Comments on: The Best Anti-Immigration Plan Ever: Raise The Minimum Wage http://hispanicpundit.com/2006/09/07/the-best-anti-immigration-plan-ever-raise-the-minimum-wage/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:52:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Jack Black http://hispanicpundit.com/2006/09/07/the-best-anti-immigration-plan-ever-raise-the-minimum-wage/#comment-259134 Jack Black Thu, 17 Feb 2011 03:01:30 +0000 http://hispanicpundit.com/2006/09/07/the-best-anti-immigration-plan-ever-raise-the-minimum-wage/#comment-259134 If you raise the minimum wage you could end up hurting small businesses by forcing them to pay their workers more than what they deserve. Does a bus boy deserve a high minimum wage when his job is not worth that to the company? If local businesses are forced to pay their employees higher what is stopping them from going under the table again. It seems like it would not truly solve the problem by just raising the minimum wage. Also what about those on Welfare or Unemployment who could just sit at home and make the same as they would if they were at a low paying job. Where is their incentive If you raise the minimum wage you could end up hurting small businesses by forcing them to pay their workers more than what they deserve. Does a bus boy deserve a high minimum wage when his job is not worth that to the company? If local businesses are forced to pay their employees higher what is stopping them from going under the table again. It seems like it would not truly solve the problem by just raising the minimum wage. Also what about those on Welfare or Unemployment who could just sit at home and make the same as they would if they were at a low paying job. Where is their incentive

]]> By: HispanicPundit http://hispanicpundit.com/2006/09/07/the-best-anti-immigration-plan-ever-raise-the-minimum-wage/#comment-235654 HispanicPundit Thu, 29 Apr 2010 03:07:12 +0000 http://hispanicpundit.com/2006/09/07/the-best-anti-immigration-plan-ever-raise-the-minimum-wage/#comment-235654 Jose, The problem with your solution is that it assumes jobs would stay constant. That is certainly not the case. The scenario would likely result in what you see with the minimum wage but on a larger scale:<a href="http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/10/did-the-minimum-wage-increase-destroy-jobs/" rel="nofollow"> job losses and high unemployment</a>. Jose,

The problem with your solution is that it assumes jobs would stay constant. That is certainly not the case. The scenario would likely result in what you see with the minimum wage but on a larger scale: job losses and high unemployment.

]]> By: Jose http://hispanicpundit.com/2006/09/07/the-best-anti-immigration-plan-ever-raise-the-minimum-wage/#comment-235602 Jose Wed, 28 Apr 2010 21:30:50 +0000 http://hispanicpundit.com/2006/09/07/the-best-anti-immigration-plan-ever-raise-the-minimum-wage/#comment-235602 I am mexican and my thought is that if we raise the minimum wage in our own country so as that it is structured to meet the minimum basic necesities of living such as food, education, clothing, rent and healthcare.......that would cause a large decrease voluntarily by immigrants of my country to migrate.. Because they would lose the incentive to migrate since they can make enough back home to meet the minimum to live. If you look at China? Sure they are a growing economy, but their minimum wage is one of the lowest in the world. So as long as their wage is that low, you will always see chinese migrate to other countries where the wage is better. I am mexican and my thought is that if we raise the minimum wage in our own country so as that it is structured to meet the minimum basic necesities of living such as food, education, clothing, rent and healthcare…….that would cause a large decrease voluntarily by immigrants of my country to migrate.. Because they would lose the incentive to migrate since they can make enough back home to meet the minimum to live.

If you look at China? Sure they are a growing economy, but their minimum wage is one of the lowest in the world. So as long as their wage is that low, you will always see chinese migrate to other countries where the wage is better.

