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I just got back from Florida. while I was there, I spent some time in Imokolee, just east of Fort Myers. In my life, I have never seen such poverty. The town is a migrant town...lots of damage
still visible from the recent hurricane. Trees on top of trailers..still being lived in.
These people aren't stealing jobs.
The sad reality is that no one will do the miserable work that they have to do.
Fast forward to Cape Cod, where I live. One large resort that I do work for has a house-keeping staff
staff that is 100% Brazillian. Last Summer, for six weeks, they advertised for housekeepers. Not ONE American applied. The pay was $10/hour, plus tips. What has happened is that people that might have filled these positions in years past, have either found better opportunity, or have found a way to not work and collect..either thru direct welfare, or or some other program
that rewards laziness.
The entire hospitality industry would colapse if it didn't have the foreign workers (legal or illegal). BTW, all the one's I know of do pay taxes (witholding).

Richard