I failed to mention construction-no doubt wages were driven down by illegal workers. My house in Georgia was built by illegals. I got to tell you. It was the worst house I ever owned. The water pipes were under the driveway, tile was put over plain Sheetrock-not green board. We had to tear out the entire floor in the bathroom and the walls also...it cost thousands. There were many other problems with this new house. We fixed it up and sold it-one of the happiest days in my life. Now I live in a house built in 66-what a difference in terms of quality.
“My house in Georgia was built by illegals.”
Almost any house built in the last 15 or so years has been built by either illegals or unqualified labor.
If I remember correctly, the argument was that Americans wouldn’t do the job as cheaply as the illegals would. I also remember being told that if builders were required to pay American labor rates that houses wouldn’t be affordable.