In Texas. for example. a week after the raids occurred. the Texas Employment Commission said they had made only 42 job referrals for 1.105 positions vacated by alien workers. American workers did not want the jobs because the wages were low. the work was difficult. and the working conditions were poor. Undocumented workers come to this country to work. at any wages. and in any conditions. In light of the drastic devaluation of the peso. the U.S. dollar is even more of a magnet to Mexican workers who are 40percent underemployed or unemployed. With the devaluation of the peso. the minimum wage in Mexico of 2.400 pesos a week. translates into $34 American. an average daily wage in the United States for a construction worker or a field hand.
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