]]> By: HispanicPundit http://hispanicpundit.com/2006/09/07/the-best-anti-immigration-plan-ever-raise-the-minimum-wage/#comment-189468 HispanicPundit Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:51:17 +0000 http://hispanicpundit.com/2006/09/07/the-best-anti-immigration-plan-ever-raise-the-minimum-wage/#comment-189468 More info on the minimum-wage can be found <a href="http://hispanicpundit.com/category/economics/minimum-wage/" rel="nofollow">here</a> and <a href="http://delicious.com/HispanicPundit/minimum-wage" rel="nofollow">here</a>...my favorite is <a href="http://hispanicpundit.com/2007/01/24/the-minority-case-against-the-minimum-wage/" rel="nofollow">here</a>. More info on the minimum-wage can be found here and here…my favorite is here.

]]> By: Tatiana http://hispanicpundit.com/2006/09/07/the-best-anti-immigration-plan-ever-raise-the-minimum-wage/#comment-189467 Tatiana Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:42:36 +0000 http://hispanicpundit.com/2006/09/07/the-best-anti-immigration-plan-ever-raise-the-minimum-wage/#comment-189467 Searched us economy and wage rate in msn but for some reason found this page.great info Very useful post. where can i find more articles about minimum ages ? great post hope to see some additional comments Searched us economy and wage rate in msn but for some reason found this page.great info
Very useful post. where can i find more articles about minimum ages ?
great post hope to see some additional comments

]]> By: California Enforcement Job Law http://hispanicpundit.com/2006/09/07/the-best-anti-immigration-plan-ever-raise-the-minimum-wage/#comment-172979 California Enforcement Job Law Sat, 23 Feb 2008 23:14:41 +0000 http://hispanicpundit.com/2006/09/07/the-best-anti-immigration-plan-ever-raise-the-minimum-wage/#comment-172979 <strong>Tactical gear for proper law enforcement...</strong> Law enforcement agencies, that we usually call the police, are designated by the government to serve and protect us. In order to be effective, police officers must be provided with proper police equipment. Their and our safety depends on the quality of... Tactical gear for proper law enforcement…

Law enforcement agencies, that we usually call the police, are designated by the government to serve and protect us. In order to be effective, police officers must be provided with proper police equipment. Their and our safety depends on the quality of…

]]> By: The Minority Case Against The Minimum Wage at http://hispanicpundit.com/2006/09/07/the-best-anti-immigration-plan-ever-raise-the-minimum-wage/#comment-133553 The Minority Case Against The Minimum Wage at Mon, 22 Jan 2007 19:46:13 +0000 http://hispanicpundit.com/2006/09/07/the-best-anti-immigration-plan-ever-raise-the-minimum-wage/#comment-133553 [...] Now lets talk about racism and how the minimum wage helps racists. Lets say that I was a racist and I wanted to open up a restaurant but I hated Mexicans so much that I refused to hire any in my shop. My shop is to have whites, and whites only. Well one of the first things I will learn, as any restaurant owner will tell you, is that Mexicans are extremely productive at such a cheap price. To put it another way, it is hard to get any other group of people to work so hard for such little money. Try hiring a bunch of middle class white kids to wash dishes, clean tables, sweep the floor, cook the food, all for close to the minimum wage, it just isn’t going to happen. So okay, I am a stubborn racist and decide to do it anyway - problem is, to get the same quality of workers I have to now pay them more per hour, say $8, or $10/hour. That is the beauty of the market system, I now have to pay for my racism. Whereas the non-racists are getting the same productivity from their works as I am but at a much lower rate, I have to forego precious profits to support my racist beliefs. Furthermore, in a really competitive market this is enough to put me out of business! Now, factor in the minimum wage and what happens? Well you have just made it easier for me to be racist. Now I may have to pay $8/hour or $10/hour but you know what, so does everyone else….and the Mexicans that used to work there? Sure, some of them keep their job but some would surely be replaced. Think of it this way, if you were an employer and you had to pay an employee $10/hour no matter what, would you rather have one that spoke english or one that didn’t? One with more education or less? One with a criminal record or one without? In other words, the minimum wage is to the benefit of those who have more skills and makes it less costly to discriminate. For more on this, go here, here, here, and here. [...] […] Now lets talk about racism and how the minimum wage helps racists. Lets say that I was a racist and I wanted to open up a restaurant but I hated Mexicans so much that I refused to hire any in my shop. My shop is to have whites, and whites only. Well one of the first things I will learn, as any restaurant owner will tell you, is that Mexicans are extremely productive at such a cheap price. To put it another way, it is hard to get any other group of people to work so hard for such little money. Try hiring a bunch of middle class white kids to wash dishes, clean tables, sweep the floor, cook the food, all for close to the minimum wage, it just isn’t going to happen. So okay, I am a stubborn racist and decide to do it anyway - problem is, to get the same quality of workers I have to now pay them more per hour, say $8, or $10/hour. That is the beauty of the market system, I now have to pay for my racism. Whereas the non-racists are getting the same productivity from their works as I am but at a much lower rate, I have to forego precious profits to support my racist beliefs. Furthermore, in a really competitive market this is enough to put me out of business! Now, factor in the minimum wage and what happens? Well you have just made it easier for me to be racist. Now I may have to pay $8/hour or $10/hour but you know what, so does everyone else….and the Mexicans that used to work there? Sure, some of them keep their job but some would surely be replaced. Think of it this way, if you were an employer and you had to pay an employee $10/hour no matter what, would you rather have one that spoke english or one that didn’t? One with more education or less? One with a criminal record or one without? In other words, the minimum wage is to the benefit of those who have more skills and makes it less costly to discriminate. For more on this, go here, here, here, and here. […]

