Seems to me pretty clear there is no shortage when you can point out illegals are getting paid $3 an hour less than legals...
That’s not a labor shortage... a labor shortage would require all wages UP. This is just folks trying to cut their bottom line... Pay better and I bet you’ll find you can find the labor you seek without breaking the law.
All an illegal has to do is file exempt on withholding and FICA and they'll take home more per hour than a legal worker. If they remember to change their fake ID between Thanksgiving and New Years then there's hardly a chance of them getting caught.
Add in welfare scamming for icing on their cake.
These companies have to cut their bottom lines, because of non-enforcement of immigration law. As the FReeper posted above, it is very difficult to be competitive against companies who hire illegals. Quality of work performed is important, but that’s not generally apparent until after a job is done. Up front, it’s all about price, and the illegal alien companies will underbid you. It eventually reaches the point where everyone is breaking the law, because all the all-American contractors are driven out of business.