What causes wages to go up?

What causes wages to go up? Supply and demand, both for the goods or services and for labor drive the wage level. In a vigorous economy, more people are spending so there is need for workers. The way to attract workers is with higher wages. Manufacturers, farmers, nail salons, grocery stores begin to see increasing numbers of customers so they need more workers and need to retain the workers they have who are probably being offered more money down the street. The business owner is forced (by market conditions) to raise his pay scale. Pay goes up according to demand. However, raising wages without an increase in sales is a killer of businesses. You cannot increase worker pay if you do not also increase business. The same principle works for labor, a high demand for workers automatically raises pay scales. You want a good worker? You'll have to pay him or her more and raise the price of your product accordingly. That is OK because workers have more income. But if you raise wages and not the price of your goods and services-bye-bye, you are gone. With our immigration and worker visa policies, Americans can never benefit from the influences that will cause them to earn more money because there will never be the pressure created by a smaller pool of workers. Democrats scream about Americans needing higher wages yet make decisions to prevent that from happening. That is both dishonesty and harmful.