Very Unpopular Opinion that I Actually Hold

All rights of all workers should be protected, whether the workers are citizens or not, whether they came to the country legally or not, whether they are humans, caterpillars, zebras, etc. Because otherwise, you create an incentive to hire whoever is not protected by those rights. Plus, frankly, that's just moral.

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bijouxbroussard · F

I just think the penalties should be stiffer against companies that knowingly hire undocumented immigrants to get around having to provide benefits and a living wage. If it cost them in extra fines what they’d hoped to save on their bottom line and expenditures perhaps they’d be less inclined to cut corners in that way.

CountScrofula · 41-45, M

@bijouxbroussard That's always been my line about illegal immigration. It's an -intentional- problem. Entire industries are based on their labour.

So improve the labour conditions so nobody is working under the table for less than minimum, and go after employers hard who go for grey market labour.

33person · 26-30, M

@bijouxbroussard Pretty similar to my stance, except the framing.