"The phrase "cheap labor" is a myth, a farce, and a lie. There is
> no such thing as "cheap labor." Take, for example, an illegal
> Mexican who sneaks in here with his wife and five children. He
> takes a job for five or six dollars an hour. At that wage with six
> dependents he pays no income tax, yet at the end of the year gets
> an "earned income credit" of up to $3,200 free!!!. He qualifies for
> Section 8 housing and subsidized rent, food stamps, and free (no
> deductible, no co-pay) health care. His children get free
> breakfasts and lunches at school, and require bi-lingual teachers
> and books that taxpayers provide. He doesn't have to worry about
> car insurance, life insurance, or homeowners insurance. Taxpayers
> provide Spanish language signs, bulletins, and printed material.
> He cannot be fired, harassed, or sued. He and his family receive
> the equivalent of $20 to $30 an hour in benefits, while working
> Americans are lucky to have $5 or $6 an hour left after paying
> their bills and his, and paying for increased crime, graffiti,
> and trash cleanup. Cheap labor? My ***!"
> no such thing as "cheap labor." Take, for example, an illegal
> Mexican who sneaks in here with his wife and five children. He
> takes a job for five or six dollars an hour. At that wage with six
> dependents he pays no income tax, yet at the end of the year gets
> an "earned income credit" of up to $3,200 free!!!. He qualifies for
> Section 8 housing and subsidized rent, food stamps, and free (no
> deductible, no co-pay) health care. His children get free
> breakfasts and lunches at school, and require bi-lingual teachers
> and books that taxpayers provide. He doesn't have to worry about
> car insurance, life insurance, or homeowners insurance. Taxpayers
> provide Spanish language signs, bulletins, and printed material.
> He cannot be fired, harassed, or sued. He and his family receive
> the equivalent of $20 to $30 an hour in benefits, while working
> Americans are lucky to have $5 or $6 an hour left after paying
> their bills and his, and paying for increased crime, graffiti,
> and trash cleanup. Cheap labor? My ***!"
