CNN admits immigration crackdown leads to higher wages

I am sure that Mark Zandi wishes he could get a do-over in that interview he gave to CNN.

Zandi is the left-of-Lenin chief economist with Moody's Analytics. He wanted to undercut the news that wages rose in Year One of the Trump higher than they did in any of those eight agonizing years of Awful Obama.



Zandi failed.

He set a trap and fell right into it.

The wage increases are not even, Steven.

CNN pointed out, "The job classification with the biggest annual percentage increase was clothing manufacturing. Wages jumped 14% on average according to the labor department data. That's a very small sector with only 116,000 workers, most of whom make high end merchandise. That's because the overwhelming majority of clothing sold in U.S. is imported from low wage countries, leaving behind only high-end clothing manufacturing."

Wow. As a former member of the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union (now part of the Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees), I am happy for them.

How did that happen?

Zandi explained.

"These are people who are very skilled. And I'm sure it's very difficult to hold onto those workers," he said.

Why is that?

"I'm sure the crackdown on immigration is having an impact in that sector," he said.

CNN reported this is "forcing manufacturers to pay their remaining workers even more."

Yes, suddenly employers must hire Americans to work in American factories.

"This is only the beginning. It's going to get a lot worse," Zandi said.

Sure, it is worse if you are a liberal with 10 suits and a cushy, six-figure job. The idea of paying $2 more for your new sweater or hoodie must be devastating.

But if you are an American working in a textile mill making $12.59 an hour, that 14% raise under President Trump is pretty darned good.

That works out to $1.76 an hour. Not counting overtime, that's an extra $3,666.21 a year.

Add to that Trump's tax cuts this year, and you have a man or a woman who is doing better than he has done in nine long years.

Trump is enforcing America's immigration laws, which is helping highly skilled but low paid workers earn more live their dream.

Because Americans are dreamers too!

Just like Trump said.

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