Comments on: Don Whitehead: Green Party case against open borders http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2009/12/don-whitehead-green-party-case-against-open-borders/ Covering America's third parties and independent candidates since May 2008 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:44:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Thomas L. Knapp http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2009/12/don-whitehead-green-party-case-against-open-borders/comment-page-1/#comment-146909 Thomas L. Knapp Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:55:13 +0000 http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/?p=11968#comment-146909 Ah, the "stagnant labor movement" argument against immigration rears its head on the alleged "left." Once the unions became part of the establishment, they decided they shouldn't have to go to the trouble of actually organizing workers to negotiate better wages and benefits any more -- just have the government pass a "living wage," Social Security, etc. at home -- just enough to make it NOT WORTH organizing for better -- and then force those wages and bennies up by closing the labor market to newcomers. With "friends" like this, what does labor need enemies for? Ah, the “stagnant labor movement” argument against immigration rears its head on the alleged “left.”

Once the unions became part of the establishment, they decided they shouldn’t have to go to the trouble of actually organizing workers to negotiate better wages and benefits any more — just have the government pass a “living wage,” Social Security, etc. at home — just enough to make it NOT WORTH organizing for better — and then force those wages and bennies up by closing the labor market to newcomers.

With “friends” like this, what does labor need enemies for?

]]> By: jason http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2009/12/don-whitehead-green-party-case-against-open-borders/comment-page-1/#comment-146623 jason Wed, 30 Dec 2009 03:35:00 +0000 http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/?p=11968#comment-146623 7% is the lowest? Try again. I paid 3% tax as a resident alien living in South Korea, and most nationals don't pay above 5% there. But still, I understand your point. 7% is the lowest? Try again. I paid 3% tax as a resident alien living in South Korea, and most nationals don’t pay above 5% there.

But still, I understand your point.

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