A peaceful rally was met with violence when federal agents unleashed tear gas, rubber bullets, and other munitions on Portlanders, including young children, highlighting the deepening militarization of law enforcement and the community’s unwavering resistance.
  • boss@post.cda.onlEnglish
    25·
    21 hours ago

    Capitalists generally want illegal immigrants because of basic labor economics:

    • Illegal immigrants can be and usually are paid less than legal citizens.
    • The illegals can be treated poorly because they lack legal recourse due to their status.
    • Hiring illegals reduces number of jobs available for citizens
    • Hiring illegals suppresses wages because of higher labor supply and the wages they are paid. This is basic economics.

    If your labor union is supporting illegals and/or opposing immigration control, your union is working on behalf of the capitalists rather than you.

    • itsprobablyfine@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      51·
      20 hours ago

      Ah yes that’s what Unions should be about. Dividing people.

      No mate a workers a worker a worker. Don’t like that undocumented people are paid less? Sounds like another good reason to get them documented. The immigrant worker is as much of an ally as any other

      • boss@post.cda.onlEnglish
        22·
        19 hours ago

        Making illegals legal still increases the labor supply which causes fewer jobs to be available and wages to be lower. If you want fewer job openings and wages to be lower, you should support immigration. This basic supply and demand chart demonstrates how increasing labor supply (immigrants) reduces wages.

        Q6eNDzpc5iQtHlA.jpg You can study labor economics to learn more about this. https://lsiwins.com/understanding-labor-market-supply-and-demand/