Quote Originally Posted by Twentyinches
I do not think it's fair to fire an American to give that job to someone who probably isn't even legal to pay them less.
They're not looking to acquire undocumented workers, just less-skilled workers who can be trained and paid at a lower wage. Like I said, it's not ideal for the employees, but it's better than GM placing bets on a sleepy economy and possibly having to do mass-layoffs further down the road, and with much less incentive for those being canned. And I'm sure quite a few employees will be spared this fate because of the invaluable skills they offer the company.

Quote Originally Posted by Twentyinches
How about we just open boarders too? and give all jobs away... I mean pretty soon our national language will be spanish. Everything will turn to spanish and we'll be pressing "1" to continue in english (which just watch, it will be a voice recording of someone with broken english) you know who they will hire to replace those ppl...
I understand your frustration completely, and have always thought we needed stricter border controls. There will always be people willing to risk their business for super-low labor costs by illegal immigrants, but hopefully the future will see many of these companies getting audited and shut down for their negligence. Companies that knowingly allow this kind of labor aren't doing anything for our struggling economy, as most of the employees in question end up sending most of their money out of the country to their own families. Fines are increasing, and penalties are becoming more harsh for those found to be knowingly supporting this kind of behavior. I think GM knows this, and isn't going to risk the outrageous fines they'd be slapped with if they got caught. After all, they're trying to save money.