]]> By: mala http://hispanicpundit.com/2006/09/07/the-best-anti-immigration-plan-ever-raise-the-minimum-wage/#comment-112729 mala Thu, 14 Sep 2006 18:28:14 +0000 http://hispanicpundit.com/2006/09/07/the-best-anti-immigration-plan-ever-raise-the-minimum-wage/#comment-112729 i don t see what the big deal is i mean without mexicans here their wont be naymore crops out side an i know most of the non immigrants dont want to do the work mexicans do i dont see why they dont just leave us alone n e ways so i dont think they should inforce the law because most of the things we do amercians wont do i don t see what the big deal is i mean without mexicans here their wont be naymore crops out side an i know most of the non immigrants dont want to do the work mexicans do i dont see why they dont just leave us alone n e ways so i dont think they should inforce the law because most of the things we do amercians wont do

]]> By: Fernando http://hispanicpundit.com/2006/09/07/the-best-anti-immigration-plan-ever-raise-the-minimum-wage/#comment-112213 Fernando Mon, 11 Sep 2006 19:10:39 +0000 http://hispanicpundit.com/2006/09/07/the-best-anti-immigration-plan-ever-raise-the-minimum-wage/#comment-112213 It's the semantics’ of politics of which is being played out right now. The policy is already in place. The contracts for which the democrats are pushing for their group "which is not the latinos" IS what's in play RIGHT NOW. In other words the democrats are moving heaven and earth for their group "African American Community" to get the contracts. It’s the semantics’ of politics of which is being played out right now.

The policy is already in place. The contracts for which the democrats are pushing for their group “which is not the latinos” IS what’s in play RIGHT NOW.

In other words the democrats are moving heaven and earth for their group “African American Community” to get the contracts.

]]> By: jennifer http://hispanicpundit.com/2006/09/07/the-best-anti-immigration-plan-ever-raise-the-minimum-wage/#comment-112131 jennifer Mon, 11 Sep 2006 04:23:32 +0000 http://hispanicpundit.com/2006/09/07/the-best-anti-immigration-plan-ever-raise-the-minimum-wage/#comment-112131 i thought ruben had an interesting take on this issue: http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/op-ed/navarrette/20060903-9999-lz1e3navarret.html i thought ruben had an interesting take on this issue:

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/op-ed/navarrette/20060903-9999-lz1e3navarret.html

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