pdh1 Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 The American Chamber's Humberto Banuelos conceded that starting salaries for unskilled workers at U.S. companies usually are Mexico's minimum wage of $4.35 a day. While many workers earn more, such as seamstresses who on average make $5.89 a day - even these wages pale in comparison to paychecks offered by the same companies north of the border. A cashier at Subway (or "sandwich artist," as the company refers to them) earns about $189 a month in Mexico City. In Colorado, Subway cashiers make four times that - $824. Companies also often hire workers for three-month periods to avoid paying health insurance or other benefits, activists say. "Yes, we are aware that they are the largest employers in the Mexican republic, but they are paying crumbs," said Martha Suarez Cantu, coordinator of Alianza Braceroproa, a Mexican labor-rights group helping organize the boycott. If the U.S. business community and Washington are serious about stemming illegal immigration, they should invest in economic development in Mexico, Suarez said. From "a day without gringos" http://www.wral.com/money/9015310/detail.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 If the U.S. business community and Washington are serious about stemming illegal immigration, they should invest in economic development in Mexico, Suarez said. 671280[/snapback] Correct. And you would a much bigger bang for your taxpayer dollar by investing in the Mexican economy than by trying to stop the illegals. That, and forcing Fox to break up the Mexican cartels to aid the growth of the middle class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdh1 Posted April 26, 2006 Author Share Posted April 26, 2006 Correct. And you would a much bigger bang for your taxpayer dollar by investing in the Mexican economy than by trying to stop the illegals. That, and forcing Fox to break up the Mexican cartels to aid the growth of the middle class. 671309[/snapback] Uh, should not Mexico be trying to create jobs and expand their economy? We already bailed out their currency in the 1990's. Guess they forgot about that little detail. In the past 5 years, the economy of Mexico was grown a total of 1.5 %. TOTAL. What a joke, given their resources and location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 Uh, should not Mexico be trying to create jobs and expand their economy?We already bailed out their currency in the 1990's. Guess they forgot about that little detail. In the past 5 years, the economy of Mexico was grown a total of 1.5 %. TOTAL. What a joke, given their resources and location. 671350[/snapback] Yeah, they should expand their economy. But, they haven't done a good job of it have they? Perhaps you missed my part about forcing Fox to continue liberalizing the Mexican economy? You can continue sticking your head in the sand and pretend that as long as you put a 100' fence along the Southern border and leave Mexico alone, the US would be completely isolated from the festering problem that will eventually grow out of that mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdh1 Posted April 27, 2006 Author Share Posted April 27, 2006 Yeah, they should expand their economy. But, they haven't done a good job of it have they? Perhaps you missed my part about forcing Fox to continue liberalizing the Mexican economy? You can continue sticking your head in the sand and pretend that as long as you put a 100' fence along the Southern border and leave Mexico alone, the US would be completely isolated from the festering problem that will eventually grow out of that mess. 671375[/snapback] Who sticking anything in the sand? I just find it humorous that one large country with a lot of resources places of its time, energy and policy focus towards forcing their citizens into other countries. Besides if you do invest a lot of money down there,imn something like say, oil drilling, their gov. can just come in a grab it from you and raise your taxes 200%, like Hugo "prick face" Chavez. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HereComesTheReignAgain Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 The American Chamber's Humberto Banuelos conceded that starting salaries for unskilled workers at U.S. companies usually are Mexico's minimum wage of $4.35 a day. While many workers earn more, such as seamstresses who on average make $5.89 a day - even these wages pale in comparison to paychecks offered by the same companies north of the border. A cashier at Subway (or "sandwich artist," as the company refers to them) earns about $189 a month in Mexico City. In Colorado, Subway cashiers make four times that - $824. Companies also often hire workers for three-month periods to avoid paying health insurance or other benefits, activists say. "Yes, we are aware that they are the largest employers in the Mexican republic, but they are paying crumbs," said Martha Suarez Cantu, coordinator of Alianza Braceroproa, a Mexican labor-rights group helping organize the boycott. If the U.S. business community and Washington are serious about stemming illegal immigration, they should invest in economic development in Mexico, Suarez said. From "a day without gringos" http://www.wral.com/money/9015310/detail.html 671280[/snapback] I think the answer is obvious now! Mexicans in the U.S. should no longer be allowed to earn more than $4.35 a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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