Dear HCN,
Bob Skaggs and so many
others miss the point when they argue that immigrants only take
low-paying jobs that “no one else wants” (HCN,
11/20/00).
Corine Flores is right. We
have little hope of advancing the earnings potential of this
nation’s poor or minorities, or of protecting the environment, as
long as immigration remains at five times historical norms and at
the highest level in our nation’s history. High immigration may be
good for corporate America. It isn’t good for
Americans.
Let idealists compete in a flooded
labor market for low-paying jobs before arguing that immigration
should remain high.
Kate
Burnett
Los Alamos, New
Mexico
This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Why immigration hurts.
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