur country if u have too

[fallfly1]

wetbacks fill jobs that americans wont do. until its time for americans to take those jobs. when things go bad in america , we dont need wetbacks picking apples in washington state. this is the bottom line... there are enough resources in central america to create jobs. if the common man in those countries have no guts to overthrow their governments... then die at the hands of dictators and the pigs u prop up. and stay the hell out of my country u self serving pig.. get off ur ass and fight .

[fallfly1]

wetbacks drive down wages. i made 22 dollars an hour in 1982 building houses. i make thirteen an hour now tring to make wetbacks do what i want now. if ur one of of these idiots that think wetbacks dont drive wages down your a fool

[poolerboy0077]

@Bigtexasyankee What evidence have you been looking at suggesting that illegal immigrants are "destroying the economy?"

[Bigtexasyankee]

This lady is suppose to be so educated but the crap coming out of her mouth is the dumbest stuff I have ever heard. She is literally just as retarded as the SEIU moron thinking they are not destroying the economy with illegal aliens doing the work that American citizens or legal immigrants are willing to do. This is just plain stupidity for them to open their mouth's and speak. I say send ALL illegal aliens back to their country of origin regardless as to whatever country it is.