Comment on My world is so much better because of immigrants
yucandu@lemmy.world 4 weeks agoLobby the government to stop doing that. In the meantime, teach them their rights, how to unionize, help them with food security and finding a place to live, so that they aren’t in such a precarious position that makes exploitation so easy.
kerntucky@infosec.pub 4 weeks ago
I think a very important step is to start holding businesses responsible for employing undocumented migrants and immigrants. Stop punishing the employees and punish the ones breaking the law by employing them. They’d lobby so hard to make the path to citizenship easier.
Katana314@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
We definitely see a gross incentive where companies don’t want people to become citizens because it allows their labor to be cheaper.
I think back in Trump’s first term, he had one policy that I genuinely agreed with - that the H1B Visa program should have a very high minimum salary to it, returning it to its intended purpose of being used for rare, high-talent specialized positions. As it stands, HR will just invent overly specific criteria so that they can deny local citizens jobs, claim they can’t find anyone, and then hire cheap H1Bs - and threaten them with deportation anytime they complain.
Needless to say, because it was a good idea and anti-corp, Trump dropped it almost immediately.
yucandu@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Yeah but good luck holding a sign that says “Don’t shop here, they hire immigrants”.
kerntucky@infosec.pub 4 weeks ago
That’s not my point. I’m saying that law enforcement is being targeted at the wrong people.