In that circumstance. in an economic circumstance where the people at the top are doing well. where there is substantial inequality of income with greater income going to the people at the top and much less income going to the people at the bottom. we are told we need to bring in additional workers from overseas. We are told they are to be brought in because. for example. in the area of food preparation jobs. we just cant find enough American workers. There are just not enough people. we are told. in food service. Lets look at food service jobs: 86 percent of the people working in food service in this country are legal citizens. U.S. citizens. or legal immigrants. We are told these are jobs Americans will not take. so lets bring in some guest workers. Explain this.
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The speaker implies that immigrants are willing to work for lower wages, thus negatively impacting the wages of American workers.