This article discusses one of the very hot topics in the United States currently, which would be immigration law and enforcement. The article discusses one particular restaurant in the Midwest and the impacts that the immigration raids have been having on them, including: constant fear both of being deported, and of having increasing costs, as well as the worry of who to hire if all of the immigrants were to be deported. The main issue identified by the owner of the restaurant NPR interviewed is that, contrary to what the Trump administration and its proponents claim, it is virtually impossible for her to hire Americans to work in the positions in which her immigrant workers are hired. She states that the wage is too low for any Americans to consider, the work too difficult, and the benefits non existent. In her experience, if she is able to find a documented worker they will show up, likely not sober, for one shift and then ask for their money on the way out, not returning for more shifts. On the other hand, she has found that her undocumented workers are harder working, take the low pay without benefits, and stay for long periods of time.
How does America’s reliance on undocumented workers affect the overall wage rates? What are some of the other economic implications the changing border situation and the emphasis on removing undocumented immigrants from the country have?
I think that this is a very interesting topic and one that is extremely relevant to just about everywhere in America. I think that we rely on undocumented workers more than a lot of people think. I Believe that a lot of it has to do with the circumstances that these workers are put in, most of them come here specifically for work and don't always care what they are making. Their might be a sort of entitlement in the minds of the American workers thinking that they are too good to be working this hard and only getting paid a small amount of money for it.
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