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<blockquote data-quote="vantexan" data-source="post: 5492339" data-attributes="member: 24302">As Robert Frost once remarked: &quot;The world is full of willing people, some willing to work, the rest willing to let them.&quot; There is a percentage of people who&#039;ll work hard and do it willingly.&nbsp; I&#039;ll wager that percentage is higher among immigrants, legal or otherwise, because they recognize the opportunities they have here that they would never have back home.&nbsp; If you think nepotism is bad here then look at countries with a very limited economic pie and the rich and powerful hog most of it for themselves.&nbsp; If the U.S. eventually gave everyone a monthly guaranteed income payment consider how many would make do with that rather than get a job to do better.&nbsp; We really would have to import millions of people then.&nbsp; I can speak from experience.&nbsp; My pension is $22k a year.&nbsp; I&#039;ve got some physical issues and tried some warehouse work.&nbsp; I&#039;d rather do without than do that for money and figured that out pretty quick.&nbsp; I just turned 61 and since retiring 6 years ago have had only one job that paid anything and lasted more than 3 weeks.&nbsp; Drove all over the country and after 7 months was exhausted with limited sleep.&nbsp; Would still be doing that otherwise.&nbsp; But the warehouse jobs go wanting with constant turnover because many find they don&#039;t want to do that for low pay for a long period of time.&nbsp; Not worth it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="vantexan, post: 5492339, member: 24302"] As Robert Frost once remarked: "The world is full of willing people, some willing to work, the rest willing to let them." There is a percentage of people who'll work hard and do it willingly. I'll wager that percentage is higher among immigrants, legal or otherwise, because they recognize the opportunities they have here that they would never have back home. If you think nepotism is bad here then look at countries with a very limited economic pie and the rich and powerful hog most of it for themselves. If the U.S. eventually gave everyone a monthly guaranteed income payment consider how many would make do with that rather than get a job to do better. We really would have to import millions of people then. I can speak from experience. My pension is $22k a year. I've got some physical issues and tried some warehouse work. I'd rather do without than do that for money and figured that out pretty quick. I just turned 61 and since retiring 6 years ago have had only one job that paid anything and lasted more than 3 weeks. Drove all over the country and after 7 months was exhausted with limited sleep. Would still be doing that otherwise. But the warehouse jobs go wanting with constant turnover because many find they don't want to do that for low pay for a long period of time. Not worth it. [/QUOTE]

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