those opposing illegal immigration... consider this:

[xblackdogx]

2) Yes, prices will rise with the rising costs for the restaurant owners, and these costs will be bore by the consumers. But consider, less people start eating at restaurants because it becomes too expensive. Say now instead of eating out 4 times a week, they cut back to once a week and cook the other days (realize food prices haven't changed, just labor prices). Restaurants will be forced to cut their costs until the prices are cutthroat, and competition will drive down price not quite as low as it was before, but almost as much.

this would be a true statement, but you have to consider that food prices are going to be changing aswell [consider the farming jobs].

anyway, the end result of a shift in the supply of goods [b/c of rising costs] and will drive up the prices and they will stay at that price. the way to counteract this effect would be to raise money-wage rates [companies will pay ppl more, it will eventually work out... "the invisible hand type stuff"]...

so basically it will eventually work out to be essentially the same cost for things [income/prices ratio], but it will take awhile, and we will see the burden with very high inflation spikes in the meantime.

bottom line: this is a foolish thing to do, the economy is currently good and it will change

xblackdogx Reviewed by xblackdogx on 04-09-2006. those opposing illegal immigration... consider this: Illegal immigrants employ jobs such as restaurants, lawn service, construction, agriculture, and hotels. Let's say business owners are punished for hiring illegal workers (getting paid 5-6). They all have to hire native-born or legal immigrants on the books which they pay (10-12, which actually costs 15-17/hr b/c of taxes the companies pay for each worker). Now think about the hundreds of thousands of jobs, and see how they effect the the profits of ALL restaurants (pizza to steak joints), Rating: 5