Republicans Fight to Keep Vast Pool of Undocumented Labor

   While I am working on my post about the growing danger of unbridled police power, I just want to make a quick comment about the fight by Republicans to ensure the availability of millions of undocumented laborers to work off the book, below minimum wages, and with no benefits such as health care.  President Reagan began a serious assault on American labor, with the intent of destroying labor unions. Under the Bushes this continued, with one tool being allowing millions of undocumented aliens to come to America to work with no benefits.  The sole reason for opposing immigration reform is to ensure that mostly Republican businessmen (especially farmers) will have millions of laborers willing to work for low wages with no benefits. There is no possible argument to explain why millions of illegal immigrants would come to America if they weren't able to find work.  One way to limit the use of illegal, undocumented laborers is the use of Union labor.  Bear in mind that the experience of industry is that Union labor is actually cheaper, even with higher wages and benefits.