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Old 10-30-2007, 06:40 PM   #40
Clodfobble
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Originally Posted by Perry Winkle
Undocumented migrants are good for some things. If they were legal we'd have to pay them minimum wage, and that would increase costs too. /cynicism
I don't know what the fruit-pickers make. But the construction and landscaping illegals around here generally make $8-$9 an hour, which is equivalent to roughly a $10-$11 wage for someone who pays taxes.
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