Presumably under true competition among employers at least, lower wages lead to lower costs. People pay less for service, but if they want workers to get more money, then maybe increase the minimum wage to Ca$20 (≈US$14)/hr.
Would the average person who complains about immigration be willing to pay, say, an extra 25¢ for a coffee or donut, if it meant the lowest paid worker there got ≥Ca$20 (≈US$14)/hr?
There may be valid concerns about increased immigration, but they’re often tainted—spoiled even—by the bigots.
To me “Illegal immigration” is a dog whistle for immigration.
If Canada had a “whites-only” immigration policy, I doubt half of those complaining about foreigners working at Tim Hortons would continue to do so.
Housing shortages, IMO, are relatively easily dealt with in the 2nd largest country on the planet.
e.g. FWIW, wp:Manitouwadge doesn’t seem to have a housing problem. e.g. https://www.royallepage.ca/en/on/manitouwadge/properties/
The weather currently looks colder https://weather.gc.ca/en/location/index.html?coords=49.141%2C-85.844 but probably not much worse than what Toronto had last February.
Presumably under true competition among employers at least, lower wages lead to lower costs. People pay less for service, but if they want workers to get more money, then maybe increase the minimum wage to Ca$20 (≈US$14)/hr.
Would the average person who complains about immigration be willing to pay, say, an extra 25¢ for a coffee or donut, if it meant the lowest paid worker there got ≥Ca$20 (≈US$14)/hr?