If Economy Completely Tanks

Just curious, how do you know the competition is using illegal immigrants ?

Or are we supposed to lump all Spanish speakers together in one big pile?

From your comments, I would seriously consider you begin to actually "think of myself as a racist".

 

You're kidding right?
Here in AZ, as soon as the law that required employers to verify employees and punish those who didn't took affect, a LOT of construction companies shrank in size very fast.

This happened just as the housing bubble burst here, so it wasn't noticed by many outside the business.

 

I visit the area several times a year. I find the most annoying thing I see are the University of Arkansas sports fans.

 

So anyone who does not speak English 100% of the time is automatically an illegal alien?

I wonder if you have a problem with the Chinese guys in the kitchen of the Chinese restaurant speaking Mandarin, or are they to be considered illegal as well?

Profile much?

 

not really thunking of illegals - but more like what has happened to containers in chicago -

a bunch of LEGAL russian / slavs willing to work for 9 bucks an hour.

 

If you were a business owner, would you pay a higher wage if you had to, or would you get the best return on your money?

If the cargo arrives safely for 9 bucks an hour, why pay more?

 

problem is - the number of uninsured russian "owner ops" and guys who have had no formal training is growing - and accidents not only in the yards - but on the streets has also gone up...

 

Obviously the number of accidents has not reached a point where shippers have said "#### those Russians, my freight is getting destroyed".

So the economics of using cheaper labor is still in the shippers favor.