In reply to Char-Les Braden. If any country wants a lesson, in what the bringing in of large numbers of cheap labourers can do, look no further than South Africa. With regard to the USA, take an instance where this cheap Hispanic labour is used, in the Californian strawberry industry.
Profits are low, even though the labour rates are at a cut price.
If there was no Hispanic labour, the area under strawberries would be smaller, the returns to the grower proportionally larger, and the price to the consumer higher. With a product like strawberries, the price in the shops could be doubled and the consumer would think they tasted better. Profits are low, even though the labour rates are at a cut price. If there was no Hispanic labour, the area under strawberries would be smaller, the returns to the grower proportionally larger, and the price to the consumer higher. With a product like strawberries, the price in the shops could be doubled and the consumer would think they tasted better.