Immigration: Corporations versus Politicians
2011/11/30 Leave a Comment
Which is worse? 1) Evil corporations that ship American jobs overseas, or 2) Politicians that import workers? Because either way you look at it, an American loses a job.
But the politicians that import labor are worse than corporations that ship jobs overseas, as the following comparisons show.
Impact to Wage and Benefits:
The importing of labor is worse because some jobs such as road, bridge or building construction, cannot be exported. Those jobs by definition should be high paying with good benefits and always held by an American. Jobs that can be shipped overseas will always compete for labor on the international market which because of the increase in qualified workers, will always pay less than a regional job, i.e. a job restricted to inside the US.
Advantage – Corporation
Social Service Impact:
Both scenarios result in one US worker and their family needing the same social services. But what about the impact to social services caused by an immigrant and his family needing public schools for his children, public housing, and public transportation. The importation of workers has increased the demand for social services.
Advantage – Corporation
Impact to the Economy:
When the job is shipped overseas, the economy has to create one job to replace the job lost. This can be done in a stagnant economy because you are only trying to keep the number of jobs constant. When workers are brought to the US, the economy has to maintain one job plus create a replacement job for the displaced worker. This requires a growing economy, not a stagnant one.
Advantage – Corporation
Ability to Return the Overseas Job to the US:
When conditions change and it is more favorable to have the job located in the US, the corporation just has to shut down the overseas site and bring the job back to the US. The politician has to deport the immigrant, his family and any US children and possibly a US citizen spouse.
Advantage – Corporation
Conclusion
The politician importing workers has a greater negative impact on the US economy, social services, wages and employment of the American workers than the corporation that ships jobs overseas. They create a problem that is harder, if not currently impossible, to fix and places a greater strain on the US taxpayer and the US economy.