USA currently has a severe labor shortage. Ukraine and other countries have millions of refugees needing to be homed. How does it not make sense to help them out and they help us out at the same time by making up for the labor shortage?
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@lagoesminombre
I think the vast majority of the refugees are women, children, and elderly men. The military age men can’t leave Ukraine.
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@chasesfish
They’d live in apartments and houses I’d presume. I’m not up to date on the skill set of refugees. Guess would be they don’t all share the same skill set lol
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@lagoesminombre
of course, and no politician would have an issue with this flood of incoming refugees since they’re all white
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@ManMadeCapital
That’s why I wrote “and other countries.” Sadly, you’re probably not far off from the truth w that statement though.
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@lagoesminombre
Na bro. Long overdue are these pay raises for blue collar workers. Let's not kneecap them again.
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@jeepdraws
Blue collar workers are making money hand over fist right now. Anybody with any skill set can make money right now with no problem at all. If you’re worried about refugee laborers (mostly women and old men) taking jobs, you need to work harder 🤷♂️
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@lagoesminombre
Anyone who has no criminal background and wants to work should be allowed a "fast pass" equivalent on the immigration queue. As you mentioned, we have a severe labor shortage. I would much rather have individuals wanting to work in our country than those who don't.
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@lagoesminombre
Agreed.
Seems like oddly enough five years after Trump got elected on “build the wall,” we might be able to find some bipartisan support for immigration reform:
Pro-business right sees a solution to an economic problem.
Social justice left sees a solution to a human rights problem.
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@lagoesminombre
The problem isn’t lack of people to work, it’s that no one will work for for less than $15/ hour. That’s killing business owners and causing inflation. The meal you used to get for $9.00 is now $15.00 due to paying higher wages and lack of supplies.
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@lagoesminombre
Immigration is, has been, and will be for the foreseeable future, a net economic positive for the US. Add to that the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine and elsewhere and this becomes a no brainer.
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@lagoesminombre
There isn’t a labor shortage. Participation rate has bounced off the low, but it’s still a point below pre-pandemic, and that was previously the lowest ever.
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