Pretty hot topic lately.  I’ve taken some time to think about it and have finally formed my opinion although it’s sure to evolve.  I’m going to stick primarily to the Mexicans since that seems to be the kindling for this fire.

There are many jobs American’s won’t do….for the same amount of money that "Mexican’s" will.  A drive through the "plantations" of West Michigan is all that’s needed to see what I’m talking about.  I wouldn’t go pick those crops for $5hr….nor would I necessarily want my kids doing it.  That’s actually not how it works though.  All those farms have "foremen" who are legal sub-contractors and live here year round.  They are paid huge amounts of money and it’s up to them to get and pay their "crew".  Just in case you didn’t know…that’s how the farms cover their azz…they don’t hire off "applications".  I would expect that’s standard operating procedure for the large farms all over the country which is where most of the Mexican immigrants make a living from what I see.
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