In addition, with modern technologies and the emphasis on information as a method of currency, people can work in information and knowledge jobs much longer than they could in factory or other manual labor jobs, and can do so from their homes.

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And since educated immigrants are less likely to fill low-paying manual labor jobs, a demand for illegal immigrants willing to do that work would be created.

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When you don't feel the pain, you may do something to injure the area further, a serious concern in patients who perform manual or heavy labor.

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