An earlier poster had it right. There has to be a reason why all the motels in this country are owned by Pakistanis.
They are also very interested in opening restaurant businesses. My husband is a sales exec. with restaurant design and equipment business. Not long after 9/11 we had a discussion about the number of new accounts across the U.S. that are being opened by Arabs. There is a trend that when one person opens a fast-food restaurant in one area of the country; many of that person's friends are opening similar businesses in other states. They rarely go through the typical channels for bank loans or through franchaise business set-ups.
Hey, I could be thinking in a paranoid fashion, but better safe and aware than sorry. I think that any cash business that operates under the radar is an attractive cover for illicit activities and money laundering.