[Just sayin]

Of course, being illegal, he was probably worried about what would happen if he declared it.

Funny how one 'little" white lie always turns into another huh?

Did he earn this money legally? Yes or NO?

If yes, explain how. If no, then explain why he should get to keep ill gotten gains.

Dude, This example really is that simple. Maybe you would be better served to make this case about an American citizen that isn't so easily a demonstratable criminal actor and thus easily shown to be in posession of a pocketful of ill gotten gains.

[CGTRWK]

Did or didn't he spend 11 years washing dirty dishes for you and I to eat off of?

It's not like he forcefully took this money from an innocent party without their consent. That's the government's job.

[CharlesWayneCT]

Yes, he earned the money legally. He went to a business, performed a service, and was paid for it.

Yes, I am saying that being here illegally does NOT mean that honest work is "illegal". The employer is not allowed to hire an illegal, of course, but that is a crime of the employer, not the employee.

Someone want to check the law, to see if it is illegal for a person here illegally to HAVE a job? I believe you'll find that the law only says it's illegal to EMPLOY an illegal immigrant, not that it's illegal for an illegal immigrant to GET a job.

It's a distinction with a difference.