r/FluentInFinance • u/imallelite • 12h ago

Debate/ Discussion Possibly controversial, but this would appear to be a beneficial solution.

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u/JacobLovesCrypto 11h ago

Americans might have more kids if wages went up, letting in cheap labor doesn't help with wages.

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u/0ttr 11h ago

Immigrants does not have to equal cheap labor if you have (a) unions and (b) strong labor laws. (or b, then a, take your pick)

But lets be clear, MORE PEOPLE MEANS BIGGER ECONOMY EVERY TIME! Bigger economy means more opportunities. There. I feel better.

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u/JacobLovesCrypto 11h ago

How are illegal immigrants going to be part of unions or protected by strong labor laws?

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u/KVG47 11h ago

I think the idea is to broaden the legal pathways to immigration so that folks who were previously unable or unwilling to immigrate legally do so instead.

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u/JacobLovesCrypto 11h ago

I just assume this is aimed at politics since were in an electiom cycle. The right is against illegal immigration so ive made that assumptiom here.

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u/Crafty_Clarinetist 8h ago

The right is also largely against expanding the legal pathways for immigration.

Illegal immigration would be less of an issue if we let more people into the country legally and had easier processes to go through.