I agree with everything you said, but I don't think they just need to stoke fear, and I don't think the . Those white-collar workers and retirees want their maids and caretakers, their kids watched, their groceries bagged. And they want it cheap. Rising wages mean a direct increase in costs for this middle class.
They want to say they don't want to pay their maids more without saying that their maids don't deserve more money.
They want to say they don't want to pay their maids more without saying that their maids don't deserve more money.