I think the analogy is appropriate, perhaps too deep, in my thinking the order does not really matter. Wether the employer hired illegals to replace or hired them in the beginning makes no difference. Lets say the company that just layed off 6000 workers suddenly sees the economy improving don’t you think it might be prudent to hire contract labor in case the economy suddenly takes a nose dive again. So let’s say you’re significant other is no longer meeting your needs, do you just dump them? I’m currently employed but I can see the direction of the labor market and it’s not rosy, average job kept is like 4.4 years and among the younger workers it is much shorter.
