In my part of NJ (with plenty of illegal aliens), plenty of employers want to pay AMERICANS off the books as well. For unskilled Americans, they no longer have the protections of labor laws - especially Workers Compensation insurance if they’re hurt while working. This occurs with many of the jobs American high school students would do in the past - landscaping, food delivery, restaurant work...
“In my part of NJ (with plenty of illegal aliens), plenty of employers want to pay AMERICANS off the books as well.”
Don’t blame them.
And hey, It’s Jersey, so:
“It ain’t illegal unless you get caught.”