Thanks for posting that-in rural areas like this one, workers in trades like construction, farm and ranch work, hospitality, etc are not hired due to the green card holders who will work for less, and/or cash-it has been going on since late 2009-thanks to Obama’s welcome mat at the border...
A lot longer than 2009. About 1985, a new batch of condos was being built at Greenwood Village in Sagamore Hills Ohio. INS pulled up and virtually everyone ran away. I think the captured something like 52 illegals!
workers in trades like construction, farm and ranch work, hospitality, etc are not hired due to the green card holders who will work for less, and/or cash-it has been going on since late 2009-thanks to Obama’s welcome mat at the border...
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Dear Texan,
I am a real estate developer who hires builders to build my homes. My builders are on notice, not to use any illegal labor on my projects. Although our company puts Americans first, we lose out on profits and are willing to and have the ability to make that stand.
My competitors, however, don’t care or they struggle with debt so they willingly take the cheap labor to drive down costs. There are other builders who want to “do the right thing” but simply would be out of business competing with the contractors who don’t care and they all have families to feed.
That is why we need leaders who are willing to enforce the laws such as E-verify and others, so that it is UNIFORMLY implemented. The “cheap labor” driving down wages and hurting the working class must be stopped but it cannot be achieved through voluntary compliance; the incentive to cheat is too high for the bad guys and inability to compete with the cheaters is too devastating for those contractors would want to comply.