I think over the past few decades, immigration enforcement has been a benefit to these people.
The government cracks down on illegal immigration publicly, which keeps an environment of fear among a community that knows they can’t rely on the government to ensure fair wages or safe working conditions. The people hiring them then know they can exploit immigrants without any scrutiny.
In the past, maybe immigration enforcement loss them 5% of their labor, but saved them 20% in wages (completely made up numbers). Maybe they expected the same now?
I think over the past few decades, immigration enforcement has been a benefit to these people.
The government cracks down on illegal immigration publicly, which keeps an environment of fear among a community that knows they can’t rely on the government to ensure fair wages or safe working conditions. The people hiring them then know they can exploit immigrants without any scrutiny.
In the past, maybe immigration enforcement loss them 5% of their labor, but saved them 20% in wages (completely made up numbers). Maybe they expected the same now?