illegals aliens wages are divorced from the minimum. they typically earn a cash equivalent a bit more than a legal worker would get. since they are paid in cash, the employer saves a substantial amount of money on things like taxes and benefits.  personally i against this arrangement as i have seen it undermine industry after industry where regular workers used to make a living.  as for the minimum wage, im against that because it sets an artificial end for negotiations. this became extremely obvious during the fights to raise it a few years back. fast food places had already bid up the staffing wages to $16 an hour. if unskilled wages are already pushing well beyond what people are demanding be law, why have the law?
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