Wrong! Wrong! WRONG!
It isn't about the hourly wage.
It's about work ethic and dependability.
Mexicans are not that much cheaper, but vs. our deadbeats, they Do show up.
It makes this a tough issue politically, there are many players and there will have to be some deals struck to get anywhere at all.
I suppose if I were fearful of being turned in and deported at any moment, I would do everything in my power to make my employer happy.
And it is about the hourly wage.
Just ask all the construction guys who lost their jobs to illegals working for 5 dollars an hour less.