2 thoughts on “Policy Brief on Undocumented Workers in the United States”
I love the passion that the writer has for this subject. I do agree with the author on many points. Jerin ellaborated on the many diffrent ways that undocumented workers are exploited. I think you should highlight how some industries are scouting specifically for undocumented workers and give examples. In Astoria Queens New York every almost every restaurant has Mexican and South American line Cooks, bus boys, and delivery men. Furthermore, some of the local paint stores have South American and Mexican men lined up outside waiting for someone to recruit them for work. Most of the people I have encountered are hardworking and honest. They just want to survive and it is unfortunate that they have to live day to day without no cushion or benefits should something happen to them. I also think you should write about workers compensation should one of these undocumented workers get injured on the job. What happens to these poor men and women when they are involved in an accident on the job.
The otherside of the argument is that these people are here illegally and have to assume the risks involved of being undocumented. In addition, the undocumented worker is not paying any taxes so even though the wage is lower it may balance out in the end.
I would like you to highlight your policy option and explain exactly what are the requirements to obtain a red card. Why do some citizens get it and what are the difficulties. I imagine that one of the criteria for the red card is that you have to be documented. Extending Visas for temporary business ventures and tourists that plan to stay is promising but what are the current challenges. I guess I don’t understand what the current policies on temporary Visas and extentions entail.
I think you could also write about how undocumented citizens are exploited when they try to follow the proper channels and hire bogus lawyers and services that promised to help them get citizenship.
I appreciate the elaborative details to prove the fact that how immoral treatment is delivered to the undocumented workers in U.S. whereas they are considered as the important contributor to the labor market. Low wage rate, lack of health insurance & other facilities, and endurance & utter tolerance make them mandatory part of development especially in agriculture, restaurants, construction and other sectors. I would like to quote from the post where lies the dilemma “Hiring illegal workers is illegal and paying them less than the minimum wage is immoral.”
There are always two sides of the coin, and I feel this post could take into consideration few points like the consequence or impact if all on a sudden all undocumented workers are paid fair wage, provided health and other facility and their rights are secured. What impact will the U.S. economy face? I don’t want to sound inhuman, but the reality must also be considered here. What situation will be the documented legal worker face where they have to pay tax and other obligatory expenses? The most important thing I feel to be considered here is the affordability. Can U.S. afford to provide all these supports to the undocumented work? There should always a privilege gap between the legal and the illegal workers, and the focus should be to provide the undocumented workers privilege according to the humanitarian perspective which may not be equivalent to the privilege the legal workers enjoy. By providing justice to the oppressed may cause injustice to the deserving and rightful legal workers.
I support the proposed solution like providing red card to the guest workers or the provision of extension of visa for the visitors. However, if they are documented, how the economy will be benefited is not clear to me as there is no clear mention of contribution (i.e. tax payment). But, this solution will only work for the people who will leave once their work is done. But in my understanding, the target population discussed in the post is mostly unwilling to leave even if they have to live illegally.
I love the passion that the writer has for this subject. I do agree with the author on many points. Jerin ellaborated on the many diffrent ways that undocumented workers are exploited. I think you should highlight how some industries are scouting specifically for undocumented workers and give examples. In Astoria Queens New York every almost every restaurant has Mexican and South American line Cooks, bus boys, and delivery men. Furthermore, some of the local paint stores have South American and Mexican men lined up outside waiting for someone to recruit them for work. Most of the people I have encountered are hardworking and honest. They just want to survive and it is unfortunate that they have to live day to day without no cushion or benefits should something happen to them. I also think you should write about workers compensation should one of these undocumented workers get injured on the job. What happens to these poor men and women when they are involved in an accident on the job.
The otherside of the argument is that these people are here illegally and have to assume the risks involved of being undocumented. In addition, the undocumented worker is not paying any taxes so even though the wage is lower it may balance out in the end.
I would like you to highlight your policy option and explain exactly what are the requirements to obtain a red card. Why do some citizens get it and what are the difficulties. I imagine that one of the criteria for the red card is that you have to be documented. Extending Visas for temporary business ventures and tourists that plan to stay is promising but what are the current challenges. I guess I don’t understand what the current policies on temporary Visas and extentions entail.
I think you could also write about how undocumented citizens are exploited when they try to follow the proper channels and hire bogus lawyers and services that promised to help them get citizenship.
I appreciate the elaborative details to prove the fact that how immoral treatment is delivered to the undocumented workers in U.S. whereas they are considered as the important contributor to the labor market. Low wage rate, lack of health insurance & other facilities, and endurance & utter tolerance make them mandatory part of development especially in agriculture, restaurants, construction and other sectors. I would like to quote from the post where lies the dilemma “Hiring illegal workers is illegal and paying them less than the minimum wage is immoral.”
There are always two sides of the coin, and I feel this post could take into consideration few points like the consequence or impact if all on a sudden all undocumented workers are paid fair wage, provided health and other facility and their rights are secured. What impact will the U.S. economy face? I don’t want to sound inhuman, but the reality must also be considered here. What situation will be the documented legal worker face where they have to pay tax and other obligatory expenses? The most important thing I feel to be considered here is the affordability. Can U.S. afford to provide all these supports to the undocumented work? There should always a privilege gap between the legal and the illegal workers, and the focus should be to provide the undocumented workers privilege according to the humanitarian perspective which may not be equivalent to the privilege the legal workers enjoy. By providing justice to the oppressed may cause injustice to the deserving and rightful legal workers.
I support the proposed solution like providing red card to the guest workers or the provision of extension of visa for the visitors. However, if they are documented, how the economy will be benefited is not clear to me as there is no clear mention of contribution (i.e. tax payment). But, this solution will only work for the people who will leave once their work is done. But in my understanding, the target population discussed in the post is mostly unwilling to leave even if they have to live illegally.