[Steve_Seattle]

"In my area we’ve had restaurants shut down, in some cases replaced by South or Central American restaurants for the immigrants (legal and otherwise). As these immigrants fill the void left by the low American birthrate, they are the new consumers in the economy. Their restaurants are cheap, seemingly unregulated, and cater to people who know how to stretch a buck."

Last week my girlfriend and I went to an independent Mexican restaurant for lunch and it cost $35, including the tip. (We had no alcoholic beverages.) This is NOT an upscale place. A few days later we went to lunch at an Anthony's seafood place on the waterfront and it only cost $30. Anthony's is considered semi-upscale.

[kearnyirish2]

I’m talking about places that have no legal workers, and no employees that speak English; you can get stuffed for $6 (and the food is tasty, though plain & cheap), but I have no confidence in the sanitary arrangements. They are gold mines; the “replacement Americans” flock to them for basic sustenance - and it is all cash.