Get real. Illegals *own* the underground economy. They’re quite comfortable there. No matter how hard they work (and to be fair, a lot of ‘em DO work hard), they take most of their compensation under the table. And since they record little or no earned income, they’re at the head of the benefit line.
Illegals will be a net drain on the economy for fifty years or more.
People need to understand the Peon culture and the way it works before letting these people in to stay. They will never have any loyalty to this country only to the local strong man who provides their simple needs and they do not care beyond that. It is alot like the Irish and Tammany Hall days. This is why the drug cartels in central America are so successful. Here their allegiance is to the field boss whose allegiance is to the labor contractors. Within this all their needs and protection is granted. From pay to housing to transportation. Even as a buffer with law enforcement. This system is why the Dems like it so much. It fits nicely into Communist ideologies. Enough of these folks in the country and you don’t have to deal with American individualism anymore.