[MrEdd]

My son has a small restaurant in Denver. For 5 years he has listed dishwasher jobs with the state.

NEVER HAD AN ENGLISH SPEAKING APPLICANT

My father in law had the same problem with his 5 restaurants in the Stillwater Oklahoma area. Finally, after 3 years he raised his offer to the prevailing wage and quit telling people they would get 40 hours and then cutting them to 20. He started getting applicants.

Amazing.

[neverhillorat]

Don`t you think higher wages have been offered? With the Illegals, unemployment in Denver is non existent. It isn`t a money question, it`s who will do the work. When was the last time you applied to dig ditches or pick fruit? Do you even mow your lawn? This isn`t an excuse for illegals, but we need some low skilled workers from someplace cause in the real world,most Americans have better things to do.