I don’t want to burst your bubble but for awhile the Gwinnett County cops would just pull up in front of a construction site and everybody would take off running. So one of the biggest problems we had when we were trying to get the GA immigration law passed was the big homebuilders and the farmers. They had so many illegals working for them. And still do. The roofing and drywall here and any stonework is pretty much illegals. You get one legal that runs a crew of illegals.
We have that living in the rental next door. One legal and his wife renting the house and then he has his crew of illegals living in the basement. They sneak in and out in the dark like roaches. I couldn’t pick one of them out of a line up. The ones next to us are from El Salvador. They make the Mexicans look almost desirable.
You’re not bursting my bubble. I’ve been a contractor for over 23 years, dealing with thousands and thousands of applicants and workers in the unskilled and semi skilled labor market. Yes, THOUSANDS. Were some illegals? I guess, but I didn’t know who they were. No way to tell. I even had a third party company handle the payroll issues as another layer.
In NC, SC, Virginia and Georgia, though mostly NC.
I think I know the lay of the land.