"Perhaps these wetbacks and their $5 wages have undercut the indigenous job market?"
They are getting $20+/hr but are being paid in cash/no deductions.
The low lifes that stand on the corner looking for work won't work for less than $10/hr plus transportation and lunch.
"They are getting $20+/hr but are being paid in cash/no deductions."
Which makes them a lot cheaper to employ.
That really cheeses me off! My dad worked as a laborer 15 years ago. Even with the union he didn't make the equivalent (even by comparing the amounts to today's rates).