I am finishing up at a construction job at a sensitive US military installation. By my rough estimate, 40% of the workers are “Hispanic”, with most speaking very little English.
Earlier this week, the hotel our crew stays at had a crew of 12-15 Guatemalans doing yard work.(In my feeble Spanish I asked them, “What is your home country”) “Guatemala” was their reply.
I have had several friends from Canada & Africa try to get visas or Green Cards. It is a very difficult & expensive process. I have a hard time believing that most of the immigrant workers are here legally.
Immigrants are great. My ancestors were immigrants from England, Scotland, Mongolia/Siberia via the Ice Age land bridge to Alaska, etc. However, we need to follow the law or else change it. Make a “Guest Worker” category.