re: Obama's Immigration Speech: Whatcha think?

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Sama here, especially blue collar sectors in small businesses. They were either forced out of job or took a significant pay cut. I've seen it in first hand. They were hard working people too.

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While unfortunate, it's the nature of our economy being the global leader in service and information. The number of jobs illegals have taken is infinitesimal to the amount of jobs technology has taken. We have a secondary labor market only suitable for cash only/under the table expenses. House keeping, farm workers, day labor. These are the overwhelming majority of jobs illegals have. While unfortunate a legal worker will have a much harder time getting in to these professions, the only way they are suitable for the cost of living of our modern society is for the people that currently have them.