Seeing some of the shoddy work done by these “undocumented” workers, the roof they put on will most likely be a piece of junk. And what reputable roofer comes in without first making provision to dispose of the shingles/felt removed? Plus, the homeowner runs the risk of retaliation from these “workers/their employer” since they’ve complained. Who knows what else they’ll show up uninvited/without a contract to repair?
Regular legal Americans in the roofing installation biz are like bigfoot riding a unicorn. Rumored to exist, but I have never seen one. A legal with passable but poor English usually runs the crew but everyone else on the crew is not exactly legal and does not speak a lick of English. The contractor that hires the crew in is usually American.
How this happened is easy to explain. Someone needed to spend more time in Spanglish class.
Plus all the Bonuses You get from them just sliding the old roof AND the nails to the ground. Later to be found with either someone getting a Nail or Staple in the Foot or it getting into the Riding Mower Tyre.
And the Crew smiles and says in broken English that they will drag a Debris Magnet around the House- that’s all fine and dandy tor the METALLIC items but doesn’t do anything to get the Aluminum Roofing Nails...