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One thing is missing from this article: Who are these Americans that the illegal alien advocates talk about when they say, "Illegals do the jobs that Americans don't want."

It's impossible for anybody to understand economics and still think that any job exists in a vacuum. If an illegal takes a job that nobody else "wants", that lowers the price for other workers in the next round or circle of jobs.

Reporters need to understand that the high school kid across the street from you that can't find a job to help pay for college is affected by illegals somewhere up or down the job chain. The same thing holds true for the single mom, the retired person trying to supplement Social Security, and all the other most fragile members of the work force in this country.

Reporters need to understand that the high school kid across the street from you that can't find a job to help pay for college is affected by illegals somewhere up or down the job chain. The same thing holds true for the single mom, the retired person trying to supplement Social Security, and all the other most fragile members of the work force in this country

Then why do amusement parks across the country are recruiting summer workers(perfect jobs for American college kids) from foreign countries.

A decade ago, many U.S. college students would have given their right arm for a job like this one, working as a ride operator in one of the nation's amusement parks. But in the current strong economy, Americans students are no longer lining up to work and some employers have had to find new ways to fill their seasonal jobs. This summer at Cedar Point Amusement Park in Ohio, visitors may be startled to discover that the smiling young operator of the world's fastest roller coaster hails from Bulgaria.

The reason is that Cedar Point can't find enough American workers.

this argument is really regional...in some regions that high schooler might be happy to do the work the illegal is doing, in other vicinities not only the high schooler but no one at the lower economic scale is willing to do a certain type of work, based solely on the type of work.
My lawn service guy is American, he has a small customer base and can't expand, specifically because he can't hire anyone who's legal. So now he's a one man shop. He could hire an illegal, starting at $10 per hour under the table...ie. no tax.