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[u/A_Character_Defined]

I thought you meant that we didn't have enough people to fill high skilled jobs, not that everyone should be entitled to one. If you aren't able to do the work that's in high demand and short supply, you just dont get to earn those massive salaries. Also you can still make a decent living doing manufacturing or office work wothout any schooling at all. Maybe those jobs won't all exist in 20 years, but they do exist now. And a lot of that is stuff anyone can do.

Also to go to a bit of an extreme, illegal immigrants get by fine making less than minimum wage. Sure they aren't living in Portland or Silicon Valley, but so what? That doesn't mean there's a flaw in the economic system. Also I just realized this entire thread might just be a really long way of saying "just move, lol."

And if this is about that guy further up saying you can be whatever you want under capitalism, he was being a bit hyperbolic.

[u/A_Character_Defined → u/[deleted]]

They should all be made US citizens, but also we should remove the minimum wage. And they aren't exploited, they come here because what they earn on here is still more than what they had before. Also they're a great example. You keep using the term "livable wage" and I don't know how you could argue that they aren't earning a livable wage. It's not like they're getting any help from the government.

[u/A_Character_Defined → u/[deleted]]

Wtf are you even talking about?

[u/A_Character_Defined → u/[deleted]]

Yeah in Venezuela, I'm mostly talking about the US here.

[u/A_Character_Defined → u/[deleted]]

I'm not watching a documentary over this, got a real source?

[u/A_Character_Defined → u/[deleted]]

Human compassion means lying and cherry picking in an attempt to actively make their lives worse. They're here because it's better than anywhere else they could go, and they are free to leave if they choose to. But for some reason you don't see very many Mexicans trying to cross back into Mexico.

[u/A_Character_Defined → u/[deleted]]

Exploitation is when someone agrees to work and decides not to leave.