oldfart

I have had the good experience of working side by side with many many illegals over the years before I moved on to different things. Shingling roofs, framing houses, hard, dirty jobs that honestly, not too many people really want to do. I have been all over this country doing this type of work, and it never ceased to amaze me that the more prosperous the area, the higher number of illegals. I've worked on more than a few wealthy people's homes (people whose names everyone on here would recognize) that were basically made using illegal labor, with the occasional guy like me thrown in, in places like Aspen, Vale, Sedona, Lake Tahoe.
The "illegal" problem is not so much of a problem as it is made out to be. These are the people shingling our roofs, framing our houses, and blacktopping our driveways. Hate to say it, but it is true. And, they bust their ass doing it, while getting paid pennies by unscrupulous contractors who are making a killing off of this cheap labor. I've seen it enough times now where I know I am not generalizing here, 15 years of experience.
This "problem" won't be solved because too many people are making money off of it. People need to wake up and realize this. I find that those who have problems with the illegals haven't gotten their hands dirty enough out in the field to see the role these people fill, and who is actually benefitting from it (not entirely the illegals).