On the recordJune 7, 2012
Replace them at what cost? The employers will never say, 'Well, we tried raising wages by $5 an hour. And then we found American' -- they don't do that.
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transcripts.cnn.comKris Kobach: “Replace them at what cost? The employers will never say, 'Well, we tried raising wages by $5 an hour. And then we found…”
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Kris Kobach discusses the reluctance of employers to raise wages for American workers in the context of immigration and labor.
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