Why does most immigration reform focus on the supply-side instead of the demand-side?
At least, I assume it’s rhetorical.
If we (the people north of the Rio Grande) decided to fix the demand-side, we would have
- acknowledged that some jobs/industries are exploiting unrepresented people (by keeping them off the books, uninsured, and unprotected from workplace hazards/dangerous working conditions)
- devised a system to enforce workplace standards, ensure meaningful benefits and protections, and
- come up with an immigration policy that admits qualified applicants to compete for jobs that natives are also interested in (ie, are not dangerous or poorly managed).
So far, it’s easier to blame the job seekers than the employers.
Now playing: Porrohman by Big Country from the album “The Crossing”