No workers on any construction site in midlands SC

[1srelluc]

No link, this is from a ARFCOM member in the SC area.

ICE started raids in Sumter 2 days ago (down near the AF base). From Sumter to Florence all the way to Aug GA there are no workers on any construction site. Word spreads fast and they took off. Thousands of dollars of tools left out in the open. Skidsteers still running with the keys inside. Its very weird around here right now.

Our neighborhood has 9 new houses being built. Local sheriff had a car parked out front all night. I assume the contractor hired a SD guy to sit watch over the sites. - d16man

If true this is what I voted for.

Now audit the contractor's books, I guarantee they would find ''irregularities.''

All the contractors blame it on sub contractors and so on and so forth. It's never ''their'' fault for hiring illegals.

 

[80zephyr]

And thats the problem. If a few contractors hire illegals, all contractors, in order to compete, have to hire illegals as well. I thought they were here to do jobs Americans will not do?

 

[pknopp]

And thats the problem. If a few contractors hire illegals, all contractors, in order to compete, have to hire illegals as well. I thought they were here to do jobs Americans will not do?

Trump said American's weren't talented enough.

Trump says the US doesn’t have talent to fill jobs, needs foreign workers

President Donald Trump is defending the country's need for skilled foreign workers.

www.live5news.com

 

[80zephyr]

Trump said American's weren't talented enough.

Trump says the US doesn’t have talent to fill jobs, needs foreign workers

President Donald Trump is defending the country's need for skilled foreign workers.

www.live5news.com

Lol. Construction isn't rocket science

 

[yidnar]

No link, this is from a ARFCOM member in the SC area.

ICE started raids in Sumter 2 days ago (down near the AF base). From Sumter to Florence all the way to Aug GA there are no workers on any construction site. Word spreads fast and they took off. Thousands of dollars of tools left out in the open. Skidsteers still running with the keys inside. Its very weird around here right now.

Our neighborhood has 9 new houses being built. Local sheriff had a car parked out front all night. I assume the contractor hired a SD guy to sit watch over the sites. - d16man

If true this is what I voted for.

Now audit the contractor's books, I guarantee they would find ''irregularities.''

All the contractors blame it on sub contractors and so on and so forth. It's never ''their'' fault for hiring illegals.

I'm old enough to remember when Americans worked on construction sites .. and you you never saw someone who couldnt speak English working on said site ..

 

[1srelluc]

I'm sure able-bodied SNAP card holders will be clamoring for those jobs.

 

[Zincwarrior]

Lol. Construction isn't rocket science

Historically, construction was a key and excellent major industry for hard working working class whites, blacks, and hispanics to achieve a good middle class life. They worked hard, did good work, and were paid well.

 

[odanny]

As workers in key jobs get arrested and removed from the workforce, the end result will be higher prices. The tariffs and the reduction of workers in the agriculture, construction, landscaping, and other sectors (many jobs Americans don't want, like processing facilties for meat) will force owners to pay more for workers or scale back, both of which means you pay more.

 

[Zincwarrior]

Trump said American's weren't talented enough.

Trump says the US doesn’t have talent to fill jobs, needs foreign workers

President Donald Trump is defending the country's need for skilled foreign workers.

www.live5news.com

They are but you have to pay them appropriately.

 

[Zincwarrior]

As workers in key jobs get arrested and removed from the workforce, the end result will be higher prices. The tariffs and the reduction of workers in the agriculture, construction, landscaping, and other sectors (many jobs Americans don't want, like processing facilties for meat) will force owners to pay more for workers or scale back, both of which means you pay more.

This is true. And? Employment of cheap foreign competition has literally gutted the wages of the working class.

 

[ReinyDays]

Lol. Construction isn't rocket science

Rocket science is easy, Sir Issac Newton and a slide rule ... but you're right, we don't need slide rules in construction ...

In the San Joaquin Valley, whenever we heard a distant small airplane, we'd quick wave the field workers into our orchard ... so La Megra couldn't see them from the air ...

"President Trump, if you seek peace, if you seek prosperity for the United States and Western Europe, if you seek capitalism: Come here to this gate! Mr. Trump, open this gate! Mr. Trump, tear down this wall!" --- Ronald Reagan (sort of, actually this is heavily edited and bears no resemblence to the original quote) ...

