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by twiddling 1193 days ago
When you can't bring in sufficient numbers through immigration, you expand the labor pool in other ways.
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There are sufficient numbers… they expand the labor pool to reduce pressure on employers to increase pay and benefits. Need people desperate if you want to keep paying $7.25/hr.

The bottom end of the labor market has the most slack… it’s the last place in the labor market where you need additional supply.