I would have paid your husband $40 to dig out those roots. I would have paid you that also. I doubt either of you could have done it, but it would have been great fun to watch you try. There is something to be said for entertainment value.
It would have been even more fun to have have blown them up.
Well, there is something to be said for, shall we say 'having what it takes' and also there is something to be said for doing what is right for your country - even if it means paying a little more to get that stump dug out - working a little longer and a little harder to do it yourself - or planting ivy on it.
Sorry hiring illegals is not a good thing - and there is no amount of perfume you can spray on it to keep it from stinking.