Sentences with phrase «imported cheap labor»

And indeed, the original Underground Railroad drew its name from an analogy with a powerful new method of travel — built by slaves (or imported cheap labor treated as free men in name only).

Meanwhile, immigration restrictions make it more difficult to import the cheap labor that would be competitive with overseas operations; for an example, see the debacle now taking place in Alabama after the enactment of a draconian immigration law.

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She called for tougher legislation and taxes on foreign imports to ensure higher - wage American jobs are not lost to cheap labor in other countries.