They pay taxes where they have to but they avoid it whenever they can,
after all, they are not invested in this country in any way. A lot of
money is sent back to Mexico in the end.

All of our local roofing contractors have been forced to switch to
(illegal) Mexican "employees". If you talk to them at a bar, they
will all tell you that they love it -- AND hate it.

Here's why:

1. The Mexicans work extremely hard -- much harder than their native
American counterparts, most of whom take the job simply because they
are incapable of anything better.

2. The Mexicans work extremely cheaply, and for cash. No taxes to
report, no paperwork to fill out.

3. Every business owner I speak with says that they feel terrible
about the situation, and wish the illegals would go home -- but if one
of them hires illegals, they must ALL hire them, or get put out of
business by the low-ball bids of the other guys.

The bad thing is that the police, the politicians, and the people
building houses all know about it -- and do nothing. The laws on the
books simply mean nothing to these people.

And roofing contractors are the tip of the iceberg. We are the ONLY
hotel in Iowa City that will not (and I mean we REFUSE) to hire
illegal aliens as housekeepers. We currently have two native-born
Americans, and one LEGAL Mexican housekeeper, and they are all
wonderful.

If the government would do more raids on businesses that knowingly
hire illegals (like the Swift Meat Packing raids last month), the
problem would resolve itself almost overnight. No jobs would mean no
illegals, and we wouldn't need to build border fences, or hire more
border guards.

But there is far too much money going to the politicians for that to
happen in any effective way, much in the same way that we can't stop
the illegal drug trade. The politicians are in bed with the corrupt
business owners who hire these people -- and that's not about to
change.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
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