I acknowledged that it would improve the quality of work life for those making minimum wage, those still employed anyway.
You don't dare touch the pig in the bathtub, why you think employers can/will pay it.
Well, they might not pay it. It is very possible that their business model will not permit them to charge an honest price for whatever they do. They may even buy a “bot” to replace them. But I would rather see that than to continue subsidizing their business. Perhaps that would provide more impetus to drive out the cheap working illegal workers, and cheap legal ones, too.