AMEN. I've been out looking for almost 2 months now. I've even gone to drywall contractors and office cleaning companies. These are jobs typically done by illegals around these parts. I don't even get a callback. I'm more than willing to work under the table but no go. The only reason I can think of is that as an American these contractors know they can't BS me as easily as someone here illegally, and they know that if things are dangerous or unhealthy there's a chance I'll report it.
ECON 101 - Wages and conditions will sink to the lowest level the market will bear.
Exactly. A lot of roofing, construction, landscaping and contract jobs have been taken over by illegals, who are exploited by the owner/operators. My brother was working for a roofer in Atlanta, and one of his Mexicans fell and hurt his back. He told him to go back to Mexico, and he wouldn’t even take him to the hospital.
While I was there, a lot of contractors and construction bosses were coming to regret using them for cheap labor, because a lot of the legal ones were starting their own businesses, hiring all the help away, and taking the business for themselves.