Navarrette: What we can learn from the ex-housekeeper and the candidate

This article was published in Austin American statesman and was written by Ruben Navarrette Jr. This Commentary article is about illegal immigrant working in United States and their struggle to fit in.  In this article, writer, Navarrette, critics about illegal immigrants being mistreated, humiliated, disrespected, exploited and financially abused by the rich people like Republican Meg Whitman. He calls Meg Whitman as impersonated a fire breathing conservative on immigration, because she hired a housekeeper, who was illegal immigrant working for her, more than a year. When reporter finds out, she denied the fact that; she never knew that her housekeeper was an illegal immigrant.

California has become a popular destination for immigrants to cross the border in order to get into the United States. Further, Navarrette makes argument about how California has concealed the fact about illegal immigrant.

I do agree about Whitman trying to convince to the people that California along with other states has benefited from the arrival of immigrants due to the lower cost of labor. Illegal immigrants have lowered wages overall because they increase the labor supply for unskilled work and are generally willing to take less for their labor.  For some illegal immigrants residing in the US, their lack of legal resident status may limit opportunities.

Whitman claims that illegal immigrants taking jobs from the American people. Writers, Navarrette makes argument about people paying illegal immigrants to work for them, naively, or intentionally?

             However, the United States still generally provides more opportunities and an overall better life than their home country. As long as the economic and political situations do not improve in the home countries of illegal immigrants, they will continue to cross the U.S.-Mexico border.

http://www.statesman.com/opinion/navarrette-what-we-can-learn-from-the-ex-950538.html