The jobs are VERY well-paying, and there is no shortage of applicants. They don’t need to risk fines and penalties by hiring illegals.
Re: “They dont need to risk fines and penalties by hiring illegals.”
There are fines and penalties?
Who knew?
That's the entire point: you don't need illegals even when the unemployment rate is, what, 2% in North Dakota?
I was raised in North Dakota and would head back in a heartbeat if I was younger and less settled.