08-04-2011, 05:40 PM
I'm not tongue in cheek at all. Are you saying we just let Asia have all the cheap "dirty" jobs so we can keep the ones that pay well for ourselves? That strategy is failing all around us. We need the unskilled level of the job market as much as we need the top.
I'm not calling for sweat shops. I didn't mention a wage level. It may be less than the current minimum, but it can still be more than Asian wages if you factor in savings from overhead and quality control issues of offshoring.
If there's not enough latinos for them all, then pick a few markets where the break-even is easier to reach as a start. Any job gained is a job gained.
As for undocumented workers, that's the proof that there IS a market for such labor. Document them, get their wages above the table.
I'm not calling for sweat shops. I didn't mention a wage level. It may be less than the current minimum, but it can still be more than Asian wages if you factor in savings from overhead and quality control issues of offshoring.
If there's not enough latinos for them all, then pick a few markets where the break-even is easier to reach as a start. Any job gained is a job gained.
As for undocumented workers, that's the proof that there IS a market for such labor. Document them, get their wages above the table.