citizens who can find work. and there are many who cannot. are typically employed by the government in jobs that pay more than the minimum wage. Due to its irresponsible immigration policy. foreign workers have overwhelmed the CNMI to the point where unemployment among U.S. citizens living in the Commonwealth is 14 percent. The CNMI preference for foreign laborers deprives U.S. citizens of private sector opportunities and leaves them with the limited options of government work. unemployment and welfare. or relocation to Guam or the mainland. The minimum wage is sometimes a lightningrod issue for Republicans. However. in a labor market where there is an unlimited supply of guest workers. the low CNMI minimum wage means that lowwage alien laborers are displacing U.S. workers. Any policy that favors foreign workers over the interests of employed and unemployed U.S. citizens is indefensible.
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