 

[odanny]

This is true. And? Employment of cheap foreign competition has literally gutted the wages of the working class.

Both things can be true, of course. Removing those here illegally will lead to higher prices, will it lead to higher wages for those who replace them? Proabably. But prices will still remain higher, either way.

 

[hadit]

As workers in key jobs get arrested and removed from the workforce, the end result will be higher prices. The tariffs and the reduction of workers in the agriculture, construction, landscaping, and other sectors (many jobs Americans don't want, like processing facilties for meat) will force owners to pay more for workers or scale back, both of which means you pay more.

That sounds like you're endorsing the exploitation of workers who cannot legally demand even minimum wage. Of course, prices will go up when workers have to be paid more. You know, it's kind of funny that this gets poopooed when the subject is raising the minimum wage. All of a sudden then paying workers more doesn't raise prices and businesses are bottomless wells of cash.

 

[pknopp]

They are but you have to pay them appropriately.

Yes, politicians lying to us again.

 

[Eman623]

Both things can be true, of course. Removing those here illegally will lead to higher prices, will it lead to higher wages for those who replace them? Proabably. But prices will still remain higher, either way.

Rising wages are a bad thing now?

Doublethink.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

As workers in key jobs get arrested and removed from the workforce, the end result will be higher prices. The tariffs and the reduction of workers in the agriculture, construction, landscaping, and other sectors (many jobs Americans don't want, like processing facilties for meat) will force owners to pay more for workers or scale back, both of which means you pay more.

So a living wage is only for white people?

This always seems to be what the argument boils down to. I have no issue with immigrants coming into this country legally to do this work, but the same leftists who cried about the "Fight for 15" and everyone deserves a living wage quickly remind everyone about how prices will rise if we don't have the brown people here doing cheap labor.

 

[odanny]

So a living wage is only for white people?

This always seems to be what the argument boils down to. I have no issue with immigrants coming into this country legally to do this work, but the same leftists who cried about the "Fight for 15" and everyone deserves a living wage quickly remind everyone about how prices will rise if we don't have the brown people here doing cheap labor.

It's simple economics. You're making a separate argument than I am.

 

[candycorn]

No link, this is from a ARFCOM member in the SC area.

ICE started raids in Sumter 2 days ago (down near the AF base). From Sumter to Florence all the way to Aug GA there are no workers on any construction site. Word spreads fast and they took off. Thousands of dollars of tools left out in the open. Skidsteers still running with the keys inside. Its very weird around here right now.

Our neighborhood has 9 new houses being built. Local sheriff had a car parked out front all night. I assume the contractor hired a SD guy to sit watch over the sites. - d16man

If true this is what I voted for.

Now audit the contractor's books, I guarantee they would find ''irregularities.''

All the contractors blame it on sub contractors and so on and so forth. It's never ''their'' fault for hiring illegals.

So much for the “they’re taking jobs Americans want” arument eh?

Housing...which is already at all time unaffordability..will see higher prices as supply dries up even further.

Yep...this is what you voted for...paying more for nothing other than not wanting to see brown people. Put another way; you’re a special sort of dumbass.

 

[odanny]

That sounds like you're endorsing the exploitation of workers who cannot legally demand even minimum wage. Of course, prices will go up when workers have to be paid more. You know, it's kind of funny that this gets poopooed when the subject is raising the minimum wage. All of a sudden then paying workers more doesn't raise prices and businesses are bottomless wells of cash.

It's simple economics. You're making a different argument than I am.

 

[Manonthestreet]

No link, this is from a ARFCOM member in the SC area.

ICE started raids in Sumter 2 days ago (down near the AF base). From Sumter to Florence all the way to Aug GA there are no workers on any construction site. Word spreads fast and they took off. Thousands of dollars of tools left out in the open. Skidsteers still running with the keys inside. Its very weird around here right now.

Our neighborhood has 9 new houses being built. Local sheriff had a car parked out front all night. I assume the contractor hired a SD guy to sit watch over the sites. - d16man

If true this is what I voted for.

Now audit the contractor's books, I guarantee they would find ''irregularities.''

All the contractors blame it on sub contractors and so on and so forth. It's never ''their'' fault for hiring illegals.

Think I'd go get me some free stuff to compensate for all the free stuff we pay for