Hey at least they are working hard. No matter what, you have to respect someone that puts in an honest day of hard work more than some lazy bastard that just sits waiting for government handouts.
I am in North Carolina and several of my hispanic customers went to New Orleans for work. Plumbers electricians carpenters you name it. All of them were Tax ID legals. I fail to believe EVERYONE there is illegal.
There was one that called me every month or so asking about trucks. I answered and talked to him a bit and he came in a few weeks ago. I kid you not his real, live verified paystub was for $26,2## year to date. The date was 2/28/06....
I agree to a point. But, with legal workers, employers have sooooo much more regulation they have to put up with. It is cheaper to hire the illegals, for the obvious reasons, but if the govt would step back and let the market do what it does best, I think most businesses would gladly hire legal workers. The govt is what makes this a problem, starting at the border. I don't want to live in a socialist state. I want to live free, in the United States of America.