I am not justifying anything. I never said they had to be locals. You are looking for a bad guy where there is none. I have said from the beginning, repeatedly, I do not support the workers coming in illegally.
You really should re-read your posts to me- you repeatedly said there was no legal cowboys there to do the work. As if she had no choice but to hire illegals. You finally conceeded that other ranchers there do have legal help but made it seem like there was no more legal help to be had there. I suggested to you that she could do as other ranchers all over the country do and hire cowboys from somewhere else. You acted as though that was not a possibility either. No matter what your business is hiring illegals is a CHOICE and it is AGAINST THE LAW. You posted and posted trying to justify her actions. There is no justification for her actions, whether she is your friend or not what she is doing is WRONG and ILLEGAL.
You told me how close she and this illegal foreman of hers are and you told me money is not an issue for her- yet she has had him for 20-30 years and not seen fit to even get him a work permit so he can work for her legally- much less gone the extra mile to help him get citizenship at some point in the many years he has worked for her. Many ranchers here have helped people get work permits so they could LEGALLY work for them- without a “close” relationship- just employer-employee. Sounds like she is happy to keep him illegal- you should ask yourself for what purpose? Has she ever thought about what will happen to him if someone reports him working there illegally or she passes away? He could very well end up deported after all these years of her not getting him legal and him being the loyal employee you say he has been and is. Good deal for him? I understand if you find a person that you really want to hire- if they are not here legally you should either not hire them or help them get some sort of legal status. Do you realize if he had been caught crossing the border a few times it would no longer be a misdemeanor but a felony? I can’t imagine that at some time in the last many years he hasn’t crossed to visit and just hasn’t been caught doing so. Great position she has put him in.
You defend her actions, ok- but don’t then try to pretend that you don’t support illegal immigration- you just can’t have it both ways.
Where I live from time to time I have known some really “nice” people and found out later they are connected to a cartel/smugglers/other illegal activities here on the border. I don’t then turn around and try to defend what they are doing, though I may be very surprised that folks that seem so nice could be doing such things. I feel no need to justify the criminal activity of others. I just cannot imagine why you would go to such lengths to do so.