C Kingsbury wrote:

They find jobs because they're willing to work at very low wages. The result
of this is to depress wages in this segment of the labor market. Without
illegal immigrants, lots of employers would have to offer higher wages to
get lazy American citizens to come work for them.

It's less about laziness than the fact that it costs a lot more to live
a basic lifestyle in the US than you can make on minimum wage. On the other
hand, if you don't mind living in the same squalid conditions you were
accustomed to in the country you came from then its like getting a nice raise.
It's not uncommon for multiple illegal immigrant families to live in a small
single family home. Also, your kids can get a better education, food stamps
and health care so its a no brainer. Some places you can even vote too so
you can keep the bennies coming.

It's not uncommon for multiple illegal immigrant families to live in a small
single family home. Most American's don't find that living arrangement acceptable
for the long term.