Biden certainly should be blamed for much of the current situation but just be careful of who back here. Trump may look like he's doing what is needed but only because it fits with his great replacement theory. Most in GOP are not interested in regulation on anything, especially federal which is exactly what is needed to control and eliminate these bad actor companies and the people that they employ.
As with so much else, the problem is enforcement. Those are good suggestions for laws and regulations but if officials are asleep at the switch or even deliberately sabotaging efforts, nothing is accomplished. As you suggest, RICO is a good idea but include local officials who are abetting the criminals. Targeting the individual drivers is necessary but is a game of whack a mole. Break the system.
Federal laws with impoundment and sale of trucks might work. Big fines on employers too. Beyond the danger there's also the basic thing of taking American jobs. Independent owner operators used to make decent money.
As with everything else related to illegal immigration and employment there are two competing interests, the income of American workers, and the income of business owners. A large company might well hire only legal American workers, but the labor pool they draw from is afloat with others driving wages down. All companies large and small make larger profits when illegal labor enters the market.
It may have been helpful to include a note on the big shift in the 1980s when we stopped holding business accountable for who they hired.... It may have had something to do with business wanting to hire people with less power who would work for lower wages. Note: in the last 50 years, workers share of the economy has declined. Which explains why the average 30 year old is doing worse than his parents were doing at the age of 30. Which helps explain why most of the country is pissed off, even as Biden/Trump say, "economy is booming!"
Biden certainly should be blamed for much of the current situation but just be careful of who back here. Trump may look like he's doing what is needed but only because it fits with his great replacement theory. Most in GOP are not interested in regulation on anything, especially federal which is exactly what is needed to control and eliminate these bad actor companies and the people that they employ.
As with so much else, the problem is enforcement. Those are good suggestions for laws and regulations but if officials are asleep at the switch or even deliberately sabotaging efforts, nothing is accomplished. As you suggest, RICO is a good idea but include local officials who are abetting the criminals. Targeting the individual drivers is necessary but is a game of whack a mole. Break the system.
So far, so good.
Like illegal immigration in general, it is a huge problem that will need persistent follow through.
Indeed! The cheap labor enjoyers are very powerful, and have both deep pockets and great political pull.
Federal laws with impoundment and sale of trucks might work. Big fines on employers too. Beyond the danger there's also the basic thing of taking American jobs. Independent owner operators used to make decent money.
As with everything else related to illegal immigration and employment there are two competing interests, the income of American workers, and the income of business owners. A large company might well hire only legal American workers, but the labor pool they draw from is afloat with others driving wages down. All companies large and small make larger profits when illegal labor enters the market.
It may have been helpful to include a note on the big shift in the 1980s when we stopped holding business accountable for who they hired.... It may have had something to do with business wanting to hire people with less power who would work for lower wages. Note: in the last 50 years, workers share of the economy has declined. Which explains why the average 30 year old is doing worse than his parents were doing at the age of 30. Which helps explain why most of the country is pissed off, even as Biden/Trump say, "economy is booming!"