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[–] UnderpantsWeevil 26 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

You could simply document the immigrants and incorporate them into large labor coalitions auctioning their work at market rates.

Instead, we have a system of paying workers under-the-table at below market rates, while using their illegal status as leverage to prevent them from negotiating for better pay.

So you need a legal system for migration before you can get higher wages and worker protections. Otherwise, you'll always have a reserve army of scabs in the form of undocumented residents.

[–] whereisk 3 points 1 year ago

This is by design