They are immigrants and the majority of them pick your vegetables, buss your tables after you eat, and put on roofs in 95 degree heat with 95% humidity and are glad to have the chance to do it.
Like I said before, I would rather have these people(most who have good families) using the school system and/or getting a small medical subsidy, than some native born single drug using welfare mother who demands everything on a platter.
And no I am not benefitting from 245(i), just trying to dispel some of the xenophobia on FR.
These jobs were done by Americans, Dane, with the help of seasonal guest workers from other countries, usually Mexico. The illegal aliens who are doing these jobs now, and other jobs, bring down wages for American workers because they work for less, you know that.
They have practically taken over the gardening industry, child care, restaurant work and construction work, always working for less than Americans can, pushing American workers out, because they work for less. A good example is the drywall industry in California. They have practically taken it over, and now they want a union, after cheating drywallers out of their jobs.
Americans have always done all these jobs, Dane, and illegal aliens bring down the pay scale for everyone, plus getting free medical care, free schooling for their children, and everything else free that their false documents allow.
Big price for cheap lettuce (which it's not anyway).