[texaslil]

“The employer witholds SS taxes.”

You have no idea what you’re talking about. I’ve owned a construction company since 1971. There are thousands, upon thousands of illegals who don’t contribute a dime. The people I compete against pay UNDER the table and I don’t mind telling you it’s getting almost impossible to compete.
How’s it done? Simple. Pay a savvy and legal Mexican say, 150,000 a year for a menial job and get him to get all his hundreds of Mexican cousins to come in and work for HIM. HE pays his cousins.
Add to that the mafia owned companies who pay everyone in cash out of a suitcase on Friday and you have one big mess.

[ndt]

"The people I compete against pay UNDER the table and I don’t mind telling you it’s getting almost impossible to compete."

Well those clearly are not the ones talked about in the article. They were using stolen SS#s which would only be necessary to the employer was withholding taxes.

[stephenjohnbanker]

I feel for you. I now just prepare land for constructors,as I will not hire illegals. The govt. is screwing people like you who have been in business for many years!!