Aren't there a lot of large corporations (Tyson Chicken comes to mind) who hire illegals? And I believe a lot of large construction companies do also. It isn't just small companies by any means.
I never said "just" small companies. I said "mostly" small companies.
They found a way around the horrific minimum wage and regulatory laws which were unfairly keeping them back; they found a way to stay in business.
Socialism always wreaks havoc. I believe if these heavily socialistic laws weren't in place, we wouldn't be in this mess because there would be no incentive to hire Mexicans.