Value is created by work, not by shopping. Shopping is merely trading in accumulated value from work in exchange for the valuable items produced by others.
And did no one else realize the original article is not about illegal immigration?
I'll address your second point first. You claim:
Although that's a great theory, it goes against my intuition. Considering that most illegal immigrants are poor Latin American laborers with no appreciable wealth, little education, and practically no chance of earning a wage high enough to generate discretionary income, I simply don't see much in the way of entrepreneurial opportunity from this group of people. You could argue that illegal immigration provides an economic benefit to employers because they can pay illegal immigrants lower wages than legal workers, but that economic benefit is eliminated due to the fact that these displaced legal workers are no longer providing economic value but still have expenses, which more often than not are paid by the public.
But hey, my intuition could very well be wrong. If you know of a credible study that shows how the US gains an economic benefit from illegal immigration, feel free to share.
And did no one else realize the original article is not about illegal immigration?
And everyone knows this.Your post is a tsunami of ignorance. From the vast ocean of your stupidity it comes to this board, washing away all traces of sensible, educated thought, and leaving behind only a wasteland of foolishness.
And everyone knows this.
probablyGibberish.
Our immigration policy is offensive.
again, an argument from athority.who have spent their entire life's earnings in trying to enter the United States legally.
now that is gibberish.Not Mexicans who cross the border for cheaper jobs.
again, an argument from athority. It is right, because we have the right...USA is a sovereign state
is the only way we keep a permanent under-class of "non-citizen" surfs from forming.the fact that children born in the USA are given automatic citizenship
all the money? what money? what are you talking about?But my major beef is the unfairness to persecuted people who are denied access into the USA because border illegals suck up all the money.
"many" is, in this case, a statistically insignificant few.america is a melting pot...but many of the illegals coming in from Mexico have no intention of becoming Americans or assimilating.
Holy shit! Look at all of the knee-jerk posts that have nothing to do with the article posted!
Most interesting theory explains why our world works in a counter-intuitivelyI'll address your second point first. You claim:
Although that's a great theory, it goes against my intuition.
Doesn't mean that they can't create more than they consume; You see, by providing services on the bottom of the pyramid they allow those above them with greater education and wealth to create more for everyone else.Considering that most illegal immigrants are poor Latin American laborers with no appreciable wealth, little education,
This comes two fold:and practically no chance of earning a wage high enough to generate discretionary income, I simply don't see much in the way of entrepreneurial opportunity from this group of people.
actually, with "more often than not" is false. The truth is that the about 15% of those who lose their job to a lower-paid worker have recently failed to find another one, which means much more often than not they do not displace workers who fail to find a job.You could argue that illegal immigration provides an economic benefit to employers because they can pay illegal immigrants lower wages than legal workers, but that economic benefit is eliminated due to the fact that these displaced legal workers are no longer providing economic value but still have expenses, which more often than not are paid by the public.
Mora, M., & Dávila, A. (2006). Mexican Immigrant Self-Employment Along the U.S.-Mexico Border: An Analysis of 2000 Census Data. Social Science Quarterly (Blackwell Publishing Limited), 87(1), 91-109.But hey, my intuition could very well be wrong. If you know of a credible study that shows how the US gains an economic benefit from illegal immigration, feel free to share.
But, as you pointed out, the group is underrepresented in entrepreneurial ventures. As such the generations that follow are the ones that will provide the cognitive diversity.With regards to your statement that increasing cultural diversity provides benefits for entrepreneurship, I would be interested in hearing how allowing unrestricted immigration from Latin America would lead to an increase in cultural diversity. Per the 2008 US census estimate, the Latino American demographic makes up about 15% of the US population, making them the second-largest group of people in the US. Given the size of that demographic, I would argue that Latin American culture is already very well represented in the US
Which would be fine, if they were, actually, consuming more than they were creating.there are a much greater number of people who fear illegal immigrants not because of the potential for cultural contamination, but because of the potential for competition for resources.
The intrinsic value of the worker.You state that we can always change the law to allow more immigration from Latin America. While that's true, that raises the question of why we should allow for more immigration.
Isn't there? If you want to argue that, on balance, there is a negative cost of a particular population, then you are making a "morals free" judgment. The legal obligation, again, is a matter of argument from authority. The law can be changed: expelling blacks would be just as "legal" as expelling Mexicans if we change the law to say as much.You claim that we never examine the cost of illegal immigrants against the cost of servicing the needs of blacks, poor whites, and other members of the American underclass, but there's no purpose for such a comparison.
Jobs are not resources; they are producers of resources. Workers are resources! the more you have the more value your nation has.American society often compete for jobs and other resources
able to provide vs. optimal are two different things. The cream should rise to the top: why should someone with a high+school degree be suck digging ditches? Why should someone with an associates be shelf groceries at wal-mart?the vast majority of Latin American immigrants have very little to offer America that legal residents aren't also able to provide
This is why it is important to understand the benefits for everyone of increased resources.considering that millions of legal residents are sitting idle while they await opportunities for employment, I simply don't see a benefit to allowing unfettered immigration from Latin America.
This is just an invasion.
Maybe we should send over a few million people into Mexico and take over their towns along the border.
This is just an invasion.
Maybe we should send over a few million people into Mexico and take over their towns along the border.